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He did it! On April 20 Breathin' Stephen, our Hardluck asthmatic who did the unimaginable and qualified for the Boston Marathon, trekked the entire 26-mile course in 7.5 hours, and crossed the finish line.
Stephen Gaudet, who's daily FEV1 measures about 37% of normal, is an amazin...
Thanks for posting this. I know Steve through his blog and through our own discussions, pretty well. But it will always fill me with pride every time I read of his exploits and achievements. He will not be beaten by his illness-the very fact that he keeps on training and succeeding is his very raison d'etre.
I do understand this mentality first hand too. I'm a severe asthmatic with a similar FEV1 to his, and used to be able to run half marathons almost every weekend. Currently though, I am only able to struggle to keep up a swim programme, a km a day, as well as still working as a teacher albeit p/t now.
Love your blog too!
Sus