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Full Story »A matter of timing
Sometimes when I’m suffering from bouts of dyspnea, I’ll divert my attention by writing about it …. or I should say… bitching about it. Nine out of ten times, I’ll never actually post/publish these rantings, because by the time Ive written them , I’ve already begun to feel little better and they somehow don’t seem [...]
Full Story »Test walk
(Today’s photo sure looks better than last Mondays)Five days out of the Intensive care unit and I’m already back on the road. Right now I’m going through Fentanyl, Ativan and Prednisone withdrawals which makes it really difficult to sleep, so I thought I’d try a short walk. I ended up doing a 4 mile test [...]
Full Story »# 87
16 hours on Bipap, 36 hours on continuous Albuterol and 22 blood gas samples later….I’m pooped. This current prison stay took a lot out of me. I’ll be back to my adorable cheerful racewalking self shortly . I have a marathon to walk in 2 weeks …Depending on your perspective, this will either be the [...]
Full Story »I am humbled ……….again
I’d like to introduce you to three remarkable people. My friends, Mike, Roxlyn and John. All have severe emphysema, all need supplemental Oxygen…..All are avid walkers and Mike and Roxyln…… are actual Marathoners!!!! Not only do Mike and Roxyln walk/run races with oxygen cylinders in tow, but they do it at 10,000 feet above sea [...]
Full Story »Holy Crap!
….Today ( Sept 12th), I turned 53 I started walking when I turned 51 … Since then, I’ve walked over 2,300 miles I hope to get a few more of these before I turn 54 Related Posts:No Related Posts
Full Story »Odds and Ends
Thanks Everyone — For all the advise and tips regarding core strengthening and knee and leg problems. Thank goodness Saturday I did my last long slow walk, covering 20 miles in 6 hours. I was breathing fairly well , but once again was plagued with leg and knee pain from mile 8 which really slowed [...]
Full Story »Core strengthening…harder than it looks.
In an attempt to slim down my midsection and tone up my abdominal muscles, over the last two months I’ve been gradually incorporating more and more basic core strengthening exercises into my daily workouts. The problem I’m having, is that because of my obstructive lung disease, it takes me forever to exhale at the beginning [...]
Full Story »Training notes
Well, only 5 weeks left till the Portland marathon , and I’m happy to report that for once, I’m on track with my Long Slow Days. Last year, I had countless interruptions due to my lungs, leg cramps and other annoyances, but other than some minor knee issues, things are going much smoother this marathon [...]
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