Natalie DiBlasio

MCM Preview: Jon Deitchman

Published October 21, 2014 at 3:07PM | Updated August 10, 2015 at 12:22PM

Jon Deitchman

Jon Deitchman was 16 when he fell to the floor in the fourth quarter of his high school basketball game. He was having a heart attack.

We are the 92 Percent

By Natalie DiBlasio

Published October 5, 2014 at 7:25PM | Updated June 25, 2018 at 4:51PM

Stanford University student Zach Weinstein, center, competes for the school's running club. Photo: Courtesy of Weinstein

It’s not unusual for Carolyn Ruth Carlson, of Chantilly, to be found grinding away on her stationary bike with science textbooks open or while looking at a PowerPoint presentation.

Choosing between a degree in biology and the triathlon team at James Madison University simply wasn’t an option.

Aiming high at Boston

By Natalie DiBlasio

Published April 14, 2014 at 10:43AM | Updated August 10, 2015 at 12:26PM

Scott Allen, winning the 2012 Clarendon Day 10k. Photo: Swim Bike Run Photography

If the conditions are right, competitive marathoner Scott Allen, 27, of Washington, D.C., has his eyes on a PR in Boston.

It’s an ambitious goal.