Saturday, December 14, 2019
St. Nick's 5K
I drove over to College Station this morning and ran the St. Nick's 5K. Did not realize that it was changed to non-timed and non-competitive. According to my watch, I finished in 41:34. HEALTH UPDATE: I have not mentioned my Rhuematoid Arthritis (RA) and Afib for a while and I only bring it up as it affects my running. The only thing I am now taking for the Afib is a blood thinner. After a number of tests, they determined that my Afib is caused by sleep apnea. Yesterday, I picked up a machine for the sleep apnea. I think they refer to it as a CPAP. I started using it last night and was awake off and on all night. I am not sure I can use to wearing a thing over my head and cold air blowing non-stop into my nostrils all night. Maybe, if I keep wearing it, the Afib will go away. I'm also not sure about the RA. I am taking a pill for that. Either the pill is working or my sore and swollen hands and body soreness has just gone away. I just wonder if the sleep apnea is related to the RA diagnosis. For now, I just have to get use to the CPAC. Maybe it will make me run faster.
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Glad you "seem" to be a little better, Ken. Can't imagine sleeping with one of those things you described. Of course, you won't have sleep apnea if you wear it. You never go to sleep. I hope it is related to the Afib and hope you still keep on. Bless you Ken.
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Thanks for your comments, Marvin. Today, I called the place that provided the CPAP and talked to them about it. They said that it usually takes a week to get use to it. We'll see. Hope your Ironman training is going well.
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