Weather in Yellowknife today is -4C and a touch of snow. The ground is now covered and is icing up nicely. They don’t really plough up here; they just pack it down and through Gravel on top. So you get traction from the gravel that is imbedded in the ice. Mind you at this point still slushy at this point, will be another month before the cold weather comes in.

After a bout of hypertension I finally got it under control. For the life of me I can’t figure why it spiked up to over 140/90+. As a Diabetic you really want your pressure in the 128/80 range or less. Right now I took it last night after getting home and it was 116/56. A touch low but my body should adjust to the Diuretic soon.

It is frustrating to see this happen as I have no control over this particular aspect of hypertension. According to my Dr. and reading on the internet. In about 90% of Hypertension cases there really is no underlying cause they can give you. The other 10% can be controlled by diet and exercise.

While I don’t run very often anymore due to my Chronic Tendonitis, I do simulate the mileage on the elliptical. I am hoping that Physio which starts in a few weeks will help get the tendon to a point I can run again. Meanwhile I stay away from the running, with the hopes of being able to start up again before the end of this year.

This only makes me reflect a bit on the aging process and hard we fight not to age, yet it is inevitable that our bodies will betray us in the end. Statistically I can be as active as I was in my 40’s but will be slower. It’s a fact of life, mind you judging by some of the races I have run there are some mighty fine +50 runners who are not that much slower than the 20 -30 year olds.

Hopefully, I will get well enough to run a few more of the larger races. Maybe a couple of 1/2's, and if I can stay healthy one more marathon, I would like very much to do one more marathon. After which I can stick with ½’s and 10’s.

Here’s Hoping
Harry

Time to start posting again

I know as a blogger I suck, it has been much t0o long between posts, I mean March seems so long now. My running has been non-existent due to Achilles tendonitis. This has been chronic since December last year. It did go down and I started running again for that ½ in Edmonton, but I started hill training and that was the end of that.

The good news of course is that I still exercise 5 days per week on the elliptical. I simulate the running schedule on the elliptical. Right now I do the equivalent of 10 miles (110 minutes) on Sundays. Also simulate temp runs and hill training as well. While this is not optimum it does well enough.

This September brought my first grandson into the world. Tre was born September 14, 2008 in Edson, Alberta. His weight was 7lbs 10oz. We saw him in October at 5 weeks old and he was a real bundle of joy, not to mention gas. He does take after his Grandfather after all.

May brought my Marriage to Angela; we are now formally married and getting ready for our long awaited honeymoon cruise. We were to go on a Tall Ship adventure in the Caribbean but due to lack of interest on curises either side of ours they cancelled our cruise. Now we are off to take a Carnival Cruise line ship. Visiting Jamaica, Cayman Islands and Mexico, sailing out of Miami this cruise takes place in December.

My Fathers health is holding steady, I visited him at the end of June. He seems to be holding his own despite what is going on. We are hoping that he holds out so we can fly Natasha and Tre down in April or May of 2009. We would like to go to England next summer if we can, but we both feel that it is more important that he see his Great Grand Son.

I have a rant in me, but I am saving it for another day.

For now Steady on
Harry