Comments on: Rock&Roll Race Report

By: marsh

marsh — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:57:05 +0000

stephen thanks for answring i know what you mean about the low thyroid but i all ways test in the normal range???????? dr wouldn't give it to me until i said i would see her in a year for my refills and she just told me everything was normal well ??????you don't weigh 350 lbs feel like crap and can't breath to walk to bath room?????? so she gave it too me yeah and i feel oooooh so pretty and have lost 30lbs and haven't changed a thing?????? now my friens call me wheezy not wheeser cuz my voice is low????? thought that would make you smile!!!!! have a good day marsh

By: Elisheva

Elisheva — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:32:52 +0000

Wow! That's great! Nice work!

Dude, that's a lot of albuterol…

By: breathinstephen

breathinstephen — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:33:03 +0000

Hi Marsh, Ive heard the theory that asthma might be considered a " low Thyroid" disease, but Im a little skeptical, because it that was the case, everyone would be tested for it.

But, if taking thyroid medication is helping you, more power to you! I think anything that helps, is worth it if it's not toxic.

By: marsh

marsh — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:11:27 +0000

stephen!!!!!! just got home from vegas took a little break from all of this death thing and i think it woooooorked!!!!! i'm wheezy but not too nervus soo happy too hear your on the mend reall getting excited to talk with you????? i guess were going to have a servic for my brother on sat and hope things will straighten out and make it easier for us i sure miss him!!!! one thing i wanted to ask you has your dr. given you any thyroid for you asthma??????? mine did on may 12th and i haven't had too use prednisone yet knock on wood!!!!!! dr. said that wouldn't do it but i'm not going off it ever1!!! i take synthroid 1.0 it's a little yellow pill and it like now i know why people want to live???? i'm sure you know what i mean!!!!!!!! may be you could ask those people on the studie?????? i'm just baffled but if it will help someone it will be nice!!! and i kind of dont have the meanies( ok i said it RAGE) hey e me if you get a chance and will chat thanks marsh

By: breathinstephen

breathinstephen — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:30:32 +0000

Thanks Kerri, Each and every event has a different feel to it… something unique. The getting there can be just as exciting as the event itself.

I have a lot of house cleaning to do around this blog. Eventually, I hope to categorize all of my race reports into one place.

By: breathinstephen

breathinstephen — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:18:53 +0000

Thanks Sus, It's actually pretty common to have to walk a few additional miles when I do a race. Mainly because I dont have the money to sat at the race hotels which are generally located near the starting lines. Full marathons are are even tougher. In Portland for example, I had to walk 2 extra miles each way Add that to 26.2 miles and we're talking 30 miles ( 50km).

As for that comment about about those coward lurkers, theres a person out there ( I think he's a healthcare lobbyist) who exploits my blog ( and myself) for political means. He's also anti gay and anti just about everything else. He posted a very nasty and untrue comment about me on some right wing political blog. If it wasn't so offensive, it would be laughable.

Stay well!

By: Susannah

Susannah — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:54:41 +0000

If we all sat around and did nothing cos life made us sick, we'd achieve nothing, except get fat and depressed, and in a whole lot of cases, would still get sick anyway! There are a bunch of people I know in exactly this position. My Mom tells me illness is such a state of mind-therefore I'm not going to stop being me and get even sicker!

I prefer to get sick doing something that actually helps me feel better in a bunch of ways-I get the 'I told you so's' every time I overdo it in the swimming pool and in the fact that I am still determined to work…….just got told my ankle would be healing faster if I wasn't hobbling to school with it. Crazy!

Hey, Steve, great report on the race, but one thing stuck in my brain overnight. Is there not a way of helping people like you (and/or the other disabled racers) get to the starting places easier-I couldn't believe it when you said you might have had like a whole mile to walk from the parking areas just to begin the race.

I know in London they coach people in on buses as the transport sucks here, and there are so many different starting areas.

I know you might not want to draw attention to yourself in that way, but a whole extra mile on top of 13 for your lungs is rough.

It sounded a huge event. I don't know San Jose-it sounded a great area too.

Keep on doing what you do best- ie trying to live your life with a degree of normalcy. And if you get sick from it, well, so does everybody actually.

I would have thought the fact that your insurance company paid out for this recent admission, says it all.

Good luck with the recovery. You're nearly at my Pred level now!

Sus xx

PS I possibly have an idea who the lurkers are-jealousy prevails too.

By: kerri

kerri — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:48:03 +0000

I LOVE your race reports! They make me feel as if I'm there (except, instead of moving, I'm just sitting here all lazily ). I agree, music definitely makes any sort of walk go by faster.

I'm definitely with Danielle in all regards, too.

Keep it up, Steve!

By: breathinstephen

breathinstephen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:35:45 +0000

Thanks Danielle. I actually get people who slam me for getting sick after doing a marathon, because I should know better……yeah whatever.

Geeze, I need to start proof reading my posts before I publish them….So many typos!
That's what happens when you're on the prednisone express. I tend to type faster than my brain can keep up with.

By: breathinstephen

breathinstephen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:30:57 +0000

Hi Tammy, Congrats again your Portland Win!

Are you actually doing the Nike or coaching it? The weather has sucked lately. Hopefully it will be OK for Sundays race.
I'll actually be in San Jose all day tomorrow, but if I'm feeling up to it, maybe we can hook up on Saturday sometime.
I'll contact you tomorrow or Sat ( I'm assuming you'll have email access?) If I miss you, GOOD LUCK!!

PS…Several other bloggers I follow,are doing that race for the first time. They're all very excited! ( I think because of the Firemen …lol

By: breathinstephen

breathinstephen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:28:24 +0000

Hi Tammy, Congrats again your Portland Win!

Are you actually doing the Nike or coaching it? The weather has sucked lately. Hopefully it will be OK for Sundays race.
I'll actually be in San Jose all day tomorrow, but if Im feeling up to it, maybe we can hook up on Saturday sometime.
I'll email you tomorrow ( I'm assuming you'll have your laptop?) If I miss you, GOOD LUCK!!

PS…Several other bloggers I follow,are doing that race for the first time. They're all very excited! ( I think because of the Firemen …lol

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:17:26 +0000

Great race report. Loved reading all about it! Jealous of the coffee shop time w/Lizzy & Elizabeth. I have met Elizabeth (in Seattle) but want to meet Lizzy and YOU too!

Speaking of which…I will be in SF tomorrow late morning through Monday morning (leaving kind of early on Monday) for Nike. If you are feeling up for anything let me know. I won't have a car but will be staying near Union Square.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:21 +0000

Great post! You keep on racewalking! Anybody can make themselves sick from pushing themselves physically, a very good point! It happens all the time. Thanks for posting the race report!

Danielle