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Category: training progress

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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Uh-oh… He’s at it again

On June 22, 2014 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathons
  • Portland Marathon
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • walking events

Tell me that I can’t do something and it’s a pretty sure bet that I’llRead More

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Plan B

On May 6, 2013 By Breathinstephen
  • Achievements
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Asthma & Exercise
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • 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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No Cowbells for Stephen

On September 26, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma & Exercise
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Intubation
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathons
  • People, Places and Events
  • Recovering from severe asthma attack
  • Shortness of Breath
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • walking events

You train hard and wait months in anticipation to accomplish a goal you’ve been aimingRead 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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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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A matter of timing

On September 26, 2007 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Dyspnea
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • Marathon Training
  • Shortness of Breath
  • training progress
  • Walking

Sometimes when I’m suffering from bouts of dyspnea, I’ll divert my attention by writing aboutRead 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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Walking to a beat

On June 10, 2007 By Breathinstephen
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Funny walking stuff
  • Racewalking
  • training progress
  • Walking

…..I’m in the green and wanted to have a little fun for a change, soRead More

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