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Hansi Rigney of Carmel Finishes the Boston Marathon –First Place in her Division!!

Filed under Achievements, Boston Marathon, Friends/Bloggers, Inspiration, Marathons, People, Places and Events, Walking by Stephen on April 17, 2006 at 8:59 pm {no comments}

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!! Related Posts:Boston to Big SurBoston 2011 Race ReportDisappointed, but still finished faster than last year:-)Training Complete!Third time’s a charm

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The Inspiration I needed

Filed under Cystic Fibrosis, Friends/Bloggers, Inspiration, Marathon Training, Other Lung diseases, People, Places and Events, walking events by Stephen on January 30, 2006 at 5:36 pm {one comment}

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 [...]

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Calling all messed up Lung Bloggers

Filed under Exercise&Fitness, Friends/Bloggers, Inspiration, People, Places and Events by Stephen on January 7, 2006 at 4:41 pm {2 comments}

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 [...]

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Douglas to the Rescue……….

Filed under Achievements, Friends/Bloggers, Marathons, People, Places and Events by Stephen on November 6, 2005 at 10:00 pm {no comments}

Thanks to my dear Douglas, we were still able to have a little memento of the occasion. You see, fearing that I might not be able to finish the course because of my wonderful health, he fashioned 3 finisher medals out of some key chain pendants that he picked up at a nearby tourist shop.Then [...]

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WE DID IT !!! ……. But someone stole the medals

Filed under Achievements, Friends/Bloggers, Marathon walking, Marathons, People, Places and Events, Race photos, Race Reports, San Francisco, Walking, walking events by Stephen on November 6, 2005 at 8:54 pm {no comments}

My friends and I crossed the finish line at the US Half Marathon today but, didn’t get our medals because someone stole them! We got to the end of the rainbow and there was no pot of gold… (Actually, there were several hundred people that didn’t receive their medals). Can you believe it? Someone apparently [...]

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