The DMC Speaks All About Their Research Project

When I began raising money for the DMC at Children’s Hospital Boston, I thought it might be interesting for those who donated to understand a bit more of the effort that is being undertaking to find the causes of Autism. After all, I had my own questions about what was being done, how [...]

The CHaD’s “Outrun the Sun” renamed: “Outrun the Weather”

When I made the list of ten races I’d run this year, I worked hard to space them out so I wouldn’t have to run too many in close succession. The most challenging part of doing this was finding races in the summer, because most races take part in the spring or fall. I managed [...]

Julien’s First Appointment at Children’s Hospital

Last Thursday, Julien and Kerstin visited the Children’s Hospital for his evaluation. This was the appointment that we’d started trying to schedule back in February and that we finally booked in May or so. It wasn’t easy to get it and it wasn’t an easy appointment to have.
When we booked it, Julien [...]

Six Degrees of Association

By now, you’ve probably read my account of the New York Half Marathon, and unless you’re a runner, were probably not that fascinated by the details.  You might find more interesting what happened after the race. 
Once the awards were distributed and the runners began to dissipate from Battery Park, I started to make my way [...]

A Hot Time in the Big Town

In almost every way, the New York Half Marathon lived up to the hype it created. The field of runners was massive (10,000 ran), the crowds cheered en-masse, even the skyscrapers seemed to demand the best from us. But most importanly, a new course record was set. No, it wasn’t my record….I [...]

New York City Half TODAY!

New York City, 4:30 AM
I’ve not blogged in a while and I had a few moments to kill this morning, so I thought I’d post a few words while my family slept sound to the humming of the hotel air conditioner.
At around 5:00 AM, I will take the elevator down to the lobby, walk [...]