A Passion for Running

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mixed bag weekend

passion for running category: running on Tuesday, May 25 2004

Running wise, it was a pretty quiet weekend. Saturday morning Aaron and I went to the Kinsmen Sport Center for 15 minutes around the track. Afterward, he took me into the gym and showed me some terrific leg exercises which I hope to do at least once a week – just gotta figure out which day will work best.

On the home front, Friday night Lori and I noticed Christopher coughing. I know we both thought “uh-oh, here we go again” because he’s been sick a lot lately. To make a long story short, he got progressively worse, none of us got a lick of sleep all weekend which ended last night with him and I spending five hours in the Misercordia Hospital emergency room. Even though we were there for a long time, the doctors and nurses were great and Christopher was 100% better when we left for home. It turns out he has a touch of pneumonia and may be asthmatic. The Doc advised we should follow-up with our family doctor to see if he is asthmatic or if it is just something that occurs when he’s sick. Of course, I’m hoping for the latter.

On the positive side of things, it looks like my achilles tendonitis is gone. I’ll take it easy for a couple more days but it feels really good!




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Comment by Lara

Tuesday May 25, 2004 @

Glad that the achilles has mended, and especially glad that Christopher is feeling better. My niece (20 months old) gets hit hard with every repiratory bug that comes around and is a hairbreadth away from an asthma diagnosis (runs in her fam), but once it’s diagnosed there are good protocols to manage it and things may actually get easier in that way. Best wishes!

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Comment by Mark

Tuesday May 25, 2004 @

Thanks very much Lara.

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Comment by Reba

Tuesday May 25, 2004 @

Oh your poor little man. My eldest (8yrs) has viral induced asthmatic response; i.e. She sort of gets temporary asthma when she is sick. It’s important to use the protocols carefully when the virus first hits but if you do it’s very manageable. We went to the asthma training clinic at the Sturgeon in St. Albert when she was 2 and learned tons to help her and understand it all. I do hope your little sweetie doesn’t suffer too often or much with it. Sending positive thoughts.

Now as to your Achilles, good job recovering! What a great feeling when we beat a physical set back…the world is your oyster.

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Comment by Mark

Wednesday May 26, 2004 @

Thanks a lot Reba. He’s doing a cazillion times better now and his breathing seems fine. We’ll be visiting our pediatrician soon but I’m hopeful it is a viral induced thing (as you mentioned above) and is easily managed.

On another note – you are from the Edmonton Area?! Cool!

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Comment by Reba

Wednesday May 26, 2004 @

Yes Edmonton was our previous posting. We have been moved further north now to Cold Lake though…heavy on the COLD. LOL I did so love Edmonton though and Calgary before that. My Husband jokes that they are simply moving us further and further north until we come right back around the other side. :) I love reading about your runs because I know most of the locations you speak of.

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Comment by Mark

Wednesday May 26, 2004 @

too cool!

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