Boston is definitely tough act to follow, but there are still a lot of fun races out there, and many more challenges I’d like to tackle. Next up for me are the SF and ET half marathons, both of which Ive done before , but want to do again…. each for different reasons. The San [...]
Asthma
Enjoying the downtime
This past week my partner has been on vacation , which is the only time we really get to spend with each other. We really don’t venture too far from home , because he hates to to travel, so we’ll do a lot of things locally. One of his/our favorite things to do, is browse [...]
Respiratory Therapy
A quarter million puffs
Care for some Albuterol? (Hey…..how did the primatine mist get in there?) I sometimes jokingly claim that Ive
Achievements
Mels 1000th
Meet another amazing walking friend of mine, Melvin. On Saturday May 16th, Mel completed his 1000th round trip walk across the Crockett,California . To celebrate his amazing achievement, about 100 of his friends and admirers, many of whom actually met Mel while walking along the bridge, gathered to take that historic 1,000th walk with him. [...]
Boston Marathon
A few more Boston Marathon Photos
You’re probably getting sick of hearing about the Boston marathon, but here’s a few more photos . These were taken mostly after mile 18… and it sure shows on my face. They’re high resolution photos and were bogging down this page, so I moved them over to Picasa. You can still enlarge them , but [...]
Boston Marathon
Some down time
To say I’m worn out by the frantic pace of these last 3 months, would be an understatement. Going from the highest highs to the lowest lows, and everything in between, I’m flat out exhausted! I need a couple weeks of doing nothing overly physical , so that I can recharge my batteries and start [...]
Asthma
Hijacked at the Boston Finish line..
This is my account of what actually happened at the end of the race; ( warning: this is another long post) I think it started around mile 20 as we were descending into downtown Boston. The winds kinda whipped up out of nowhere and within a matter of minutes the temperature must have fallen 20 [...]
Asthma
Hardluck Asthmatic
.!. Just a quick thank you to Rick of the Myasthmacentral.com entitled ” Hardluck Asthmatic” Rick and I have a lot in common, in that we are both Respiratory Therapists and both of us have asthma. Fortunately, Rick has managed to keep his asthma under control and is able to work full time. Rick lives [...]
