Spark Healthy Runner

I had an Achilles tendonopathy issue since January of 2024. I thought I could train through it by doing calf raises and heel drops (as I have done in years past as I've had 6-8 episodes of achilles issues over the last 30 years).

2025 was a year of personal bests for me at every distance from the mile to the marathon and I couldn’t have dreamt of achieving those goals without Duane, Lu and the whole Spark Healthy Runner team.

I was suffering from chronic calf cramps that prevented me from running. I reached out to Duane for help. He guided me out of my valley of darkness : ) with a well thought-out exercise program, with special focus on all muscles below the knees, e.g.

Having previously run 17 marathons, I'd quit running with any regularity due to back and hip pain from old injuries. However, I got an entry into Berlin 2024 and decided to run "just one more". After several weeks, I was now in over my head.