Sixteen (and Fifteen) Months Post Transplant Status
It's been 16 months (April 14, 2014) since I received a partial liver from Logan, and 15 months (May 13, 2014) since my second transplant. A few milestones: I ran my fastest 5K on August 13, 2015: Thanks to encouragement from my running companion and co-worker, Greg, I finished in a time of 22:38.3, which put me …
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Vans Warped Tour and Organ Donation is #NotATrap
We were at the Vans Warped Tour on Tuesday discussing Organ Donation and generally talking to anyone that wanted to stop by the booth sponsored by Donor Dudes, the Chris Klug Foundation, and New England Organ Bank. I brought along Admiral Ackbar, a gift from our friend Sean after his parents cleaned out his toys. We …
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Hiking Wildcat Mountain(s)
After hiking the Franconia Ridge Trail a few weeks ago, I have been looking at longer hikes in the White Mountains to get more miles and build up more hiking endurance. On Monday and again on Wednesday, I ran 5 miles at ~8:20/mi pace and I could still feel some residual soreness before my hike Friday. …
Mt. Percival and Mt. Morgan
Logan and I started our Memorial day weekend Thursday with the Rock n' Race 5k walk/run to support the Payson Center for Cancer Care. I finished in an official 24:47.5 (#321 overall) and Logan walked with the masses. "Walk" is not like a race walk, but more like a meander through the streets. She ended with negative splits, …
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