• CHONDROPLASIA AND EDEMA OF LEFT KNEE CAP/FEMUR STARTING AFTER THE SUPERBOWL HALF MARATHON HERE IN COLORADO SPRINGS.      4 MONTHS OF TIME OFF-- AND SPORADIC RUNNING AND CROSS TRAINING.  
• TREATMENT USING --- PHYSICAL THERAPY; NEEDLING; MASSAGE;  SUBLIMINAL MIND TRAINING; HEALING WITH THOUGHT CONTROL; DMSO; NEW RACING FORM; SCAR TISSUE AND MICROFIBER REDUCTION TRAINING AND STRETCHING FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN STRIDE ANGLE AND PREVENTING OVERSTRIDING.  
• COMPLETED THE DOPEY CHALLENGE IN FLORIDA- 5K, 10K, HALF MARATHON, AND FULL MARATHON AT WALT DISNEY WORLD IN JANUARY--    TOOK HOME 2- 2ND PLACE AGE DIVISION AWARDS IN THE 10K AND THE HALF MARATHON IN AN INTERNATIONAL FIELD.  
• TOOK HOME ONE RRCA CHAMPIONSHIP -45-49.
• COMPLETED THE TRIPLE CROWN OF RACING-- TOOK 5TH MASTER OVERALL IN THE SERIES;    AGE DIVISION WIN IN THE GARDEN TEN MILE;  AGE DIVISION WIN IN THE SHORTENED PIKES PEAK ASCENT (6TH MASTER).   
• COLORADO RUNNER MASTER CHAMPION FOR THE COLORADO RUNNER SERIES-- DID AN INTERVIEW FOR COLORADO RUNNER WHICH WAS FEATURED IN THE MARCH 2018 ISSUE OF COLORADO RUNNER.
• ONE USA TRACK AND FIELD 2ND PLACE MASTER DIVISION MEDAL AND PRIZE MONEY FOR THE CLASSIC 10K IN COLORADO SPRINGS.  
• QUALIFIED FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON AT THE AMERICAN DISCOVERY TRAIL MARATHON OFF OF 10 MINUTES A DAY AND RACING.        I AM GOING TO COMPLETE THE BOSTON MARATHON IN APRIL OF 2019.   
• WON MY DIVISION AT THE VAIL TRAIL LA SPORTIVA RACE SERIES.
• WON MY DIVISION AT THE BLUE MOON LONG SERIES. 
• GAZETTE INTERVIEW FOR REVIVOLOGY. 
• PLACED IN LAS VEGAS FOR BOTH THE 5K AND THE HALF MARATHON.  
• 2ND PLACE DIVISION WIN FOR DENVER ROCK AND ROLL.  
• DIVISION WIN AT BARR TRAIL MOUNTAIN RACE. 
• I STILL COMPLETED THE DOUBLE WITH THE ASCENT AND MARATHON.

XTERRA

• MADE 3 COVER ARTICLES FOR XTERRA PLANET- WITH 3 INTERVIEWS.  
• WON THE REGIONAL DIVISION FOR 45-49-- REGIONAL CHAMPION
• 2ND PLACE DIVISION (13TH OVERALL) AT THE XTERRA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN OGDEN, UTAH.  
• QUALIFIED FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BEAVER CREEK XTERRA FOR MY DIVISION WIN.  
• 3RD OVERALL AT XTERRA GOLDEN GATE.
• 2ND OVERALL AT XTERRA CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN.  
• I AM THE XTERRA WORLD CHAMPION FOR 45-49- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HAWAII.    17TH OVERALL.     1:45.22

BIG EVENTS PLANNED FOR 2019--   

• WILL COMPETE AT THE MASTER'S WORLD MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP IN ITALY.  
• WILL COMPETE IN THE CHICAGO MARATHON IN OCTOBER 2019.  
• BOSTON MARATHON- APRIL 15TH.  
• ALREADY AWARDED GUARANTEED ENTRY INTO THE XTERRA TRAIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HAWAII TO DEFEND MY DIVISION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP !!!!!

I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT EVEN THOUGH I FINALLY STARTED RACING/RUNNING IN APRIL/MAY--  MY LEFT KNEE WAS STILL HEALING AND TENDER THROUGH TO DECEMBER 2018.  

AFTER CONTINUING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALING-- MY LEFT KNEECAP PAIN JUST ABOUT HEALED UP IN JANUARY 2019.