Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. –Joshua J. Marine Most people see me as an athlete, and that is also how I see myself.  What most people do not know is that I have encountered many obstacles that may have prevented me from this dream.  When I was 26, I was in a bicycle accident which left me with a broken neck.  I lived with at times debilitating chronic neck and back pain for three years until I found my osteopath, whom I credit for giving me my life back. I also have had other, less catastrophic problems, namely osteoarthritis in both my knees and asthma.  With every issue, I left no stone unturned in the search for a remedy.  And I know that luck must have played a role as well.

That is me: a broken body turned long-distance, sub-elite competitive runner!