Some welcome good news for Helmer who has had a tough run recently on the medical front.
RW wrote:
For 45 years, Ron Helmer has been helping young runners through triumphs and failures.
But in 2013, when Helmer faced a series of health and personal crises—including cancer, kidney failure, and the sudden death of his wife—his athletes stepped in and coached him through the worst of it....
In 2014, just as he was managing a new normal, Mary, Helmer’s wife of almost 39 years, was afflicted with a rare blood disorder that attacked her immune system. She died in April, just weeks after becoming ill, with Helmer and their three grown children at her side.