Long Time Gone!

 

Been a good long time since I posted on my blog, so now seems as good a time as any. Had a rough 70 starting with an upper respiratory infection in mid june that turned out to be covid. Went from two weeks of covid to bronchitis, to asthma, back to bronchitis, and back to asthma. 4 months later, still have some mild bronchial inflammation. After many running starts and stops, an ER visit (here) in August, way too many pulmonologist visits and steroid inhalers,  I’ve finally been able to put three slow weeks of running back together. Not very fit, but I don’t race any more since last January’s casino bridge 10K (just to chase a final medal in my 5 year age group). Fitness will return in time. Focused solely on trying to stay in zone 2 HR running (120-129), but as yet, keep sliding into zone 3 at (130-139). Goal is 80% zone 2. So 71 is a few weeks away, and my hope is just some healthy months of putting one slow foot in front of the other…