Julie spends some time with athlete, coach and founder of Spewak Training and Racing, Mark Spewak. Mark is a fellow St. Louisan who recently had heart surgery to repair a PFO (patent foramen ovale), a hole in his heart. in 2025, Mark had two strokes and years prior had a CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) leak.

Despite these health conditions, Mark has the relentless attitude of a champion and maintains hope in an awe-inspiring way.

Here is a link to his training site (https://spewaktraining.com) and a bit more about Mark (https://spewaktraining.com/mark)

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