Ive been himing and hawing about doing this Kaiser Permanente half marathon for over 3 months now. I haven’t been worrying so much about the race itself, but more about the post race aches and pains . Well, today I got the nudge I needed to go for it. Live to Run, Run to Live [...]
Fitness Walking
I give this week a D minus
Except for yesterday’s walk, the rest of this walk week was just plain Bizarre. Monday’s walk was the worst . My legs weren’t connecting with my brain. I felt like I was taking these tiny little steps . My shins were aching the whole way and I just couldn’t get any speed. Tuesday’s walk seemed [...]
Asthma
Yesterdays Pulmonary Function Tests
This is the actual spirometry results from my appt yesterday. They do these PFT screening tests on me about every 3 months. Over the past 12 months, they worsened only slightly. The good news is that the rate of declined has slowed since I began walking. If the above looks like gibberish to you, it [...]
Asthma
Taking care of Asthma business
About every 8 weeks I have a bunch of asthma business that I need to take care of. I have to get in my “asthma patient mode” and focus on being a good asthma patient. I also like to get into my ” respiratory therapist role”, so that I can sound very knowledgeable about my [...]
Marathon walking
Marathon Anxiety
Last night I had nightmares about this marathon Im planning to do in October. As I was trying to fall asleep I kept thinking about this event course and how it weaves all over San Francisco for 26 miles. I could feel my heart pounding as I visualized myself struggling to reach each of the [...]
Asthma
Are you a hardcore asthmatic ?
Hey, are there any other moderate to severe persistent asthmatics out there? I was thinking it would be interesting to hear from other people who have to take prednisone on a frequent basis. Id like to know if others experience steroid psychosis the way I do. I know from years of working with asthmatics and [...]
Asthma
A crystal ball for walking
I totally missed the mark on today’s walk. Started off feeling great but, 2 miles into it, I could feel myself breath stacking ( the inability to fully exhale before taking the next breath) That, plus my body was really overheating . My shins were killing me and I generally felt like crap. I had [...]
Asthma
Preparation for my daily walk
I wish it was as easy as putting on my walking shoes and heading out the door. For me, its a well -thought out procedure that takes about 30 minutes before I take that first step…on a good day maybe 20 minutes. First thing in the morning I have to make a determination as to [...]
Misc
The Healthcare field, my second choice
Actually, I was going to save this topic for another day when I could spend a lot of time writing it but, for some reason I feel the urge to crank out a few words now.While I was walking in Golden Gate park today , I was thinking back on my 25+ years as a [...]
Asthma
A COLD walk but a GOOD walk
Today’s walk was by far, the coldest and foggiest ones Ive ever done. 45 degrees when I started and 47 when I finished , 96 minutes later. The fog was so thick I couldnt see 20 feet in front of me. I wasnt sure how my lungs would react to this cold damp air but, [...]
Marathon Training
Race plans for 2006
RUNSFM ( San Francisco Marathon) , in July……… Half Marathon Nike Womens Marathon, in October ……………………Full Marathon A few smaller Venues through out the year These are the biggys for me. I would have liked to try for the full marathon at the RUNSF but, they lowered the time limit to 6 hours for the [...]
Exercise&Fitness
Walking the Bridge
One of my favorite places to walk is the town of Crockett, California. I begin my walk from the east side of town over the the AL Zampa bridge and back. I try to do this walk at least 4 days a week if I’m up to it. Three of the six miles are uphill. [...]
Exercise&Fitness
Calling all messed up Lung Bloggers
Where are the rest of the endurance walkers/runners in the bloggosphere? lung diseased or healthy?? Other than a handful of forums for asthmatics or forums for walkers and runners , I cant seem to find much about combination of the two . Am I the only marathon walker/runner who has severe lung disease? I don’t [...]
