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Category: Fitness/Training Update

Steve – 9, Asthma—a big fat ZERO!

On October 9, 2014 By Breathinstephen
  • Achievements
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This might sound corny, but I feel like Ive just been reborn. On Oct 5thRead More

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Self Observations: Severe Asthma and Endurance walking

On September 13, 2014 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathon walking
  • Portland Marathon
  • training progress
  • Walking

Ive been doing endurance walks now for about 10 years, and because of the severityRead More

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Training update Aug 2014

On August 21, 2014 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Fitness Walking
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • lung disease and exercise
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathon walking
  • Marathons
  • Portland Marathon
  • Shortness of Breath
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • walking events

Dang… I haven’t written one of the training updates in years. Trying to get inRead More

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Plan B

On May 6, 2013 By Breathinstephen
  • Achievements
  • Air-trapping
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  • Asthma exacerbations
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  • Boston Marathon
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • lung disease and exercise
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathons
  • Portland Marathon
  • San Francisco Marathon/Half marathon
  • Severe asthma
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • walking events

Yesterday I completed my final “test” walk in a series of trial walks that startedRead More

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Training Complete!

On April 8, 2011 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma & Exercise
  • Boston Marathon
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Inspiration
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathons
  • Mobility Impaired Division
  • People, Places and Events
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • Walking Injuries

Taking a short break during an 18 miler on the Golden Gate bridge to mugRead More

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Boston training… off to a rough start

On February 8, 2011 By Breathinstephen
  • Boston Marathon
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Marathon Training
  • San Francisco
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • Walking Injuries

I knew that jumping into a marathon training regime on the heals of a methadoneRead More

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Running on empty

On September 13, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Dyspnea
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Italian Language
  • Peak Flows
  • People, Places and Events
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Steroids ( prednisone)
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • Yellow Zone

I actually had something else prepared for this weeks post, but since there’s a goodRead More

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When the Cows come home

On August 24, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Marathon walking
  • People, Places and Events
  • Racewalking
  • Walking
  • walking events

…….Yeah, that’s just about the time I’ll be crossing the finish line at my nextRead More

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Yes…I still racewalk, but

On November 21, 2008 By Breathinstephen
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • People, Places and Events
  • Racewalking
  • training progress
  • Walking

While it’s true that Ive cut way back on my walking in general (my mileageRead More

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Training notes

On September 1, 2007 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma & Exercise
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Marathon Training
  • training progress
  • Walking

Well, only 5 weeks left till the Portland marathon , and I’m happy to reportRead More

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Back on track with 16

On August 16, 2007 By Breathinstephen
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathon walking
  • Racewalking
  • training progress
  • Walking

After trashing my legs and my lungs at the SF marathon two weeks ago, IRead More

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Taming one of the Beasts

On April 9, 2007 By Breathinstephen
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Leg cramps
  • Marathon Training
  • Walking Injuries

Out of the last 32 days, maybe 7 of them were good breathing days. ThisRead More

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Who woulda thought

On November 14, 2006 By Breathinstephen
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Funny walking stuff
  • lung disease and exercise
  • Walking

< This morning's routine 5 miler put me over the 1000 mile mark for theRead More

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