Good luck to all of my racewalking pals who will be doing Big Sur tomorrow!
Asthma
Change of Pace………..(so to speak)
I’m still borderline yellow, feeling a little tighter than usual. I would bet its because of the high pollen counts we’ve been having around here. Ive been dealing with it by taking long acting decongestants and doubling up on albuterol treatments. Knock on wood I wont need to start on prednisone. The weather is just [...]
Exercise&Fitness
Seven in a row
I walked every single day this week. I don’t know how I did it , but I managed to rack up 38 miles over the course of 7 days. I ended up doing six-6 miles walks, and then one-2 mile walk just to fill up that 7th day. I think that’s a record for me….! [...]
Air-trapping
The more I walk, the more I learn
Especially about my lungs and how they react to sustained, but controlled physical exertion. Prior to my debut into the world of racewalking, I had just about accepted the fact that while I was able to walk considerable distances, I would NEVER be able to exceed a certain pace without putting my life at risk. [...]
Achievements
Hansi Rigney of Carmel Finishes the Boston Marathon –First Place in her Division!!
I had the privilege of meeting Hansi at Dave Mc Govern’s racewalking class last month in Carmel. A wonderful person and a truly amazing athlete ! Hansi——–You are Awesome!! Way to go!!
Exercise&Fitness
I need to cross train
That was my New Years resolution for 2005, then 2006.. How is it that I can torture myself walking 30 miles a week, but I can’t find the will-power or the patience to do a few sit-ups now and then? I’m actually starting to feel guilty about this. Everyone knows that you’re supposed to give [...]
Exercise&Fitness
Another Stellar Day
These kind of days are few and far between so, I thought I’d better blog it down . First off this morning, I received this very inspiring email from a fellow asthmatic by the name of Phil ,who while growing up and being told to never exert himself , has run 10 marathons and a [...]
Exercise&Fitness
Back to walking blogging
Finally, in between the storms and the asthma exacerbations, I’m back out there tearing up the pavement . Today , I put in the usual 6 miles with a 10 minute break for stretching in the middle. For the first time in over a month , I actually felt good about my walk. Maybe all [...]
Alternative Asthma treatments
They Don’t want me
Today, I spoke with one of the Bronchial Thermoplasty researchers at the University of Southern California , he was kind enough to explain this new and potentially revolutionary treatment for severe asthma. The theory, is that if you reduce the amount of smooth muscle ( one of the culprits that causes airway narrowing… which in [...]
