“A 53-Year-Old’s Challenge: What Finishing a Half Marathon Taught Me”

In April 2025, I completed a half marathon. I still can’t quite believe it. The fact that small, steady efforts each day could take me this far—it’s something my past self could never have imagined. A year ago, this future felt impossible. Back then, just running for 30 minutes made my knees hurt. Because of […]

Triathlon: The Best Tool for Changing Your Life

In life, there are many things that are simply beyond our control. Your position at work, relationships with others, interactions with family, the environment around you—these rarely go the way you want. No matter how hard you try, sometimes your efforts aren’t rewarded. That’s just how the world is. But even in such a world, […]

How Triathlon Changed My Life

I’ve spent much of my life working in the U.S. as a surgeon and researcher. Through all of that, I’ve faced various types of stress and lived in many different environments. To deal with that stress and to improve my health, I’ve tried all kinds of approaches. As work-related stress increased and physical challenges grew […]