Category Archives: Injuries & Health

Tanzania – Epilogue: My Own Worst Enemy

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Jon Waldron

The end of my Tanzania story is the beginning of a different story. I’m not especially eager to relate the events that followed our return from Africa, because for weeks I repeatedly acted like a stubborn idiot. Reading my own … Continue reading →

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Stress Test

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Jon Waldron

“This is cool,” I keep saying to myself. “This is really cool.” It’s Friday morning, and I’ve skipped work to be here, standing half-naked amidst hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of medical test equipment, with electrodes affixed to my … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Bernie’s Run 3M

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Jon Waldron

Along with several teammates from CSU, I headed to Dedham last Sunday, Oct. 4th for “Bernie’s Run,” the fifth race of the six-race New England Runner Pub Series. Even with a leisurely 11:30 a.m. start time, the morning felt early. … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Should You Run When You’re Sick?

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jon Waldron

[Three weeks into the school year and it seems as though half the students have, or are recovering from, a bad cold. Every campus has its plagues, and ours is no different.  Although I profess no medical knowledge, all the … Continue reading →

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There’s another train — there always is

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Jon Waldron

“You may feel you’re done — there’s no such thing; Though you’re standing on your own, your own breath is king. The beginning is now — don’t turn around; Regrets of bad mistakes will only drain you. There’s another train … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: High Maintenance

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Jon Waldron

[All I can say is that when I wrote this seven years ago, I had NO IDEA what “high maintenance” really was. Looking back now, I marvel at how easy everything seemed to be when I was “only” fifty. Originally … Continue reading →

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The Integrity of the Stride

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Jon Waldron

in-teg’-ri-ty, noun: the quality of being honest and fair; the state of being complete or whole . “Marco polo describes a bridge, stone-by-stone. ‘But which is the stone that supports the bridge,’ Kublai Khan asks. ‘The bridge is not supported by … Continue reading →

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An Enviable Record of Fitness

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Jon Waldron

I’ve been vaguely aware of the burgeoning market for fitness trackers, those wearable gizmos that help you record and analyze data about your health and daily activities, everything from what you eat, to how you exercise, to the duration and … Continue reading →

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Too Much of a Good Thing

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Jon Waldron

This week, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology published a study claiming that, while jogging was associated with lower rates of long-term mortality from all causes, the optimal “dose” of jogging was uncertain. Actually, the study went a … Continue reading →

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What Happened to You, Jerry Mizner?

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Jon Waldron

“So what is the word here? Is it confirmed?” “Shit yes. They think maybe three, four months of no training. even then it’s touch and go because of the possibility of a relapse. But at least I get out of … Continue reading →

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