Gordon MacFarland in Conversation with Dr. Karen Westervelt | Staying With It

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Phoenix Books is excited to welcome local author and founder of The Senior Runner, Gordon MacFarland, to Phoenix Books Burlington on Tuesday, October 27 for a conversation about his latest book, Staying With It, with Dr. Karen Westervelt! Gordon MacFarland is the founder of The Senior Runner. Gordon has been running road races for 47 years. Credentials include: Gordon MacFarland grew up in Ohio and completed in track and cross country at Lakewood High School. After graduating from Miami University (Ohio), he moved to Colorado, where he discovered a love for distance running. He moved east in 1981, and has been a New Englander ever since. Gordon lives in Burlington, Vermont. Dr. Karen Westervelt is a physical therapist, a certified athletic trainer, and board-certified Health & Wellness Coach. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy and a national board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist. She received advanced training in manual and manipulative therapy from the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, and completed her Ph.D. in Physiotherapy from Bond University, Australia. Her Ph.D. research focused on the area of post-professional education for health care providers. Most recently, Dr. Westervelt completed her integrative health and wellness coaching training at Vanderbilt University, and is a board-certified health and wellness coach. Dr. Westervelt is the Education Director for the Osher Center for Integrative Health at UVM, and is excited to be introducing students from many different disciplines to an integrative health approach to the delivery of health care. She is an advocate for salutogenesis. About the book: In Staying With It, Gordon MacFarland combines nearly five decades of running experience with current exercise science to explore one of the most important questions facing older athletes: How can we continue to run as well as we age? it is both an evidence-based guide and a personal reflection on the enduring rewards of lifelong running. Staying With It reminds us that while our goals may change, the reasons likely carry over from our younger years. DATE: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM LOCATION: Phoenix Books Burlington, 89 Church Street, Burlington, VT TICKETS: Phoenix Books has adopted a free, RSVP-based system for our events. By RSVPing, you reserve your place at the event and help our staff to better plan for spatial needs. Your RSVP grants you a $3.00 off coupon for Staying With It by Gordon MacFarland! The coupon expires at the end of the day the event is held. BOOKS: Copies of Staying With It by Gordon MacFarland will be available for purchase at the event.

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Phoenix Books Burlington

191 Bank St, Burlington, VT 05401

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