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Today I did my last recovery walk of 4 miles, huffing and puffing most of the way, and in just a few hours, for better or worse, I’ll be making my way back east for Monday’s Race. Gosh, Ive spend more money on this one event, than all my previous races combined. I did manage however, to get my flight from San Francisco to Boston upgraded to First Class…yeah!

I have no idea what to expect during marathon weekend, but from what I’ve read (there’s a great article here) and from what people have told me, it should be a pretty exciting 4 days. I’m looking forward to meeting up with a few of my friends who are also doing the race. I’d also like to get out and tour some the famous Boston area sights. Ive never been to any of the New England states , so this is an exciting trip for me in many ways. I’m guessing that since it has a soup named after it, that Boston must have some awesome Restaurants:-)

Seriously though, as race day approaches , I’m starting to get those all too familiar pre-race jitters. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about doing this marathon. Thoughts of potentially dire breathing consequences and those debilitating leg cramps that I seem to suffer during every race, have made their way to the front of my mind. Then there’s the weather issue. Most forecasts are calling for a good chance of rain along with cold temps and windy conditions… something of which I’m not used to.

The Boston course is a tough one , and considering my current state of health, this will undoubtedly be the most physically challenging marathon Ive ever attempted. Though Ive been lucky enough to stay out of the hospital for 6 months now, my lung function is at an all time low and the neuro muscular problems Ive been experiencing lately, makes walking long distances quite painful.

What can I say, Ive trained hard and Ive done everything I possibly can to prepare myself for this race. All I can do now is soak it all in, and let it play out. Whether I’ll actually be strong enough to finish the race, remains to be seen, but just making it to the starting line on race day will be a dream come true for me.

If you’re so inclined, you can sign up to receive Athlete text alerts from AT&T to monitor my progress ( or any other runner) along the race course. Don’t freak out though if it’s taking me forever to cross certain markers. Assuming that I’m able to complete the entire race, my anticipated finish time would be around 4:40 pm EST, which would probably put me in at dead last! You can also watch the race live at Universalsports.com

And best wishes to other 24,999 runners who have worked just as hard as I have to make it to Boston.

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OK, I’m starting to get a little frustrated. Ive been doing everything by the book in training for the upcoming marathon in March, but it seems that my body has other plans.

It was an absolutely gorgeous Saturday morning and a perfect day for walking in San Francisco, but once again, a couple hours after finishing the walk ( 13 miles this time), my lungs decided to protest by clamping down really tight and putting me through another evening of hell . Within just 2 hours of completing the 3.5 hour walk, my peaks flows dropped from 350 to 130. It took a full 24 hours of back to back neb treatments and an epi-pen shot just to get me back into my yellow zone. As I write this post my PF is back up to 290 ( which is still 80 below my baseline), and I’m still very SOB.

I hesitate in calling this event “exercise induced” , because generally , exercise induced asthma flare-ups occur during the exercise , not after it. I did feel a little tighter than usual at the beginning of the walk and probably used my inhalers more than the normal for me , but I didn’t feel so short of breath that I had to stop at any point. I was actually having more problems with the muscle pain in my shoulders and neck than with my breathing. In a way , I think Ive become so conditioned to being short of breath when I exert myself for long periods, that I don’t sense the decline in my lung function until it reaches a dangerous level.
This sensory disconnect, if you will, is starting to get really problematic for me. If only there was a way I could more accurately judge how tight I’m getting in advance, perhaps I could prevent some of these flare-ups from progressing . I’ve even considered taking a peak flow meter along on my walks, but I’m not sure how useful the results would be, since my breathing pattern would be affected by the exercise even if I was breathing OK .

It’s no secret to the people who read my blog that I have a tendency to “over do it” when it come walking, and that sometimes this over zealousness can lead to bouts of hyperinflation and air trapping after the event. But, these most recent post walk flare-ups seem to come out of the blue with symptoms that intensify very rapidly. First I’ll feel a little SOB, then I’ll start wheezing diffusely, and then my PFs will totally bottom out …all within a matter of minutes! Basically a full pledged , bronchospastic, classic text book asthma attack. I don’t like this one bit.

So I guess the big question is, am I gonna have go through this every time I do a long walk from now on ? or were these last two episodes just flukes?
So far, Ive been lucky and have turned around without having to hightail it to the ER , but next time who knows. And if I’m getting this sick after only 13 miles, whats gonna happen after 26 miles? It’s a kind of a scary thought when you consider that my next 26 miler is supposed to take place 6,000 miles from home.

My next scheduled walk is supposed to be 10 miler next weekend, followed a 15 miler the week after. Assuming I’m breathing well enough to walk by then, I think the 15 miler will be the deal breaker as to whether or not I will (or should) walk Rome this year.

Here’s some phone pics from the happier part of the day. (Hard to believe that there was an attack brewing).

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Received the official word today, looks like I’ll get a chance to walk the mother of all marathons. My application for a slot in the “mobility impaired” division of the Boston Marathon was approved. More details as I get them….

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In preparing to do this marathon for the second time, I thought it would be cool to retrace the marathon route step-by -step. However, the only available map of the course ,which is located on the marathon website , is more of a illustration than an actual map. So I decided to create my own map using Google maps. With a little research I was able to obtain some of the actual street names. Using that info, along with the website illustrations and my own recollections of what I actually saw while doing the marathon , I was able to piece together, what I believe, is a very accurate virtual tour of the Marathon course. The only part of the map that might not be a 100% accurate , is where the course goes through St Peters square near the Vatican. (That part of the marathon route was just added for the 2009 race)

Talk about deja vu , as I was viewing the completed map , going street by street as the course weaves in and out along the Tigress river, I was actually getting goose bumps. I had forgotten just how overwhelming an experience this whole thing was for me at the time. Things that I had totally forgotten about were starting to come back in my head clearer than ever. Walking past certain buildings or seeing certain street scenes in this virtual trip, triggered almost the same emotions that I felt when I was there for real. I can even remember what I was thinking at the very moment I passed certain landmarks along the way…

To take a virtual tour of the marathon course at street level, click on “larger view” at the bottom of the map.When the new page opens , zoom in on any part of the course ( the purple line). Look for the little yellow man located on the toolbar on the left upper side of the viewing window and drag him anywhere along that purple line. Click the arrows to move forward and drag within the viewing window to get a 360 degree view. The start of the marathon is the in front of the Colosseum ( blue bubble) , the finish line is behind the Colosseum.

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That’s my motto from now on.

One of my New Years resolutions for 2009 was to force myself to drink more liquids, namely water. I’m notorious for not hydrating enough, especially during exercising and training periods. It’s no secret that Ive had terrible problems with muscle cramps and soreness and it’s a pretty good bet that at least part of this is due to under hydrating.

Believe it or not, during an average day I drink less than 16 oz of fluids, and half of that comes from my morning tea or coffee.
On a day when I’m going to the gym or doing a long walk, I’ll end up probably doubling that amount , but still, that’s not enough to replace what I sweat out.
During the Rome marathon for example, I only downed 16 oz of liquids total for the entire 7 hour walk. I had pretty severe leg cramps during the last 10 miles and when I finished the race I weight 6 lbs less than when I started. It’s no wonder I had cramping problems.
In contrast, six months earlier at the Portland marathon, I drank 3 times that amount during the race, as well as in the two days preceding the race and I had no legs cramps or nausea at all.

One of the reasons it’s so hard for me to drink a lot, is because it makes me feel bloated. When you have severe lung disease, anything you put in your gut puts stress on your diaphragm, making you feel full. Even when I eat, I never have large portions at one time. I snack on things all day long that don’t fill me up. Unfortunately , most of that stuff is junk food loaded with sugar.

Well, Ive had enough of these debilitating cramps and have decided to do a little experiment to see if I can modify my behavior and get in the habit of drinking more water. Since I have to drink water to swallow the tons of pills I take everyday, I thought one of the ways I could get more fluids into my body is to associate drinking with taking my medications. I take my pill medications on a 4 times per day schedule, so what Ive started to do is chase my meds with a full 8 oz of water each time ( instead of one small sip). As I get used to doing that, I will gradually increase that amount to 12 oz each time. That would more than quadruple my daily fluid intake. They say you should drink 8 full glasses a day, but I will be happy as pie with 5 or 6.

Tomorrow I’m supposed to do a 13 mile training walk, it will be interesting to see if this new hydration plan has a positive effect.

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Just as runners come in a variety of flavors (joggers, runners, sprinters, hurdlers, marathoners, ultramarathoners, etc.),not all walkers are alike. They also come in an assortment of flavors.

By definition, “walking” requires one foot to be in contact with the ground at all times during the cycle. The contact requirement is what distinguishes walking from running–If the person’s feet both come off the ground, even momentarily during the step, then this is running ( also called”lifting” in racewalking or the “flight phase” in running).

Assuming you walk, you probably fall into one of my categories:

*Regular walkers simply walk to get from one place to another. They may even walk longer distances to avoid driving in heavy traffic, to cut down on pollution, or because they simply do not have any other acceptable form of transportation.

* Pleasure walkers walk for relaxation or to enjoy their surroundings. I highly recommend this type of walking to all types of walkers, even world-class racewalkers and ultra-distance walkers. Whether it is an “off” day, an “easy” day, or your second+ walk of the day, take a walk that has no measure–and stop and smell the daisies.

* Hikers are pleasure, fitness, or even long-distance walkers who generally do their walking on trails or remote terrain. They usually carry at least small packs for desired fluids and fuels (food), maps, or other supplies.

* Walking runners walk to catch their breath or minimize fatigue during a running event–though most of them do not show much “zip” in their walking. These include an increasing number of joggers who are paying coaches or charities to teach them how to do their first marathon. (They are the ones I love to pass in the latter stages of a marathon.)

* Fitness walkers

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walk for health reasons, walk to lose weight and build fitness by increasing their speed, distance or frequency of walks. They may go so far as to become powerwalkers, speedwalkers, racewalkers, and/or long-distance walkers.

* Running walkers are a most interesting breed. They say they are runners and they look like runners, but there is insufficient evidence of their leaving the ground for a jury to convict them of running. Their failure to fly has very little to do with speed. I see many slow runners during training walks and running events who are clearly leaving the ground. As a formally trained racewalker with a good eye I could easily spot and flag the “running walkers” for bent knees, but I could not flag them for lifting.
I refer to some of these walkers as “trotters”.

* Powerwalkers are, by their own definition, seeking whole-body fitness. They tend to do that by exaggerating their step length–especially by planting their heels very far in front of their bodies; by exaggerating their arm movements; and/or by using hand weights, walking poles, and other devices to burn more calories. Some walk quite fast.

* Walk+Run walkers are few in number, but offer a very interesting format. Like runners who take walking breaks (to recover), walk+run walkers take running breaks to break the monotonous routine of a very long walk. It is not for the walking purist, but can make long training walks more enjoyable.

* Speedwalkers seroquel dosage for sleep : The terms “speedwalk,” “speedwalker” and “speedwalking” are often used indiscriminately as generic terms for anyone who walks fast–including racewalkers. There are a few Web sites that address “speedwalking” but they can not even agree on the limits of speedwalking speed. Most give the slow end as about 17-minutes/mile pace (3½ mph) and some give the fast end as high as 12-minutes/mile pace. Regardless of the confusion, I have seen many, bent-knee walkers (who don’t care what you call them) pass all but the fastest racewalkers in an unjudged race–and walk a mile in less than 10 minutes.

* Racewalkers are easy to define. They are walkers who (1.) keep their knees straight from the time of ground contact with (usually) the heel until the supporting leg has passed under the torso of the body AND (2.) who want to be called racewalkers. (Some speedwalkers meet these requirements ,but would never consider themselves to be racewalkers.) While racewalkers are often the fastest walkers, there is absolutely no requirement for reaching a certain speed or for participating in judged racewalking events.

* Long-Distance Walkers are those who walk much farther than required for mobility or basic fitness, but who do not carry it to the degree of Ultra Walkers (noted below). This group includes those walking at least the half-marathon distance but not the 50-mile threshhold for Ultra Walkers.

* Ultra-Distance Walkers are very easy to define. They walk 50 miles or more in “ultra” events. Some of their events are defined by distance (generally no more than 500 kilometers / 310.7 miles), and some of their events are defined by time (generally from 12 hours to no more than 6 days). While they are identified by the distances they walk, there is usually an element of speed noted in how they report events (e.g., who reached 100 miles the fastest, how far someone walked in x hours or x days).

* Cause Walkers are those who walk extremely long distances to raise awareness for a cause. Transcontinental or round-the-world walks are typical. Such walkers often have a support team and regularly stop along the way to promote their cause.

*BreathinStephen’s Walking Style lamisil liver damage ,A hybrid of racewalker, long distance walker and fitness walker.