2024 Stafford Hospital 5km
My goal was to keep my heart rate below 120 bpm. Following my doctor’s orders, I went with a walk-only effort today. [more …]
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A-Fib – Round 2 – Fixed?
Dr. Talreja explained the ablation procedure. The procedure has an 80% success rate. If unsuccessful, it can be done a second time. There was only a 1% risk of a side effect. [more …]
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96 Team March Madness – Version 2024
Last year, I posted an idea of going to 96 teams. Now, I’m going to tweak that this year. [more …]
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The Early Years of the Fredericksburg Area Running Club
In the fall of 1993, John Robbins took the initiative to organize local runners and form a club. A liver transplant recipient, he wanted to find people to run with. [more …]
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2024 Grand Slamrock 5km
One hundred thirty-two days ago was the first day of Eastern Standard Time and the last day I ran a healthy race. Six days later, I tested positive for COVID, and 44 days later, my heart went into persistent atrial fibrillation. Today, I finished a race on the same course much slower. [more …]
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Dahlgren Trail half-marathon
The race is run on the old railbed trail. The Navy built the rail line in 1942 to supply their Dahlgren Base. [more …]
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World Tavern Poker – Online
In the spring of 2020, COVID shut down all the bars in the area and halted live poker play. At that time, World Tavern Poker developed eight online leagues. [more …]
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2024 NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star game on February 18, 2024 was unwatchable. By the way, I did not watch it. [more …]
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2024 Dahlgren Trail half-marathon
Today was the start of my 2024 racing season. Until I resolve my current persistent AFIB, today was the start of my 2024 finishing season. [more …]
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30 Year Performance Review
In 30 years, I’ve run over 200 races in our Coldwell Banker Elite Grand Prix. Since the series has common races each year, I decided to look at my results for aging analysis. [more …]
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