Appalachia Run Wild

Welcome to Appalachia Run Wild, my very own passion project filled with content about ultrarunning, training, health, wellness and living life to the fullest.

Emily Hutchins

Jan 29, 2019
3 min

On the other side

It is week 7 of recovery and I officially feel like I'm on the other side of this brain surgery. Last week, Jeremy and I went to UVA for...

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Emily Hutchins

Dec 22, 2018
2 min

Saturdays are for sutures

It's day 10 since my surgery and today is the first day that I have not taken any pain medicine, which is another milestone in my...

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Emily Hutchins

Dec 19, 2018
2 min

And so the recovery begins

This is my 5th day at home since returning from UVA last Saturday. Every day the pain gets a tiny bit more manageable. From last Saturday...

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Emily Hutchins

Dec 16, 2018
5 min

The surgery

On December 12, Jeremy and I headed up to Charlottesville to stay with Bettina and Paula the night before the surgery. They fed us an...

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Emily Hutchins

Dec 14, 2018
7 min

Ultra races are tough, but life can hand out even bigger challenges ...

As you are reading this, I am in ICU at the UVA hospital recovering from brain surgery (However, I wrote this post earlier in the week so...

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