College Runner Lost Half a Lung Due to a Congenital Condition—But Runs With All Her Heart
This College Runner Lost Half a Lung Due to a Congenital Condition—But Runs With All Her Heart Cindy Kuzma © UW-Stevens Point Athletics—Kylie Bridenhagen The UW-Stevens Point runner has faced two difficult diagnoses in her teen years. Running has remained a constant. In August 2018, two months after graduating from high school, Kalena Clauer wrote some goals in her paper running log. Make a college team. Run personal bests at distances from 800 meters to the 5K. Try new things: the steeplechase, a half marathon, a 20-miler. Her mantra—scrawled in purple marker—was â...