EPISODE · Mar 24, 2026 · 39 MIN
Maintaining Hope Despite the Circumstance with Mark Spewak
from Unstoppable Strides: Navigating Runner's Dystonia · host Julie Bergfeld
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)Support the showThe information shared in this podcast is not intended to diagnose. recommend nor treat medical conditions. We are not licensed medical professionals and do not take the place of your team of medical professionals. You can find us here: Julie Bergfeld - [email protected] and juliebergfeld.com (@juliebergfeldcoaching) and JoJo Fraser - [email protected]
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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 ...
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