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Jan 23, 2009 convince Boston Marathon to let COPD with O2 carte walk the race by Roxlyn Facebook

Posted Fri 23 Jan 2009 3:45pm race. By completing the full marathon last April inOklahoma City, I attained the necessary qualifying time). The last remaining issue is the cart that I use to transport my... form of external apparatus (crutch or prosthesis, other than a wheel chair) to be a part of the race. Well the truth is, I am on oxygen 24/7, I do require high flow oxygen up Read on »

Race Ready--if I can walk by Kendall G. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 12 May 2009 5:43pm I can totally tell that my fitness is getting sharp, because the fitter I am, the harder it is to get out of bed in the morning, pull myself out of a chair or haul my carcass out of my tiny car. By that measure, I'm the second coming of Dave Scott, because I'm stiff, sore, cranky and tired. I blame Coach Kris (and I can only assume he will w ... Read on »

Should You Walk During a Running Race? by Perry R. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 27 Oct 2009 11:00pm Prior to 2003, my marathon training was minimal. In fact, my longest run before ever doing a full marathon was 13.1 miles. This allowed me lots of free time but also limited my marathon times to ~4:00. Then I decided to train hard to see if I could break the world record [...] Read on »

Walk Towards The Light: A Race Report by Kendall G. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 5:41pm of your closest friends, you have to hop a bus to the start area before 0400, so that you can eat, wait, pee, wait, walk approximately 1k to the start corral, wait some more.... Plan B: there are 22 aid stations on this course. Permission granted to walk the aid stations in order to lower the heartrate and clear lactate buildup so that, while running, I Read on »

Walking the talk: Komen Race for the Cure by Tami B. Posted Wed 01 Sep 2010 12:00am . Although From Incurable to Incredible is absolutely uplifting and inspirational, I can see her point of view. When I was walking in Race for the Cure after being diagnosed... September 27, 2010 - Posted by tamilb Chrissy, my sales representative, Mke and me were at the Komen Cincinnati Race for the Cure I Read on »

Easter Seals Walk With Me 5k race report! I ran with love. by Barefoot Angie Bee Posted Tue 10 Aug 2010 9:24pm Tonight I ran a very very hot 5k for the Easter Seals Walk With Me 5k and walk . It was hot. Very very hot. I ran barefoot of course. About half mile into the race I... someone. Thank you again to all of you who supported us! My father and oldest son did the walk and had a great time and my husband brought the other 3 boys and had Read on »

I walked my first 5K race today. ... by Pam Tremble Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:41pm I walked my first 5K race today. The Beach Wellness event was at the Bay City state park ... a bit chilly this morning, but it was a great walk. Finish Time: 54:24 I... .... but it was a good time for me and where I'm at in my training right now. It felt good to be a part of an official race and I can see that it could become a habit. ~Pam Read on »

I walked the PigGig 5K race in B ... by Pam Tremble Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:41pm I walked the PigGig 5K race in Bay City this morning. Did it in 52:09 minutes - which is about 40 seconds faster than my best race time so far. I literally finished... the finish line together. It was definitely a runners race and actually organized by the Bay City Runners Club (I think) so the walkers were pretty scarce to begin with. I'm proud Read on »

Learning to Walk: Miwok 100K Race Report by Donald Patient Expert

Posted Wed 09 May 2012 10:59pm "Getting good at starting over every time that I return - I'm learning to walk again - I believe I've waited long enough - Where do I begin?" - Foo Fighters, "Walk" (video after post) * One of the reasons I look forward to racing season so much when building up to a 100-miler is that it's very hard ... Read on »

Cymrusteve's MCM Race Report + A Bright & Sunny, Early Morning Walk by Corey I. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 18 Oct 2008 4:08pm was "02:54:00 @ Finish, Pace 6:38." Steve, I hope you are having a good post-marathon race recovery & will look forward to hearing from you about your impressions of the experience after you get back home! ---------------------------------------------------------- Went on an early morning walk today (around 8 am) for 1.5 hours with Erik Read on »