Running Archives

26 Apr 2014

Dan’s Story: Running with seizures and not even know it

by Guest Contributor | posted in: Fitness + Epilepsy, Personal Epilepsy Stories, Running | 1

Knee tendinitis, ankles that sprain easily … most marathon runners are nagged by a particular body part that is prone to injury. My nag is my head. I have epilepsy that, for whatever reason, tends to be provoked by running. I’ll be in the middle of a run, cruising along, feeling great, and – bam! – suddenly have a seizure. Bummer when you’re trying to set a personal record.

29 Jan 2014

Running2Live: It’s really stinking cold

by Jessica K. Smith | posted in: Fitness + Epilepsy, Running | 3

Okay, I have to be honest, I haven’t been running these past few weeks. But I have to say it has been really stinkin’ cold. So … Read More

2 Jan 2014

Running stinks but so does SUDEP

by Jessica K. Smith | posted in: About Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Fitness + Epilepsy, Running, SUDEP | 3

I knew the dog would not be a good running partner, but she was a good excuse to get outside. That turned into more of a run/walk/sniff/stop/bark at other dogs/walk/sniff/run/walk. This was not what I had in mind.

29 Dec 2013

SUDEP risk factors and my wakeup call

by Jessica K. Smith | posted in: About Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Running, SUDEP | 2

According to Alicia Goldman, MD, PhD, SUDEP could affect 5-18% people with epilepsy. We are looking at a range of 3,250,000 to 11,700,000 deaths worldwide.