Recent content by SuzanneSLO

James: As another data point, my story. I was diagnosed with a murmur at 18, but never really knew what it meant. At 32, I woke up with chest pain that didn't resolve after several hours. I had my first echo that day. The doctor called the next day to tell me I had a BAV with mild...

Me again. Once again in need of advice from those more experieinced than I. After my 10K in January, I've been working on shorter and faster, with intervals once a week. With a local 5k at the end of April, I've been running about 2 miles 3X per week and walking 2X. And then, about 4 weeks...

If she is like most of us, I'm guessing that your DW still LIKES to cook, its that she doesn't like HAVING to cook. I am afraid to report in from out here in drought stricken California, where we actually had visible sprinkles yesterday for more than 1 minute! Woot! I weighed in today and...

I agree that you've earned the name! It's too bad that coaching ( as with so many other things), common sense can be so hard to find. Thank you. -- Suzanne

Today's weigh in showed me down 2.5 from last week, which more than wiped out the gain. For 2014, I am down 2 pounds, but I am down 22.5 from my meeting with my cardiologist in early Match 2013. I still want to lose another 5.5 pounds. I'm glad to hear that so many of you are finding value...

Thank you SumoRunner. I really appreciate your advice! And thank you to Rachel and AZ Don as well. It is great to get support from those of you who are more experienced athletes. -- Suzanne

It never gets any easier does it? I was up 1.5 pounds last Friday. By last week, all that junk food in gifts baskets at work was finally thrown out. It must be that after lifetime of such food, it actually helps! The other possible explanation is that muscles developed from 18 miles of...

Thank you for all your support. My question now is what's next? I still am a verrrry slow runner. My 10K race time was 15.46 m/m, but I finished at a run (jog) and had a great time on a crowded course. Any suggestions for a training program to slowly work up to a faster time for this...

I finished my 10K yesterday and had a great time. I walked more than I expected because it was so crowded on the course, but still finished within the required pace. I was actually surprised that with close to 9000 finishers, almost 2000 of them were slower than me! And that does not count the...

Hi all! I am back after an extended absence that included a cruise over Thanskgiving, a visit to Walt Disney World and lots of extra time at work to catch up prior to the end of the year. My weight remains basically the same, thanks to continuing to train for a 10K next month (15 miles logged...

Thank you from the bottom of my (now repaired) heart. After my AVR and aortic repair last June, I have been training towards a 10K next month. Without your support and encourgement last summer, I don't know if I would have signed up. My husband has also been a wonderful support to me and...

Hi all! Like me, it looks like many of you are going through some transitions as we move from Summer to Fall. I am down half a pound this week, which means I am back to my first reported weight: 20 pounds lost since early March. I saw my cardiologist for the tightness in my chest last...

I see the cardiologist tomorrow. I had a quiet weekend and blew off the 5k, which was disappointing. However, the race served its purpose of keeping me on track with my running. I also got an extremely ugly t-shirt ( as far as I am concerned, orange is not the new black). I got a coupon for a...

I'm down half a pound from last week, so that's good. My exercise level has dropped over the week, which is not good. I'm experiencing what I can only imagine is post-surgery issues involving tightness in the chest. It started a couple of weeks ago (3 months or so post op) late in the day when...

Superbob: Congratulations to you and your wife. That is truly an accomplishment. I hope you enjoy many more years together. Spending time with loved ones is the best reason for being as healty as you can be. -- Suzanne