Well I finally picked a new marathon to run. On November 15, I will be doing the San Antonio Rock and Roll Marathon with my oldest son Jason. This will be my 5th marathon and his first and I really can’t believe that he decided to run one! Although I have been running, the serious training starts now. One thing that I don’t like about a fall marathon is training in the summer. One of the major problems that I have with my MS (and a lot of people with MS have it) is getting too overheated. It wears me down real fast. Today I ran 12 miles and by the time I finished it was 80 degrees, so I struggled the last few miles. It’s not bad during the week when I can get in 5 miles or so in the morning. I get out the door at 5:00 and it feels great. It’s harder on the weekend because I like to run with someone when I do a long run, but it’s harder to find someone to run with that early. The best I can do is run with someone at 7:00. I can run by myself, but I can’t seem to do very well at it. It’s probably all in my head, and being that I don’t have many brain cells left, it can mess me up.
My other son Michael, is getting married in two weeks. Yikes! Other than now it will be “official”, it’s not much different than before because they have been shacking up for 2 years or so. They are getting married back in Michigan so it will be nice to get back home and see my dad and daughter.
I was diagnosed with MS about 6 years ago and I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have too many problems associated with it, and the disease has actually slowed down. I took up running 4 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 5 marathons in 3 years and 12 half marathons.
July 11th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
How great that you are running AND with MS. You are an inspiration to me! Keep up the good work & good luck in November.
July 12th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Thanks Gina!
July 24th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Hey Dave.. congrats on your marathons with MS.. Great accomplishment. I also have MS and am an avid runner. I was diagnosed in 1993, but suffered very few of the effects until 2000. Started Copaxone then and also started running more seriously. Since 2000 I’ve run 10 marathons. I love running and especially running marathons. I agree with you and the heat too.. it wears me out. I was just in Denver last weekend and was wondering about that marathon. I’m lining up a fall marathon, but haven’t decided on one yet.
Good luck with your running. Maybe we’ll cross paths someday.
July 25th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Hey Bill,
Thanks for stopping by. The Denver Marathon is a decent race, but it can be a struggle if you’re not used to the elevation here. One year it was 35 degrees and freezing rain! But for most years, the weather is perfect. Congrats on running 10 marathons so far. That is awesome.
July 31st, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Hey Dave,
Thanks for the warning on the Denver Marathon. I was wondering about the Elevation.. maybe I’d better pick one that I don’t have to worry about that part of it. I’ll be doing the MS150 here next month, after that, It’ll be all running probably.
Take care and good luck!
October 24th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I share your concerns about overheating with MS (my first exacerbation was while working out on a step maching). Check out www.shopx-bionic.com/why-x-bionic. This company makes clothing that keeps your core temperature regulated even at extremes like 125 degrees. Good luck!