Ultra-runner hits full stride in emergency medicine
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates In her final year at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Kirstin Woody Scott was looking forward to running her 10th consecutive Boston Marathon. “When it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I understood the necessity, but still was disappointed,” Scott said. She had hoped to reunite with Kyle Robidoux, a visually impaired athlete she had previously guided along the marathon route and along other courses. But the coronavirus proved to be no deterrent for the pair. On April 20, the Boston marathon’s original date, Scott was nearly 800 miles from Massachusetts when she and Robidoux connected via cellphone. The two did a “virtual” run of 26.2 miles, with Robidoux circling a familiar track in Boston without a sighted guide, and Scott simultaneously running a track in Ann Arbor, Mich., where she soon will begin her emergency medicine residency at the University...