Air-trapping

My Air Trapping

I guess I didn’t knock on wood hard enough or maybe I was fooled by a full month of good breathing. Whatever is was, It caught me off guard as usual . As of yesterday, I’ve slipped back down into my yellow zone and I’m starting to air-trap… big time. This is the one aspect [...]

Asthma

Report card for Feb 25th 2006

Its been two full months since my last asthma hospitalization and almost a full month since my last prednisone taper.( knock on wood) I’ve been doing pretty good on just the nebs and the puffers. This time of year ( Feb- April), Im usually at my healthiest. So over the next few weeks , I [...]

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Shoes

Is it just me? or are there other walkers and/or runners out there who have problems finding the right shoes . I cant seem to find the ideal pair of shoes for my feet and for my type of walking. I dont want to just own a pair of shoes that I can live with, [...]

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Racewalking? I must be crazy

Slow racewalker…… a contradiction in terms? , an oxymoron? Leave it to me to pick up a sport and modify it for my own physical limitations. If I do that, is it still considered racewalking? Who ever heard of a seasoned slow-racewalker? Even if you’re not into it for the competition, this particular walking style [...]

Exercise&Fitness

Two weeks till racewalk camp , Bring it on !

I haven’t walked in 3 days because the weather has been awful (It was actually snowing in Berkeley last night) . Todays temp never got out of the 40′s . Wow, you’d think we were spoiled out here in California. Normally I would get out there and put in a few miles but, I don’t [...]

Asthma

I look too Healthy

I get this all the time……… “You look so healthy” “You don’t look like you have a disability” “You can walk farther then I can” “You look amazingly fit for someone with severe asthma” “You make marathon walking look so easy”, and so on, and so on…. Sometimes I’m not sure how to respond. Maybe [...]

Achievements

Got the Medal !

After 3 and a half long months of complaining to everyone on the planet, the race promoter of the US HALF Marathon in San Francisco, finally made good on his promise to send me ( us) our medals. We earned the symbol of accomplishment just like everyone else who received theirs at the finish line. [...]

Dave Mc Govern

Im going to Dave Mc Govern’s Racewalking Clinic !!!

Can you tell I’m excited? ?? I feel like a little kid….The folks at RESUME. Hopefully afterward the seminar , I’ll finally be able to say…..I’m a real racewalker! I actually know what I’m doing now! Well, at least that’s the plan. I have no desire to pursue a career in competitive racewalking, I just [...]

Asthma

New aches and pains.

Seems that the quest for improved walking efficiency has brought with it some new aches and pains. Yesterday’s walk included a little more racewalking technique than it usually does. I focused primarily on knee straightening , foot rolling and to a lesser degree, hip rotation. Not surprisingly, today my ankle and lower back are quite [...]

Asthma

Back in the green and back in the groove

Only took me four days to recover from last weekend’s 13 miler AND.. my breathing is back to baseline ! I probably could of got out yesterday but, I didn’t want to push my luck. Today’s jaunt was more of a self-analysis session than a power walk . Im trying to figure out ways to [...]

Exercise&Fitness

New training strategy

It’s now three days post-race and the body aches have eased up a lot though, not completely. I hope to get out and do at least, a short walk by this weekend. I’m already planning my strategy for the San Francisco Marathon in late July and I cant wait to get out there and start [...]

Achievements

Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon and 5K

It was a perfect day for a race in San Francisco’s Ocean beach. This was a much bigger event than I thought.( 8,000 runners) Nevertheless, it seemed to be well organized and it started right on time I’m not the best writer but, let me see if I can recap my day at the race. [...]

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Today, Friday , September 3rd, 2010

Symptoms: Breathing pretty good today.

Fitness: Walking a total of 13 miles today. 11 miles this morning in San Francisco and 2 miles this evening in Crockett.

Other News: Next race is only 4 weeks away!

FEV1:41% O2 SAT: ⇧ 98% Peak Flows:⇧ 87%

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