The RunVermont Pulse -- July 2024 Edition

When I was 12, I broke my right ankle. I was biking to school in November, I slipped on wet leaves in a friend’s driveway, and next thing you know I have 3 screws in my ankle and a cast to my hip. It was 1978 and I sort of had fun cruising around school on crutches for three months, ... More

I did it!!! I got the handcycle on the road, and it’s amazing. I feel like myself again, working out outdoors, on wheels, feeling the wind and sun on my face. Fantastic!It’s such a nice change. In my walking life, I’ve gradually transitioned to full weight bearing in a knee-high boot, but I can only be on my feet about ... More

Remember that time that everything went exactly as planned? Yeah, me neither. I had my ankle fused on March 13, the day before the Great Snowstorm of 2017, and after the 2 most miserable ski weekends all season. Yes, the 2 weekends that I’d set aside after the high school nordic season to ski at the mountain on my own ... More