Running: A FEVER

RAF317: Worst Injury EVER!

Achilles was a mythical great Greek warrior, the son of Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis, who, upon his birth, dipped baby Achilles into the River Styx, making him invincible. However, she neglected to let the water cover the heel by which she held him. And so, this was the only part of his body…

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RAF316: I Finally Got COVID

Friday, June 11, 2022, a date that will live in infamy, is when I started having symptoms of covid-19. After 2 years of living cautiously according to CDC guidelines, and a full 2-1/2 years after we first hear about the SARS-COV-2 virus, it’s finally happened. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/316   Photo by Michael…

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RAF315: Stats and Action

Keeping stats is a good idea. It helps me to see my progress and identify areas that need improvement and importantly, areas where I’m doing well. It’s important to recognize when you’re doing a good job. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/315   Photo by Andres Ayrton: https://www.pexels.com/photo/crop-person-on-weight-scales-6550832/   Check out this episode!

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RAF314: Bulking, Cutting, and the Six Meal Plan

At this point in episode 78 I’m focusing a lot on building muscle mass, which is a good part of an overall health plan I think. It can be overdone, as my cardiologist has repeatedly told me. It’s a slow process, and I think the keys are to get enough protein and overall calories and…

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RAF313: Workout Meals to the Extremes

Don’t go to extremes. This is something I’m at times not very good at, for example, the exercise extreme that got me into my current ankle injury. At other times I’m probably too good at it. I make changes at a glacial pace. So I didn’t start with a whole regimen of supplements, before-and-after-workout shakes…

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RAF312: Changing What You Like

Once I went to my primary care physician Dr. Bicak. I told him about my dietician, who kept forgetting I didn’t like avocado. He said I could learn to like it. And I think that’s probably true. But my dislike for it pretty much precludes that because I can’t bring myself to eat it. Not…

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RAF311: T-Shirt Sizes

In the corporate world, I hear this buzzword. It’s not a major buzzword or buzz phrase, like “outside the box”, “unconscious bias”, etc. But in my world, I hear it now and then. It refers to a range of choices. You generally cannot get a size 48 t-shirt. Instead, you get an extra-large. Instead of…

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RAF310: The Temptations

I am better able to handle temptations when I am healthy. That’s not exactly obvious. On its face, that statement might be seen as a mistake that should be stated the other way around: when I am able to handle temptations, I am healthy. In fact, both are true. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/310…

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RAF309: Blessings in Disguise

Makes me sad, I can’t deny it. I want to live a happy and healthy life and I’m not healthy now and not happy. Why? I can’t walk. I love walking. And I’m wracking my brain trying to figure out something I can do with this whole bone spur/Achilles injury. Patience. Read the full post…

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RAF308: The Foot Doctor

Perhaps you’ve heard me talk about how I can’t exercise, walk, etc lately and have wondered why. I suppose this is a good time to say I’ve been seeing the podiatrist again. Last year I came in with the callus, I was calling a corn in episode 72. A procedure he recommended, short of serious…

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