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I’m Honored

Stephen — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:29:26 +0000

Just found out that my story is appearing in the RCB’s annual Newsletter…. “Breathing Matters”.

I’m always flattered when an organization or a person writes an article about my fitness walking achievements, but this one is special because it comes from the same government agency that regulates Respiratory Care in the State of California where I live, and who issued the very license I hold to practice Respiratory Therapy.

I’m certainly not the only asthmatic RCP out there, there are a lots us out there who know what it’s like to be on both ends of the stethoscope. I know this for a fact, because Ive worked with many of them over the years. Heck, some have actually taken care of ME as a patient in the hospital at one time or another (and Thank you by the way). Perhaps my story will inspire some of them to take up fitness walking or maybe tackle a marathon someday, or maybe even share my story with some of their rehab patients.

My message is simple, don’t let lung disease ruin your life. Fight it every step of the way and include exercise in your daily life.

Oh… and one last thing, Respiratory Therapists are very cool people!

(Click the Newsletter cover for the full pdf)

Healing Walks

Stephen — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:33:58 +0000

Carolyn Scott Kortge’s new book is finally out and guess who’s in one of the chapters?

Carolyn contacted me about year ago for this project. She thought I had an interesting story to tell, and that it would fit in nicely with the motivational theme of the book. It’s really cool to finally see the finished work. She did a great job on it.

Healing Walks for Hard Times, maps a path through life’s difficulties with walks that tap the healing power of movement. She demonstrates how walking can restore momentum in lives that have been jolted by illness, cancer, grief, depression or trauma. With a focus on walking for wellness rather than walking strictly for fitness, it offers a path of resiliency in the steps of a familiar exercise.

More than an exercise guide, Healing Walks for Hard Times acknowledges recovery not only as a physical process, but also as an emotional, spiritual and mental journey—-a journey of Survivorship.

Carolyn lays out a progressive, eight-week walking program that encourages readers to get their feet on the ground and move forward, one step at a time. Included are personal stories from survivors of heart disease, cancer, depression, diabetes, chronic pain, natural disaster, and of course severe lung disease, that inspire and reassure. Week by week, walk by walk, readers regain balance and footing on a path that leads to healing, step by step.

Below are a couple of the pages I’m in…….

( Excerpted from HEALING WALKS FOR HARD TIMES by Carolyn Scott Kortge, (c) 2010)
(Published by arrangement with Trumpeter, an imprint of Shambhala Publications, Inc., Boston)
(www.Shambhala.com)

I hope you’ll check it out.

University of Pittsburgh Newsletter May 2010

Stephen — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:05:46 +0000

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Racewalk Planet Radio Interview

Stephen — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:01:26 +0000

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Check out my radio interview with Chris Rael over at Racewalk Planet Radio

Chris is an awesome racewalker and coach. It was a video of Chris racewalking(The long and winding road) that got me interested in the sport 5 years ago. I finally had the pleasure of meeting him at Dave Mc Governs advanced racewalking clinic in Solana Beach last October.

Posts from the Past

Stephen — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:27:06 +0000

You may or may or may not have noticed, that I haven’t been updating my blog as often as I have in the past. There are several reasons for this, the main one being is that Ive just been preoccupied with training and preparing for this upcoming race. There are however, other times when I simply don’t have anything new to say and don’t feel like re-hashing old stuff. Everything I write about on this blog is 100% original…it comes out my own head. I don’t use other peoples content or ideas. So except for my 24 hour status updates ,which I try try keep current, when times are slow or when I’m too busy doing other things, I just don’t update as often.

So as not to bore people waiting for me to update, I’ve added a new feature to my blog called “Posts from the Past” ( sorry, not very original title). I did this to highlight my older posts, some of which are actually pretty interesting. A lot people who visit my blog don’t realize that I have more than 5 years of archives. I know it can be a hassle digging through category tabs to find what you’re looking for, but I think this new widget can offer some good starting places if you’re so inclined.

Another write-up

Stephen — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:14:10 +0000

(Click on cover to read article)

Boston still follows me

Stephen — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:56:51 +0000

I didn’t even know that this was out there until an RT blogger friend on Facebook told me. Mike and I are on page 61 of the current issue of the “AARC Times”.

The Times is a publication of the American Assoc for Respiratory Care, a national organization that thousands of Respiratory Therapists belong to. They also put out a science journal called “Respiratory Care” in which I was featured back in 2008.

Click the cover to see the article

The goodies just keep coming

Stephen — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:17:00 +0000

This came in the mail today

( I like the part where it says…..and 385 yards) So far, from this one race, I’ ve received:

A pre-filled goodie bag full of USEFUL stuff.
A pre-race write -up
A post race write-up
A finisher shirt
A Portland tree seedling
A Portland Rose
A finisher medal
A certificate
Free Photos
A Poster of the event
A Souvenir program
A Race Results Book
Self Confidence

I guess everyones first …… is there favorite.

My fifteen minutes of fame

Stephen — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:05:00 +0000

I don’t wanna toot my own horn BUT ..yours truly is in the current issue of WALK ABOUT magazine.

It will also be available online in mid-January.