My Little Marathon Tree

This is the little seedling they gave me at the Portland finish line. I brought it home and Douglas potted it for me . Now after 6 months, it’s starting to look less like a stick and more like a tree. Related Posts:Slow…….but worth every extra second.Rain or Shine…..Bring it on PORTLAND!It’s that time againA [...]

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Too fast for my own good

Ok………I’ve had a stellar walking/breathing week. Actually… make that 3 stellar weeks! I’ve been green lighting ever since I got out of prison last month, and to prove it, I even did that sub 2 hour 10 mile walk three days ago. Well, it’s pay back time, because now I’m suffering the negative effects of [...]

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Born again racewalker

Thursday, I had my best medium range, mixed- walk day ……EVER! I walked/racewalked 10.2 miles ( 16.5 K) in 1:56 . That’s an overall pace of 11 min/mile with the racewalking portions in the 7s and 8′s …….Not bad for a walker , and not bad for a 10 mile walk …with hills. Even more [...]

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I’m a drug addict

These are just some of my daily asthma medications and the gadgets I use to get them into my body. One of these drugs ( Xolair), costs $1,000.00 per injection. All this keeps me walking…… Related Posts:A months supplyAsthma Laundry ListIt’s been a whileLife after the BlogLive from San Francisco….It’s Asthma Night Live!

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The 18 miler — To cramp or not to cramp

This past week I’ve been breathing pretty good ,but just like last year when I was training for Portland, I’m plagued again with these damn calve cramps. Aside from the prednisone ,which I recently weaned off of, I don’t think its so much the amount of walking that’s causing my cramps , but rather the [...]

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Back by popular demand

It’s funny, the first thing people ask when they meet me in person is ……..How’s Winston doing? Well, see for yourself………….. Related Posts:My stress reliever Our Little TurkeyDoes your cat do this?More WinstonThat Guilty Look

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How cool is that

While I was in the hospital last week, my friend Brandon, who knew that I was a fan of Phillip Dunn (Olympic racewalker extraordinaire ) , apparently sent Phillip his own photo along with a letter about me , and then put my return address on it.Anyways, this is what I got in the mail [...]

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I’m a real racewalker now

Meet the Carmel class of 2007…. Yeah, that’s me in the center (Can you tell there are Racewalkers in the house?)

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#84

Wednesday I was discharged from my 84 th incarceration for the crime of asthma. I hadn’t been breathing well for most of last week, and by the time Monday rolled around I just couldn’t tolerate it anymore (even Superman has his limits.) So at 10:30 on Monday night , Douglas convinced me that it was [...]

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