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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Care for some Albuterol? (Hey…..how did the primatine mist get in there?) I sometimes jokingly claim that Ive
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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 [...]
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.!. 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 [...]
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And it all ends HERE! I FINISHED THE BOSTON MARATHON ! OK, so I didn’t PR. Actually, I set a new PW ( a personal worst) time of 7:31 . But hey, I made it to the Francis called me up and we hooked up out in front of the Expo center. Francis qualifying time [...]
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.!. Sorry about the delay on the race report, but Ive basically been in a vacuum for the past 5 days and am now just getting caught up on what on what the heck transpired while I was in lock up. Give me a few days to catch my breath and get that report up. [...]
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I’m still in a Boston, but unfortunately in Hospital. I’m doing well enough to be discharged tomorrow or at least transferred to my local prison. Some friends turned me on to these media clips. Boston.com Boston Globe BTW…I got my medal ! ( they actually delivered it to the hospital)how cool is that! It’s gonna [...]
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I don’t want to jinx myself , so I’ll try to keep this post short and to the point. Today makes 6 full months that Ive been hospital free! May not sound like a big deal to some, but believe me, for me…it is! By comparison, last year I was hospitalized 5 times, (or appx [...]
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With less than 2 weeks to go before the big day, the reality that I’m actually going to be doing the Boston marathon is finally starting to sink in and I’m starting to get jazzed about it. I know this has always been a very popular and respected race among serious runners, but I had [...]
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The bags are packed, the legs are ready, and the lungs… well who knows, but in just a few hours, I’ll be on a plane to Italy! For the next 2 weeks I’ll be calling the medieval town of Zagarolo (located in the foothills about 30 minutes southeast from Rome), my home. I have wonderful [...]
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One week from tomorrow, I’m supposed to be on a plane heading to Italy, but as luck would have it, looks like my lungs might have the final say as to whether that actually happens. As is usually the case when it comes to me and marathons or travel…. it’s gonna get down to the [...]
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