Running: A FEVER

RAF480 – Hope for All Mankind

Back on the Lake Fayetteville Trail on a mid-summer day (~93°). After weeks mostly off exercise, Michael walks and talks through getting back toward flying  private pilot license, FAA medicals, and sport-pilot rules that lean on a driver’s license. Also: how aviation and GPS have changed since the 90s, a word on community and hope…

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RAF479 – The Prostate

What is the prostate, what does it do, and what should men know about prostate cancer, BPH (enlarged prostate), and prostatitis? Treatments from lifestyle to meds to TURP. Full post: http://RunningAFEVER.com/479 Check out this episode!

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RAF478 – Restless Leg Syndrome

Restless leg syndrome can make your legs (and sleep) miserable — crawling, creeping, electric feelings that only ease when you move. What it is, risk factors, and what actually helps. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/478 Check out this episode!

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RAF477: Saddle Up Trail at Mt. Kessler – Fayetteville, AR

Today we’re back at Kessler Mountain Regional Park — the Razorback Greenway is still closed after months of work, so Plan B is the Saddle Up Trail through the woods in southwest Fayetteville. It’s a green (easy) multi-use trail with a little mud after the rain, maintained in part by Ozark Off-Road Cyclists. Along the…

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RAF476: Headaches

Lately, I’ve been having headaches. Every day. I suspect it may be related to my recent sinus infection, but I’m not sure. So I thought I would dig into the topic and see what I could find out. I was surprised to find that there are many types of headaches. So I suppose the first…

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RAF475: Why Japan Has So Many People Over 100 Years Old

If you look at the top ten list of the longest-lived people of all time, you’ll notice that three of them are from Japan, more than any other country represented. The second oldest woman of all time was Japanese, Kane Tanaka, over 119 years old when she died. The top ten overall are all women,…

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RAF474: Pickles

So here it is, the episode on pickles. We’re going to go through the definition of a pickle, the history of pickles, the health and diet aspects of it, production, varieties, I don’t know, I just don’t know. We’re going pickle crazy today, and I don’t care if they take me away in a straight…

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RAF473: Kessler Mountain Regional Park

We’re just going to walk around. The last time I was here on the first aborted run, it was a lot colder, and I was less inclined to just kind of cruise around here. But I wasn’t going to achieve my objective. But today, well, it’s a very nice day here at Mount Kessler Regional…

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RAF472: E-bike Decision Points

I do have an upcoming series on cycling in Northwest Arkansas, so I will probably be thinking seriously about getting into the sport around that time. But perhaps sooner, I don’t know. I suppose I could try it at any time. But it’s interesting to me. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/472   Check out…

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RAF471: Tumbleweeds on the Trail

It’s all about living long and loving life. That’s what it’s about. I’m hoping to go for two hours today. Two hours. Got to really ramp it up with this new attitude because it’s starting to pork out and starting to be really kind of annoyed at it. So gotta get some movement in. Gotta…

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