COMMUTE 9.2 miles
I went for a ride last night, and this morning my right hip was back to hurting. Sure it could be the track run yesterday morning. Sure it could be the Hips 7-Ways exercise I did. But it could also be the ride. What, you don't see a ride in the logs? OOOHHHH hahahahahaha not that type of ride!
Lots to say here. See if I can get it all.
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Cholesterol results back last night:
Now: Total 174; TG 112; HDL 70; LDL 82; Non 104
2014: Total 200; TG 64 ; HDL 91; LDL 96; Non 109
Wow, The TGs went up, but I'm guessing because I've been eating more sugars lately and 5 hours before the test had rice cakes for my run. They still within good range.
All CMP results within normal parameters.
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Now that I know (pretty certain anyway) that I'm not going to have to buy into the muy expensive anti-PCSK9 inhibitor drug, I have extra money to work with JeffH again?
I've realized the source of my hesitation in working with him again, even though I want to -- I've build my little walls so I feel secure, and he'll knock those walls over with his logic.
Get through this race first.
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Finally got around to looking up the Hips 7-Ways exercise and tried it last night. BE and I were talking about hip mobility yesterday at the track. I found that while the 7 exercises don't induce specific pain, even with a potential hip/muscle injury, I do have a remarkable weakness on the right side to the do the forward bicycle exercise!
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Started packing for the race last night, have the basement stuff carried up. I M'd my way through the last of the protein powder - boo - and was feeling a bit off. Then SO texts, he has plants for me, he's coming by! First time in ....since February? Wow, so I'm nerved up, not sure why so late and what this is. All good. And those hands.................melt
But my poor hip!
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Some issues packing for the race, I don't want to set up a Crebain situation, so I'm hesitant to decide on a recipe for pre and post meals. And for the in-race stuff, not inspired yet. What's going on?
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It's the end of July. ALREADY?! Happy to report 62 days of no Balrog. 41 days of no CrebainAzucar. And through the month, a full solid 8 days of no Monster and 18 days total. Assuming my box checking was accurate. Sometimes it's not.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Paint Your Station Wagon
RUN 4 miles? in 1 hour?
BIKE COMMUTE 13.8 miles
Well today was my first test of the hip/ab/groin injury, and I'm feeling much better about things afterwards. No, it still hurts. But yes, I think I can get thisrace run event in and be OK. Is gonna hurt tho.
A sushi-powered run (he says protein good to heal my hip, we'll see) (I can't argue the logic though), post-rain and nice and cool. The sun's slow hesitancy to rise as summer deepens now means that we don't see direct sunlight until later in the run. Boo for shortening days.
I got a walk lap in, another walk lab, then started a brief jog partway in. I was nervous to start, knowing that it would either open or close a door I needed to get through either way.
Careful start, and it hurts but right now it's in the 'really uncomfortable' zone and not in the pain zone. Is that denial?
We did almost a nothing workout. Jog a lap, walk 100 meters. Do some light run drills. (amazingly, the run drills hurt LESS than running?!) Lots of chatting. Last night at the Muny he saw Paint Your Wagon, and I got asking about how much freedom a local theater has to alter/update a production. Like, can they do a Paint Your Station Wagon to make it 1970 instead of 1870? Haha, sometimes yes!
A few hours later, typing this, I'm aware of the area, it's a little more uncomfortable than yesterday, but it's OK.
Oooh that's denial.
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Blood work today for comprehensive metabolic and lipids. I've been a bit stressed on this, feeling like it's a test I need to pass. It's out of mind for the most part, now that the blood draw is done there's nothing I can do to change the result. Like there was anything I could do anyway to change the result? It is what it is.
But I keep thinking if it comes back with high LDL levels, what then!?
BIKE COMMUTE 13.8 miles
Well today was my first test of the hip/ab/groin injury, and I'm feeling much better about things afterwards. No, it still hurts. But yes, I think I can get this
A sushi-powered run (he says protein good to heal my hip, we'll see) (I can't argue the logic though), post-rain and nice and cool. The sun's slow hesitancy to rise as summer deepens now means that we don't see direct sunlight until later in the run. Boo for shortening days.
I got a walk lap in, another walk lab, then started a brief jog partway in. I was nervous to start, knowing that it would either open or close a door I needed to get through either way.
Careful start, and it hurts but right now it's in the 'really uncomfortable' zone and not in the pain zone. Is that denial?
We did almost a nothing workout. Jog a lap, walk 100 meters. Do some light run drills. (amazingly, the run drills hurt LESS than running?!) Lots of chatting. Last night at the Muny he saw Paint Your Wagon, and I got asking about how much freedom a local theater has to alter/update a production. Like, can they do a Paint Your Station Wagon to make it 1970 instead of 1870? Haha, sometimes yes!
A few hours later, typing this, I'm aware of the area, it's a little more uncomfortable than yesterday, but it's OK.
Oooh that's denial.
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Blood work today for comprehensive metabolic and lipids. I've been a bit stressed on this, feeling like it's a test I need to pass. It's out of mind for the most part, now that the blood draw is done there's nothing I can do to change the result. Like there was anything I could do anyway to change the result? It is what it is.
But I keep thinking if it comes back with high LDL levels, what then!?
Monday, July 29, 2019
So what do I do now
BIKE 80 mins and 20 miles, 16:39, 16:14, 15:57
COMMUTE in morning rain 9.2 miles
Woke up feeling OK but flat again, and yet turned out a great ride. How much of this is mental?
BE back from seeing new grandbaby and me fresh off a weekend of no running. I was surprised by the first interval time, usually we're closer to 17. The goal for the last one was to "crack 16". Crack it, we did!
Conversations of baby, They Called the Wind Mariah (a song in his Muny tonight!), Hedy Lamar and Danica something movies in his Amazon box of books and DVDs, and the usual more. There was something along our usual lines of "how did we get here" but I can't recall it at the moment. The convo just flows, natural and fast.
Dry ride, but by the time I left for work it started to rain. But not much, enough to get wet but not soaked. Hopefully my gear dries before the ride home.
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Regarding the title, yesterday I looked at whether a functional medicine doctor is my next best bet. Going out to restaurant with Lev, who doesn't know my story and I'm telling him first-time all-new makes me realize how limited I am. I'm not unhappy about it, but I don't feel good either.
Functional medicine as I'm reading it seems too woo-woo for me. Aromatherapy, coping counseling on some sites. Others IgG and IgA testing, stool samples, more, and that's where I'll continue to research. But maybe after the race.
I keep saying I'm going to do "something" but don't want to do it in race season. But what would I change? That's where I'm stuck, I don't know what do to next. I'm paralyzed by information.
Do I think it's a gut thing? Hormones, immune system, mental, toxicity? Ugh. I think gut thing, maybe bleeding into an immune thing. It's not "immune" as in allergy. Well thinking it though, what about the "celiac" problem that keeps circling around. Again, ugh.
COMMUTE in morning rain 9.2 miles
Woke up feeling OK but flat again, and yet turned out a great ride. How much of this is mental?
BE back from seeing new grandbaby and me fresh off a weekend of no running. I was surprised by the first interval time, usually we're closer to 17. The goal for the last one was to "crack 16". Crack it, we did!
Conversations of baby, They Called the Wind Mariah (a song in his Muny tonight!), Hedy Lamar and Danica something movies in his Amazon box of books and DVDs, and the usual more. There was something along our usual lines of "how did we get here" but I can't recall it at the moment. The convo just flows, natural and fast.
Dry ride, but by the time I left for work it started to rain. But not much, enough to get wet but not soaked. Hopefully my gear dries before the ride home.
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Regarding the title, yesterday I looked at whether a functional medicine doctor is my next best bet. Going out to restaurant with Lev, who doesn't know my story and I'm telling him first-time all-new makes me realize how limited I am. I'm not unhappy about it, but I don't feel good either.
Functional medicine as I'm reading it seems too woo-woo for me. Aromatherapy, coping counseling on some sites. Others IgG and IgA testing, stool samples, more, and that's where I'll continue to research. But maybe after the race.
I keep saying I'm going to do "something" but don't want to do it in race season. But what would I change? That's where I'm stuck, I don't know what do to next. I'm paralyzed by information.
Do I think it's a gut thing? Hormones, immune system, mental, toxicity? Ugh. I think gut thing, maybe bleeding into an immune thing. It's not "immune" as in allergy. Well thinking it though, what about the "celiac" problem that keeps circling around. Again, ugh.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
terribly restless weekend, of rest
Saturday BIKE 29 miles in about 2 hours, MCT
And that was it. Well M was there all weekend. Bastard. Come back to him later.
I rested. I walked the dog Saturday morning dressed to run, knowing I wouldn't but knowing I'd try. The walk felt OK, definitely not perfect. Once that done, back out to loop Benton Park. Started out walking, was OK again, started a light jog. Not great. OK, maybe less than OK, I could do it, but it didn't feel good.
Not gonna lie, that was a stressful loop. I wanted more, but there's more to this.
I feel awful. I don't mean the hip and abs issue. I mean my energy, mental and physical. Flat. Underwater. Headache. Bloating and pain in the gut. Unmotivated. And kinda thinking that I really don't want to run. Did last weekend of 25+10 burn me out that much? Was that really only a week ago? Feels like weeks have gone by.
It led to stress, stress that's been building. But since I have no energy, and no energy outlet like running, I'm in this bad place. I would venture a guess that's why M came back after about 10 days. Full gas, as they say.
As a surprise LevA asked if I was riding today, said I was, so once I was done at work we planned an MCT ride. I needed the stress relief, but it was hot out, and SO rightfully told me to lay off a ride. This ride went longer than I expected, and since we caught the sun setting it cooled off substantially. But I think I dehydrated here again.
Near the end of the ride, I joked that he could buy my political vote for one penny. He countered, in his bid to find a food I can eat, for sushi dinner. I can eat sushi!! So to my total surprise I accepted the invite to an all you can eat sushi bar. Holy shit, we had LOT of sushi. The first plate 14" square at least, maybe 16-18, FULL of nigiri. Octopus, salmon, yellowtail, and.... a white fish. Followed by masaga egg rolls. Followed by MORE this time mackerel (my favorite!) and albacore and eel (had sauce, so no go for me) and .... oh yeah squid. OMG I could have eaten all night, but I was so full. I started leaving the rice behind. Did NOT leave wasabi behind though, yum!
To bed late (11!) and then sleep in.
No run :(
Didn't even try, figured the more I rest the better. Was another hot day, so I opted out of a ride and his offer of 6 mile run (he did almost 19!). Instead met for his Middle Eastern post run lunch (none for me) and then Ted Drewe's. Great conversation, kept me out of my head too. But not away from M goddammit. Felt like hours. Of M.
NUMERICS sad to report. Almost 4 hours of
BIKE 48.5 miles
RUN 3 miles
COMMUTE 47.4 miles.
And that was it. Well M was there all weekend. Bastard. Come back to him later.
I rested. I walked the dog Saturday morning dressed to run, knowing I wouldn't but knowing I'd try. The walk felt OK, definitely not perfect. Once that done, back out to loop Benton Park. Started out walking, was OK again, started a light jog. Not great. OK, maybe less than OK, I could do it, but it didn't feel good.
Not gonna lie, that was a stressful loop. I wanted more, but there's more to this.
I feel awful. I don't mean the hip and abs issue. I mean my energy, mental and physical. Flat. Underwater. Headache. Bloating and pain in the gut. Unmotivated. And kinda thinking that I really don't want to run. Did last weekend of 25+10 burn me out that much? Was that really only a week ago? Feels like weeks have gone by.
It led to stress, stress that's been building. But since I have no energy, and no energy outlet like running, I'm in this bad place. I would venture a guess that's why M came back after about 10 days. Full gas, as they say.
As a surprise LevA asked if I was riding today, said I was, so once I was done at work we planned an MCT ride. I needed the stress relief, but it was hot out, and SO rightfully told me to lay off a ride. This ride went longer than I expected, and since we caught the sun setting it cooled off substantially. But I think I dehydrated here again.
Near the end of the ride, I joked that he could buy my political vote for one penny. He countered, in his bid to find a food I can eat, for sushi dinner. I can eat sushi!! So to my total surprise I accepted the invite to an all you can eat sushi bar. Holy shit, we had LOT of sushi. The first plate 14" square at least, maybe 16-18, FULL of nigiri. Octopus, salmon, yellowtail, and.... a white fish. Followed by masaga egg rolls. Followed by MORE this time mackerel (my favorite!) and albacore and eel (had sauce, so no go for me) and .... oh yeah squid. OMG I could have eaten all night, but I was so full. I started leaving the rice behind. Did NOT leave wasabi behind though, yum!
To bed late (11!) and then sleep in.
No run :(
Didn't even try, figured the more I rest the better. Was another hot day, so I opted out of a ride and his offer of 6 mile run (he did almost 19!). Instead met for his Middle Eastern post run lunch (none for me) and then Ted Drewe's. Great conversation, kept me out of my head too. But not away from M goddammit. Felt like hours. Of M.
NUMERICS sad to report. Almost 4 hours of
BIKE 48.5 miles
RUN 3 miles
COMMUTE 47.4 miles.
Friday, July 26, 2019
Chimp brain
BIKE COMMUTE the 4 or so miles from Don Brown
My other bike is a Chevy. Haha. Truck needs oil change and state inspections. I have only next week to finish that. Supposedly I can do this online. We'll see.
The questions and mild stress of maybe-maybe-maybe having an injury of some sort has me a bit on edge. The inability to burn off energy, to get energy from doing something, the lack of usual schedule, the unknown, the wondering....adds up.
Not running at all again today, Friday is my "rest"day anyway.
It's much better than Monday and Tuesday. Much. But still there. Sometimes when I'm walking I can feel the pull and I'm aware of it. I'd put it 1-2 on the pain scale. Barely there. Earlier in the week it hurt to walk especially after sitting or resting. No not at all. But when I jog across the street with the dog, it's there.
And of course the "you knew better" "you were told this would happen" "what did you think would happen" "they told you not to" keeps scripting through my head.
Chimp brain. Wants sugar. Wants to go back to bed and hide. Wants comfort. Haha, that came in the form of Fruity Pebbles cereal this morning. Had a few servs, then garbaged the rest.
Keep resting. Have faith.
My other bike is a Chevy. Haha. Truck needs oil change and state inspections. I have only next week to finish that. Supposedly I can do this online. We'll see.
The questions and mild stress of maybe-maybe-maybe having an injury of some sort has me a bit on edge. The inability to burn off energy, to get energy from doing something, the lack of usual schedule, the unknown, the wondering....adds up.
Not running at all again today, Friday is my "rest"day anyway.
It's much better than Monday and Tuesday. Much. But still there. Sometimes when I'm walking I can feel the pull and I'm aware of it. I'd put it 1-2 on the pain scale. Barely there. Earlier in the week it hurt to walk especially after sitting or resting. No not at all. But when I jog across the street with the dog, it's there.
And of course the "you knew better" "you were told this would happen" "what did you think would happen" "they told you not to" keeps scripting through my head.
Chimp brain. Wants sugar. Wants to go back to bed and hide. Wants comfort. Haha, that came in the form of Fruity Pebbles cereal this morning. Had a few servs, then garbaged the rest.
Keep resting. Have faith.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Did not run today
RUN 0 miles in 0 time units
BIKE COMMUTE 9.2 miles
Woke up feeling heavy and tired, maybe shoulda slept in but I got up after a quick snooze. Decided to dress for the run and see how I felt. Happily I had all lunch and veg packed night before, so I had the morning to focus on how I felt. Didn't even feel like running. So, took the doggie with me and after seeing the group take off we walked around Fo Pa until they came back.
Still don't even feel like running. Heavy, mild headache, sluggy. But the hip -- MUCH better but not 100%. More like went from 30% good to 80% good, but I'm thinking that going right back out there right now would only put me back in the hole.
In my head, yesterday was "off" because I didn't run. But I bike. And it was a tired bike. And my commutes have no spark or fizz. My legs are burnt out and flat-energy. So don't go running tomorrow either! REST.
In good news, DrR next door has started running again!! He's shooting for CIM in December. YAY!
BIKE COMMUTE 9.2 miles
Woke up feeling heavy and tired, maybe shoulda slept in but I got up after a quick snooze. Decided to dress for the run and see how I felt. Happily I had all lunch and veg packed night before, so I had the morning to focus on how I felt. Didn't even feel like running. So, took the doggie with me and after seeing the group take off we walked around Fo Pa until they came back.
Still don't even feel like running. Heavy, mild headache, sluggy. But the hip -- MUCH better but not 100%. More like went from 30% good to 80% good, but I'm thinking that going right back out there right now would only put me back in the hole.
In my head, yesterday was "off" because I didn't run. But I bike. And it was a tired bike. And my commutes have no spark or fizz. My legs are burnt out and flat-energy. So don't go running tomorrow either! REST.
In good news, DrR next door has started running again!! He's shooting for CIM in December. YAY!
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Bike instead of run. good idea.
BIKE 1:17 and 20 miles, 3x TGP intervals: 17:14, 16:39, 16:14 or something like that
COMMUTE 9.2 miles
The training plan called for 8 miles today, and it took ZERO convincing to ride today instead. Wow, is about all I can say on that. My level of fatigue, both mental and physical, combined with poor sleep and low appetite, have me in full need of rest.
So, last night I packed to ride instead of run. And I had ZERO doubt it was right, didn't set out run clothes too "just in case I felt up to a run instead". Nope. Ride.
Both left and right sides hurt/pain/discomfort in the hips. Left side is new and likely a compensation issue. The discomfort is right in the joint-space, the ball and socket. But not like I had with the labral tear. The right side, after some googling and testing seems to be a groin issue, involving an adductor (test of lying on affected side and lifting leg up off floor) as well as or connected to an abdominal muscle. Sit up don't hurt though, so I'm not as sure on that one. Either way, full rest on the run. Even walking can be uncomfortable at first.
The ride was great, I thought about inviting BE but wanted my Wednesday alone time with my music. The sun is rising later now, as I crossed Gravois at 5:55-ish it wasn't over the downtown horizon yet. Boo. Time marches on.
Goals were to get in 90-ish mins of aerobic work to replace the run, don't stand on the bike as that pushes the sore muscles, and don't overdo it in a bid to get a harder workout. All accomplished.
I could feel fatigue in my quads right away, and this was even worse later in the morning when I commuted in. Focused on bike form, big circles, whether I was doing anything different with the pain and discomfort. I had good interval times though, and I'm happy with the drops in time I had. Certainly no 15:14 like we had last week!
Should I run tomorrow? Think on it!! Remember, missing one run tomorrow will NOT ruin your race.
COMMUTE 9.2 miles
The training plan called for 8 miles today, and it took ZERO convincing to ride today instead. Wow, is about all I can say on that. My level of fatigue, both mental and physical, combined with poor sleep and low appetite, have me in full need of rest.
So, last night I packed to ride instead of run. And I had ZERO doubt it was right, didn't set out run clothes too "just in case I felt up to a run instead". Nope. Ride.
Both left and right sides hurt/pain/discomfort in the hips. Left side is new and likely a compensation issue. The discomfort is right in the joint-space, the ball and socket. But not like I had with the labral tear. The right side, after some googling and testing seems to be a groin issue, involving an adductor (test of lying on affected side and lifting leg up off floor) as well as or connected to an abdominal muscle. Sit up don't hurt though, so I'm not as sure on that one. Either way, full rest on the run. Even walking can be uncomfortable at first.
The ride was great, I thought about inviting BE but wanted my Wednesday alone time with my music. The sun is rising later now, as I crossed Gravois at 5:55-ish it wasn't over the downtown horizon yet. Boo. Time marches on.
Goals were to get in 90-ish mins of aerobic work to replace the run, don't stand on the bike as that pushes the sore muscles, and don't overdo it in a bid to get a harder workout. All accomplished.
I could feel fatigue in my quads right away, and this was even worse later in the morning when I commuted in. Focused on bike form, big circles, whether I was doing anything different with the pain and discomfort. I had good interval times though, and I'm happy with the drops in time I had. Certainly no 15:14 like we had last week!
Should I run tomorrow? Think on it!! Remember, missing one run tomorrow will NOT ruin your race.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Soooooo tired. And groin pain
RUN only 3 miles
BIKE COMMUTE 13.8 miles
Poor sleep last night, been that way the past few nights. I've been hitting the diphenhydramine for it, don't like that idea but that's what it's been. I woke up around 4am to the dog wanting out, went back to bed and woke up later with twilight in the window! 5:38am! My phone volume was down. So out the door (thumbs up for pre packing last night) and to the track on time.
MikeS showed up as I did, then BE, and we got three WU laps in. My right groin hurts, no doubt about it. Worst when starting the walk to run. Doesn't hurt on stairs or to lift the leg, or to bike until I stand up. I'll keep detailing it as I go. And the golf ball shaped and sized bruise on the left leg from where I hit the bike pedal last week decided to complain this morning too. When BE suggested a 2x 600-400-200 on 200 walk rest, I was disappointed in the short distance but knew it was best for me.
MS rocked his intervals, lapped me. BE was ahead of me but waited. 2 CD laps and done. Oooh, this hurt.
Should I run the 8 tomorrow? Or rest, do the TGP ride instead. Think on it!!!! Think long term, not just Wednesday.
BIKE COMMUTE 13.8 miles
Poor sleep last night, been that way the past few nights. I've been hitting the diphenhydramine for it, don't like that idea but that's what it's been. I woke up around 4am to the dog wanting out, went back to bed and woke up later with twilight in the window! 5:38am! My phone volume was down. So out the door (thumbs up for pre packing last night) and to the track on time.
MikeS showed up as I did, then BE, and we got three WU laps in. My right groin hurts, no doubt about it. Worst when starting the walk to run. Doesn't hurt on stairs or to lift the leg, or to bike until I stand up. I'll keep detailing it as I go. And the golf ball shaped and sized bruise on the left leg from where I hit the bike pedal last week decided to complain this morning too. When BE suggested a 2x 600-400-200 on 200 walk rest, I was disappointed in the short distance but knew it was best for me.
MS rocked his intervals, lapped me. BE was ahead of me but waited. 2 CD laps and done. Oooh, this hurt.
Should I run the 8 tomorrow? Or rest, do the TGP ride instead. Think on it!!!! Think long term, not just Wednesday.
Monday, July 22, 2019
Rained out ride. Rolling in the deep.
COMMUTE 2 miles from FoPa to work.
No ride, woke up to the whisper of rain that I didn't know was coming.
Up at 4:45, but groggy. Still wanted to ride! But it was a steady rain, and at 5:15 I texted a cancel to BE. Then back to bed until 7am. That felt great. I have trouble sleeping after these long runs, I'm so tired I can't sleep. This was probably for the better. It's day 1 of my 2 week taper, I'm tired, I need to let the weekend gains
No commute either, since I drove in. Didn't feel safe being so groggy in the rain. Yet I thought I wanted to ride?
Maybe I'll get a ride in later this afternoon? Cuz it's damned nice and sunny out right now.
Driving in this morning, caught this song, add to Songlist.
That first line sums up this past weekend. And it's now 1 week without Monster. 51 days no Balrog.
And I just learned -- 31 days no Crebain/Azuc. God damned.
New music Monday! :)
No ride, woke up to the whisper of rain that I didn't know was coming.
Up at 4:45, but groggy. Still wanted to ride! But it was a steady rain, and at 5:15 I texted a cancel to BE. Then back to bed until 7am. That felt great. I have trouble sleeping after these long runs, I'm so tired I can't sleep. This was probably for the better. It's day 1 of my 2 week taper, I'm tired, I need to let the weekend gains
No commute either, since I drove in. Didn't feel safe being so groggy in the rain. Yet I thought I wanted to ride?
Maybe I'll get a ride in later this afternoon? Cuz it's damned nice and sunny out right now.
Driving in this morning, caught this song, add to Songlist.
Don't underestimate the things that I will doThere's a fire starting in my heartReaching a fever pitch and its bringing me out the darkThere's a fire starting in my heart
That first line sums up this past weekend. And it's now 1 week without Monster. 51 days no Balrog.
And I just learned -- 31 days no Crebain/Azuc. God damned.
New music Monday! :)
There's a fire starting in my heartReaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the darkFinally I can see you crystal clearGo 'head and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare
Sunday, July 21, 2019
46 & 2. I wanna feel the change consume me
My shadow's
Shedding skin and
I've been picking
Scabs again.
I'm down
Digging through
My old muscles
Looking for a clue.
I've been picking
Scabs again.
I'm down
Digging through
My old muscles
Looking for a clue.
I've been crawling on my belly
Clearing out what could've been.
I've been wallowing in my own confused
And insecure delusions
For a piece to cross me over
Or a word to guide me in.
I wanna feel the changes coming down.
I wanna know what I've been hiding in
Clearing out what could've been.
I've been wallowing in my own confused
And insecure delusions
For a piece to cross me over
Or a word to guide me in.
I wanna feel the changes coming down.
I wanna know what I've been hiding in
My shadow.
Change is coming through my shadow.
My shadow's shedding skin
I've been picking
My scabs again.
Change is coming through my shadow.
My shadow's shedding skin
I've been picking
My scabs again.
I've been crawling on my belly
Clearing out what could've been.
I've been wallowing in my own chaotic
And insecure delusions.
Clearing out what could've been.
I've been wallowing in my own chaotic
And insecure delusions.
I wanna feel the change consume me,
Feel the outside turning in.
I wanna feel the metamorphosis and
Cleansing I've endured within
Feel the outside turning in.
I wanna feel the metamorphosis and
Cleansing I've endured within
My shadow
Change is coming.
Now is my time.
Listen to my muscle memory.
Contemplate what I've been clinging to.
Forty-six and two ahead of me.
Change is coming.
Now is my time.
Listen to my muscle memory.
Contemplate what I've been clinging to.
Forty-six and two ahead of me.
This was the harder run. Mentally.
RUN 10 miles in 2:02, pace 12:10 m/m
Ave HR 117 Ave cad 159
Much lower HR than yesterday, but same cadence.
Time in zones, my new metric to analyze:
44% or 54 mins in zone 1
19% or 24 mins in zone 2
Leaving about 30 mins in zone 0. Thus explaining the low HR average.
Now interestingly, yesterday's pace was 11:58, effectively the same as today. 12 seconds per mile over 25 miles is.. 300 seconds or 5 minutes. Hmmm. How is the HR so much lower today?
Another HOT morning and the heat advisory was extended into tonight. I really started late on this run, and was wavering on whether or not I should even do it. The right hip flexor (or whatever it is that hurts down the front of my lower abs/hip) really does hurt, but mostly when I'm walking the dog or still for too long. It does loosen up and feel OK pretty quickly.
But I knew that today's run was the critical one for ultra training. This is the run that hurts more, takes more mental effort, and is where the real money is. So I decided that walk or run or mix, I was doing 10 miles. My mind even tried for the "let's go to the YMCA so as to stay cooler" distraction. Shut up head.
I walked the first minutes, try to run but hip hurt, walk, try again, walk, try again. Finally got into it, following for the most part the same course as yesterday. Hahaha, I told myself that the 10-mile cheater run my head wanted to run yesterday can be today's run? Shut up head, you lose.
Once I got going, I felt fine. Steady sub-11 for most of the run, I "let" myself walk whenever I wanted to figuring that Badger and Hennepin would get the same treatment.
I wound up to Lafayette Park and did mini out-n-backs until I hit 8.3 (it's 1.7 miles home from the park corner) and then home with my new Tool songs as my reward. YES!
Same as yesterday, tried to nap and drink a lot and rest. Ran my errands, clean the house, work in yard, felt great! I'll also add that I still haven't yet turned on the AC in the house yet, and it's not bothering like you'd think it would.
LESSON for the week: YOU CAN DO THIS
NUMERICS. 11:51 for the week, doesn't count commute
SWIM LOL
BIKE 20.4 miles
RUN 55.5 miles
COMMUTE 43.6
Ave HR 117 Ave cad 159
Much lower HR than yesterday, but same cadence.
Time in zones, my new metric to analyze:
44% or 54 mins in zone 1
19% or 24 mins in zone 2
Leaving about 30 mins in zone 0. Thus explaining the low HR average.
Now interestingly, yesterday's pace was 11:58, effectively the same as today. 12 seconds per mile over 25 miles is.. 300 seconds or 5 minutes. Hmmm. How is the HR so much lower today?
Another HOT morning and the heat advisory was extended into tonight. I really started late on this run, and was wavering on whether or not I should even do it. The right hip flexor (or whatever it is that hurts down the front of my lower abs/hip) really does hurt, but mostly when I'm walking the dog or still for too long. It does loosen up and feel OK pretty quickly.
But I knew that today's run was the critical one for ultra training. This is the run that hurts more, takes more mental effort, and is where the real money is. So I decided that walk or run or mix, I was doing 10 miles. My mind even tried for the "let's go to the YMCA so as to stay cooler" distraction. Shut up head.
I walked the first minutes, try to run but hip hurt, walk, try again, walk, try again. Finally got into it, following for the most part the same course as yesterday. Hahaha, I told myself that the 10-mile cheater run my head wanted to run yesterday can be today's run? Shut up head, you lose.
Once I got going, I felt fine. Steady sub-11 for most of the run, I "let" myself walk whenever I wanted to figuring that Badger and Hennepin would get the same treatment.
I wound up to Lafayette Park and did mini out-n-backs until I hit 8.3 (it's 1.7 miles home from the park corner) and then home with my new Tool songs as my reward. YES!
Same as yesterday, tried to nap and drink a lot and rest. Ran my errands, clean the house, work in yard, felt great! I'll also add that I still haven't yet turned on the AC in the house yet, and it's not bothering like you'd think it would.
LESSON for the week: YOU CAN DO THIS
NUMERICS. 11:51 for the week, doesn't count commute
SWIM LOL
BIKE 20.4 miles
RUN 55.5 miles
COMMUTE 43.6
Saturday, July 20, 2019
"You Are Enough"
RUN 25 miles in 4:59:16
Ave HR 130 Ave cad 160
1:22 or 27% in Zone 1 114-126
2:18 or 46% in Zone 2 127-139
1:00 or 20% in Zone 3 140-153
That adds up to 4 hours and 40 mins, leaving another 20 mins and what I'm guessing is Zone 0, or below 114. I didn't set these zones, but I can use them as a guide since an average over 5 hours is not the best data analysis. And I'm hoping to get a peek into how much time I spent running vs walking.
Runs like this are hard to write up, and as much as I love detailing it there just isn't a need to. Up early to start early since there's a heat advisory this weekend. I got started at 5:23, later than planned. Can't remember what delayed me now. I had a vague route in mind that I sketched on MapMyRun on Friday, but my goals were straightforward:
I think part of my delay was in figuring out where to run. I initially thought more Katy Trail. But I just didn't have it in me today, wasn't inspired. I wanted to run soft surface, so Forest Park was an option. I calculated 4 loops would do it. But I didn't feel like driving. But to run around the neighborhood, to get all those miles, without really going anywhere... ugh. What's my aversion to driving?!
Once decided I was good to go. Nutrition mostly in prior night and pre-run meals - a huge ass potato and fruit. On board nutrition was 2 powerbar and a gel. I smartly brought my new collapsible cup to aid in refilling the camelbak from water fountains. This was great idea, also worked to dump water on my arms and head.
Miles 1-5. Cherokee, Lemp, Brewery, Chouteau. I brought my headlamp but didn't need it, took me some time to warm up into this (ironically...) and struggled with thinking about continuing.
Miles 6-10. Broadway, Soulard market, Lafayette, QT. Miles 6-7 had me thinking I could just boop home right now and run 25 tomorrow. It was a mental game, the head would say "the 10-miler after the 25-miler is actually the harder one to run because you're already tired. Get the 10 out of the way now, and run 25 tomorrow!). Oooh this is logical, as I found last week the back-to-back is damned hard. But I kept on. Loopty loo around Lafayette, refill the water, focus on taking a break at fixed times and miles to simulate the aid stations. Decided the extra mileage to the QT and Jeff and Chot was worth the bathroom break. Picked up some run fuel, bathroom. Back at it.
Miles 11-15. Gate, Compton, Shaw, MOBot. The run fuel was a distraction. I ate almost off it right away for something to do. Not a good idea, these run treats of mini Reese's pieces, bit o honey, and a delicious but hard to eat double chocolate chuck rice krispies bar (all for $2.06!). At the mental health facility at Shaw and Grand I passed signs that said "Breath" and "You are enough". Wonder what that means. Keep going to MoBOT wind around to TGP, and down to single digits!
Miles 16-20. TGP, MoBOT, TGP. The heat of the day was rapidly increasing. And my headphones were emitting "low battery signals". I was going to lose my podcast distraction, and oddly enough when it did go out I barely missed it. Maybe it's not a good distraction either? I stayed in the shade, relooping MoBOT for the soft path along Alfred. Bathroom stop at 20 miles.
Miles 21-25. TGP, TGP, home. I stayed in TGP for the shade. I had some clementine oranges with me and these became a yummy treat for when I hit goals. I was definitely walking more, and you can see it in the Garmin track as the blue pace chart becomes more fragmented. But I was please to see that even when I did walk "a lot" the pace was still 13-14 minutes. I was expecting much worse. So this was good to learn -- that walking really doesn't add all that much.
The last miles were along Arsenal, HOT. Full sun, walking, dripping even more. My feet kinda hurt (of course they did) but no other real complaints. I picked up a book at the neighborhood book box (W is for Wasted), and rounded out my run feeling wiped and great.
I'd thought about getting bags of ice to do an ice bath (inspired by SO) but I still didn't want to drive. I didn't go anywhere the rest of the day, except to walk the dog. Cold shower, lots of time in bed trying to nap but reading my book instead, I might have slept. But to my surprise I kept moving and felt great!
Drank LOTS of water, ate OK. Pain report: right side hip flexor? hurts and that's been hurting a few runs now. I irritated it recently when I coughed while running and it seemed to pull something in the lower abdomen/hip area. At least it seems that way. Hurts when I start running and try to lift leg, hurts to stand up, tightens up when I don't move for awhile. Feet hurt of course, all the little soft tissues are tired. Right ankle, medial side some pain from what seems a tired soft tissue.
Looking back, I'm surprised at how good my upper back held up. My gut held up OK. And I didn't have other major issues!
Ave HR 130 Ave cad 160
1:22 or 27% in Zone 1 114-126
2:18 or 46% in Zone 2 127-139
1:00 or 20% in Zone 3 140-153
That adds up to 4 hours and 40 mins, leaving another 20 mins and what I'm guessing is Zone 0, or below 114. I didn't set these zones, but I can use them as a guide since an average over 5 hours is not the best data analysis. And I'm hoping to get a peek into how much time I spent running vs walking.
Runs like this are hard to write up, and as much as I love detailing it there just isn't a need to. Up early to start early since there's a heat advisory this weekend. I got started at 5:23, later than planned. Can't remember what delayed me now. I had a vague route in mind that I sketched on MapMyRun on Friday, but my goals were straightforward:
- SLOW THE FUCK DOWN. It's hard to walk, as soon as I walk I feel like I should be running again so it's not always a restful walk. So I kinda thought 5 hours would be the longest I should be out there, I wasn't aiming for it, but I hit the goal dead on there.
- Stay out of the sun. Wore my hat backwards, and decided that if I was squinting in the sun, then I needed to find shade. This worked.
- And to finish. Without injury and something left in the tank for tomorrow's 10-miler.
I think part of my delay was in figuring out where to run. I initially thought more Katy Trail. But I just didn't have it in me today, wasn't inspired. I wanted to run soft surface, so Forest Park was an option. I calculated 4 loops would do it. But I didn't feel like driving. But to run around the neighborhood, to get all those miles, without really going anywhere... ugh. What's my aversion to driving?!
Once decided I was good to go. Nutrition mostly in prior night and pre-run meals - a huge ass potato and fruit. On board nutrition was 2 powerbar and a gel. I smartly brought my new collapsible cup to aid in refilling the camelbak from water fountains. This was great idea, also worked to dump water on my arms and head.
Miles 1-5. Cherokee, Lemp, Brewery, Chouteau. I brought my headlamp but didn't need it, took me some time to warm up into this (ironically...) and struggled with thinking about continuing.
Miles 6-10. Broadway, Soulard market, Lafayette, QT. Miles 6-7 had me thinking I could just boop home right now and run 25 tomorrow. It was a mental game, the head would say "the 10-miler after the 25-miler is actually the harder one to run because you're already tired. Get the 10 out of the way now, and run 25 tomorrow!). Oooh this is logical, as I found last week the back-to-back is damned hard. But I kept on. Loopty loo around Lafayette, refill the water, focus on taking a break at fixed times and miles to simulate the aid stations. Decided the extra mileage to the QT and Jeff and Chot was worth the bathroom break. Picked up some run fuel, bathroom. Back at it.
Miles 11-15. Gate, Compton, Shaw, MOBot. The run fuel was a distraction. I ate almost off it right away for something to do. Not a good idea, these run treats of mini Reese's pieces, bit o honey, and a delicious but hard to eat double chocolate chuck rice krispies bar (all for $2.06!). At the mental health facility at Shaw and Grand I passed signs that said "Breath" and "You are enough". Wonder what that means. Keep going to MoBOT wind around to TGP, and down to single digits!
Miles 16-20. TGP, MoBOT, TGP. The heat of the day was rapidly increasing. And my headphones were emitting "low battery signals". I was going to lose my podcast distraction, and oddly enough when it did go out I barely missed it. Maybe it's not a good distraction either? I stayed in the shade, relooping MoBOT for the soft path along Alfred. Bathroom stop at 20 miles.
Miles 21-25. TGP, TGP, home. I stayed in TGP for the shade. I had some clementine oranges with me and these became a yummy treat for when I hit goals. I was definitely walking more, and you can see it in the Garmin track as the blue pace chart becomes more fragmented. But I was please to see that even when I did walk "a lot" the pace was still 13-14 minutes. I was expecting much worse. So this was good to learn -- that walking really doesn't add all that much.
The last miles were along Arsenal, HOT. Full sun, walking, dripping even more. My feet kinda hurt (of course they did) but no other real complaints. I picked up a book at the neighborhood book box (W is for Wasted), and rounded out my run feeling wiped and great.
I'd thought about getting bags of ice to do an ice bath (inspired by SO) but I still didn't want to drive. I didn't go anywhere the rest of the day, except to walk the dog. Cold shower, lots of time in bed trying to nap but reading my book instead, I might have slept. But to my surprise I kept moving and felt great!
Drank LOTS of water, ate OK. Pain report: right side hip flexor? hurts and that's been hurting a few runs now. I irritated it recently when I coughed while running and it seemed to pull something in the lower abdomen/hip area. At least it seems that way. Hurts when I start running and try to lift leg, hurts to stand up, tightens up when I don't move for awhile. Feet hurt of course, all the little soft tissues are tired. Right ankle, medial side some pain from what seems a tired soft tissue.
Looking back, I'm surprised at how good my upper back held up. My gut held up OK. And I didn't have other major issues!
Thursday, July 18, 2019
I did a full loop!
RUN 6.1 miles in 59:??
BIKE COMMUTE 9.2 miles
I did the full loop! Thus completing the midweek run sequence of 4+10+6. I started off with EW and we ran together while BE and IT went ahead. At the 'zoo hill' just past the parking lot they came back, and we switched it up with BE and EW doing the zoo loop and IT finishing the full loop with.
The garmin tracks for the run shows the difference, the first 3 miles and the last 3 miles:
Lap Pace HR Cad
1 9:55 151* 173
2 10:37 138 171
3 10:09 130 170
4 9:29 142 174
5 9:09 151* 175
6 9:08 157* 175
*Early "warm-up" peak in data. Then for some reason around mile 4.7 to 5.3 the data jumps to 160-170. This latter blip does not reflect a pace change (actually we slowed down) or a hill. Just a blip.
At the start of this run, I didn't think I'd feel up to it but I still wanted to run the full loop. EW planned just the zoo loop, then I was going to spin out and round up my mileage. This worked out great, EW didn't finish alone, I didn't run alone after we split, and everyone hit goals!
BIKE COMMUTE 9.2 miles
I did the full loop! Thus completing the midweek run sequence of 4+10+6. I started off with EW and we ran together while BE and IT went ahead. At the 'zoo hill' just past the parking lot they came back, and we switched it up with BE and EW doing the zoo loop and IT finishing the full loop with.
The garmin tracks for the run shows the difference, the first 3 miles and the last 3 miles:
Lap Pace HR Cad
1 9:55 151* 173
2 10:37 138 171
3 10:09 130 170
4 9:29 142 174
5 9:09 151* 175
6 9:08 157* 175
*Early "warm-up" peak in data. Then for some reason around mile 4.7 to 5.3 the data jumps to 160-170. This latter blip does not reflect a pace change (actually we slowed down) or a hill. Just a blip.
At the start of this run, I didn't think I'd feel up to it but I still wanted to run the full loop. EW planned just the zoo loop, then I was going to spin out and round up my mileage. This worked out great, EW didn't finish alone, I didn't run alone after we split, and everyone hit goals!
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Full moon TGP 10-miler. With fog.
RUN 10.3 miles in 1:47. 10:26 m/m pace, ave HR 140, ave cad 168
To bed around 730pm, and up again at 315am like last week. To beat the heat, to enjoy some night life, and to avoid all the crazy that comes out with the sun. It worked!
My gut still isn't as on board with this, but it caught on around mile 7.5 or so. Stupid gut.
I had my mashed potatoes ready, 200g with an egg yolk, half last night and half this morning. Some banana, some yogurt oats but not more than a spoonful. This worked. Oh and half a powerbar for some unknown reason. Didn't need it.
Perfectly calm, quiet, warm, and humid from all the rain yesterday. Yesterday's full moon hung in the southwest, slowly dropping as I ran. Loop BP, Arse to Compton, around the water tower, loop in Shaw Place, to TGA, around the Bug Store and along MOBot to TGP, TGP until I knew I had enough distance in, home. With extra tenths and extra cool down walk.
I was in a mood, full of voices echoing in my head about "too much/fast/hot/hilly/far/soon/etc" that I keep hearing. This likely from yesterday's Dr L conversation and the potential upcoming with Jeff. Still undecided on that. So I was a bit faster than last week, or so it felt, the pace didn't really reflect anything faster. The garmin pace graph does show sub-10's the first 4-5 miles. I did a short walk every 2 miles for the first 6, then short walk every mile or so.
The sun slowly came up as I came into TGP, and it revealed a wall of white fog across the park. The sun shone through it, creating what looked like a white wall across the park. Part of me wanted to run across the grass to run through it, but I stuck to the paths. Hates getting my feets wet! Ugh. PanZ.
I remembered I had a clementine around mile 7.4, yummy. I slowed around this point, less push on the pace and less "go". All good, I kept up on my form and tried to imagine what Jeff or Dr L would say if I was running by them. They'd probably say I was running too much/fast/hot/hilly/far/soon/etc. They'd probably be right.
No pains, specifically. My quads have bruised lumps from Dr L yesterday, but quads OK today. My right hip flexor (which if I had to guess I pulled or irritated when I coughed while running last week) is pained, but it didn't bother me. I'm somewhat concerned about the joints and soft tissues in my feet, they are taking a beating and are sore and stiff every morning. Working on that!
Later while getting ready to bike in, I pulled Puppy out on the deck and banged the pedal into my left shin. I do that a lot it seems. But when riding on TGA up to Vande I felt a sharp pain, like I was stung by a wasp or bee or cut by road debris. Nope, the pedal did some damage, and in the next hour a rock-like black-bruised bump developed. Ugh. And ow.
To bed around 730pm, and up again at 315am like last week. To beat the heat, to enjoy some night life, and to avoid all the crazy that comes out with the sun. It worked!
My gut still isn't as on board with this, but it caught on around mile 7.5 or so. Stupid gut.
I had my mashed potatoes ready, 200g with an egg yolk, half last night and half this morning. Some banana, some yogurt oats but not more than a spoonful. This worked. Oh and half a powerbar for some unknown reason. Didn't need it.
Perfectly calm, quiet, warm, and humid from all the rain yesterday. Yesterday's full moon hung in the southwest, slowly dropping as I ran. Loop BP, Arse to Compton, around the water tower, loop in Shaw Place, to TGA, around the Bug Store and along MOBot to TGP, TGP until I knew I had enough distance in, home. With extra tenths and extra cool down walk.
I was in a mood, full of voices echoing in my head about "too much/fast/hot/hilly/far/soon/etc" that I keep hearing. This likely from yesterday's Dr L conversation and the potential upcoming with Jeff. Still undecided on that. So I was a bit faster than last week, or so it felt, the pace didn't really reflect anything faster. The garmin pace graph does show sub-10's the first 4-5 miles. I did a short walk every 2 miles for the first 6, then short walk every mile or so.
The sun slowly came up as I came into TGP, and it revealed a wall of white fog across the park. The sun shone through it, creating what looked like a white wall across the park. Part of me wanted to run across the grass to run through it, but I stuck to the paths. Hates getting my feets wet! Ugh. PanZ.
I remembered I had a clementine around mile 7.4, yummy. I slowed around this point, less push on the pace and less "go". All good, I kept up on my form and tried to imagine what Jeff or Dr L would say if I was running by them. They'd probably say I was running too much/fast/hot/hilly/far/soon/etc. They'd probably be right.
No pains, specifically. My quads have bruised lumps from Dr L yesterday, but quads OK today. My right hip flexor (which if I had to guess I pulled or irritated when I coughed while running last week) is pained, but it didn't bother me. I'm somewhat concerned about the joints and soft tissues in my feet, they are taking a beating and are sore and stiff every morning. Working on that!
Later while getting ready to bike in, I pulled Puppy out on the deck and banged the pedal into my left shin. I do that a lot it seems. But when riding on TGA up to Vande I felt a sharp pain, like I was stung by a wasp or bee or cut by road debris. Nope, the pedal did some damage, and in the next hour a rock-like black-bruised bump developed. Ugh. And ow.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
"You've reached your load limit"
RUN 4 miles in ??, with walking not included in distance, 12x 40s in 8:20-8:40 m/m
BIKE COMMUTE to track, to lab from FP: 6.8-ish miles
Rain overnight, rain in the morning, rain off and on all day. And a full moon this afternoon! So my kinda day.
Which naturally started off with running. Bike to track, stiff warm up to my newly downloaded Tool song 46&2, and shake out the pains, BE joins and we map out a "run 400, walk 100" sequence.
I focused on run form, ignoring the pains in the right hip flexors, which didn't hurt like an injury pain but rather like a new-muscle-use pain. If that makes sense. Does to me.
We had trouble calculating the distances for these intervals. Tried and failed, lol, and I gave up and used the garmin and counted intervals by pace. All felt good, with light rain and the field sprinklers leaving us drippy by the end. Talked about Tom Hanks movies, run form, the pros/cons of landfill vs recycling vs incineration. Always interesting, I realize how limited my experience is with the rest of the world on days like today.
Bike home, dripping in the kitchen to get some food, shower, dog walk, leave for brief stop to lab, then off to Dr L.
I start off with news of my D2D race. I describe the upper left hip pain (he says it's core, not really hip, with glut med and etc), the way pains 'come and go' and fade out a few miles in once I'm warmed up. His concern -- that I'm not recovering fast enough and there's some metabolic thing going on. His definition of metabolic being thyroid, rheumatoid, etc, not just nutritional. Something keeping me from bouncing back.
He works on quads, they are tight (and I could feel it) as measured by a quad stretch of heel to butt. Both legs, I was bruising by the time I drove back to lab.
I took a chance and mentioned the 100K. I tried to justify it by saying "it's flat" and "it has a 33 hour cut-off" and "it'll be easy" and he wasn't buying it. So a discussion. He pointed out that me 1-1.5 week recovery form D2D indicates that 6 hours is my "load limit". What my body can handle right now. And going out to run 400% more (as in 33 hours) was way more than my body is ready for. Pointing out that I didn't plan on being there 33 hours, maybe only 15, didn't help. That stupid grin kept coming back, I did better with it this time.
He conceded that I wasn't going to be swayed, and instead advised on what to do. That once my muscles fail the joints will take the load --> injury. That I need to pay attention to what's going on as the hours accumulate. I wish I had a recording, and I wish I could convey what he said in better detail.
He also said I should be working with Jeff, even if only a few times before this race (oh and I certainly did NOT mention the upcoming 100 miler) to get whatever benefits I can to rebalance and get ahead of some of my issues. So I'm thinking on that.
I really enjoyed working with Jeff. If I go back now I see two issues that will get to me. He was always a step ahead of me in the mental game. I'd think I did a great race or workout and he could see the holes in my argument and punch a hole right thru it. I'm certain the 100K and the 100M are NOT going to be advisable, and I know he's right (along with Dr L and Dr B) and that's what that stupid grin really says and I hate going to someone for their advice and then not take it. And I've Jeff tell me a story about another athlete (at least it was told to me that way, coulda been about me?) who didn't take his advice, and he said he wasn't mad about that rather that he was disappointed. oooh, that's worse than being mad, IMO. I've been turning back on advice a lot lately with people I really trust. I don't know why I'm doing it.
Second, I hate seeing that I've backslid in my running and biking. And going back to Jeff will mean I'll have to face the strength and balance and movement losses over the past 9 months. I'll have to start over again to some degree, and that eats at me. I want to rush through it and catch back up.
So I'm thinking.
Also -- third day with no M. Go Bee!
BIKE COMMUTE to track, to lab from FP: 6.8-ish miles
Rain overnight, rain in the morning, rain off and on all day. And a full moon this afternoon! So my kinda day.
Which naturally started off with running. Bike to track, stiff warm up to my newly downloaded Tool song 46&2, and shake out the pains, BE joins and we map out a "run 400, walk 100" sequence.
I focused on run form, ignoring the pains in the right hip flexors, which didn't hurt like an injury pain but rather like a new-muscle-use pain. If that makes sense. Does to me.
We had trouble calculating the distances for these intervals. Tried and failed, lol, and I gave up and used the garmin and counted intervals by pace. All felt good, with light rain and the field sprinklers leaving us drippy by the end. Talked about Tom Hanks movies, run form, the pros/cons of landfill vs recycling vs incineration. Always interesting, I realize how limited my experience is with the rest of the world on days like today.
Bike home, dripping in the kitchen to get some food, shower, dog walk, leave for brief stop to lab, then off to Dr L.
I start off with news of my D2D race. I describe the upper left hip pain (he says it's core, not really hip, with glut med and etc), the way pains 'come and go' and fade out a few miles in once I'm warmed up. His concern -- that I'm not recovering fast enough and there's some metabolic thing going on. His definition of metabolic being thyroid, rheumatoid, etc, not just nutritional. Something keeping me from bouncing back.
He works on quads, they are tight (and I could feel it) as measured by a quad stretch of heel to butt. Both legs, I was bruising by the time I drove back to lab.
I took a chance and mentioned the 100K. I tried to justify it by saying "it's flat" and "it has a 33 hour cut-off" and "it'll be easy" and he wasn't buying it. So a discussion. He pointed out that me 1-1.5 week recovery form D2D indicates that 6 hours is my "load limit". What my body can handle right now. And going out to run 400% more (as in 33 hours) was way more than my body is ready for. Pointing out that I didn't plan on being there 33 hours, maybe only 15, didn't help. That stupid grin kept coming back, I did better with it this time.
He conceded that I wasn't going to be swayed, and instead advised on what to do. That once my muscles fail the joints will take the load --> injury. That I need to pay attention to what's going on as the hours accumulate. I wish I had a recording, and I wish I could convey what he said in better detail.
He also said I should be working with Jeff, even if only a few times before this race (oh and I certainly did NOT mention the upcoming 100 miler) to get whatever benefits I can to rebalance and get ahead of some of my issues. So I'm thinking on that.
I really enjoyed working with Jeff. If I go back now I see two issues that will get to me. He was always a step ahead of me in the mental game. I'd think I did a great race or workout and he could see the holes in my argument and punch a hole right thru it. I'm certain the 100K and the 100M are NOT going to be advisable, and I know he's right (along with Dr L and Dr B) and that's what that stupid grin really says and I hate going to someone for their advice and then not take it. And I've Jeff tell me a story about another athlete (at least it was told to me that way, coulda been about me?) who didn't take his advice, and he said he wasn't mad about that rather that he was disappointed. oooh, that's worse than being mad, IMO. I've been turning back on advice a lot lately with people I really trust. I don't know why I'm doing it.
Second, I hate seeing that I've backslid in my running and biking. And going back to Jeff will mean I'll have to face the strength and balance and movement losses over the past 9 months. I'll have to start over again to some degree, and that eats at me. I want to rush through it and catch back up.
So I'm thinking.
Also -- third day with no M. Go Bee!
Monday, July 15, 2019
Zoomies in TGP
RIDE 1:22 and 20.4 miles
BIKE COMMUTE 9.2 miles
#1: 16:56 16.6 ave speed, ave HR 128
#2 16:33 17.0 mph, 133 bpm
#3 15:14!!! 18.3 mph, 145 bpm
I think that might be a Monday ride PR!? And funny thing too I looked at the max speed, even if it's only a few seconds it's still a max speed. The max speed on the ride was 24.6 -- but it was on my ride into the park! I sprinted to hit the green at Grand and Arsenal, haha! In-ride our max was 24.2 in the third loop.
So are we just slacking like master class slackers on our other loops?!
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Woke up to tired legs, a little bit of sore in the quads still from Saturday's run. But nothing a few mins of walking didn't shake out. Great morning for the ride, some beautiful sun coming up but still behind the pink and orange and yellow clouds, no wind, potential for rain on the west. I should mention that the past few weeks as I cross Gravois at Arsenal on the way to Monday and Tuesday training the sun has been perfectly aligned over Gravois. Like if you could ride Gravois all morning you'd ride to the sun. Excepting the sun would move...
I get there a bit early, jamming to Invincible, ride a few loops to keep the tires warm, and BE shows up. Right as he rides up I see a rainbow over the bandstand pavilion. Nice! He's tired from being up late for a drum core (is that the right word?) (no hahahahaha it's drum corps) in Belleville IL. The first loop was chatting about his last 5 nights of being out for theater, etc. One night was a tribute to Queen! Hey! I know who that is! I should tell SO. I can hear the eyeroll across StL already.
Second loop still chatting, but a bit less. What'd we talk about ... I dunno.
Third loop, no talking. No lung for it. We set a goal of a fast loop and we did it! Ooh my heart rate a bit high, lol, but I rarely ride this in the drops and we don't draft off each other so this was a great effort. Although BE did draft a few seconds and asked if I could flare my shoulders out more to help him, ha!
Whew! Great ride. Bike commute in wasn't a suffer like it sometimes is after this ride. It's a bit cooler out, I think rain coming in. Yup, sure enough it's raining by 10am. Nice!
BIKE COMMUTE 9.2 miles
#1: 16:56 16.6 ave speed, ave HR 128
#2 16:33 17.0 mph, 133 bpm
#3 15:14!!! 18.3 mph, 145 bpm
I think that might be a Monday ride PR!? And funny thing too I looked at the max speed, even if it's only a few seconds it's still a max speed. The max speed on the ride was 24.6 -- but it was on my ride into the park! I sprinted to hit the green at Grand and Arsenal, haha! In-ride our max was 24.2 in the third loop.
So are we just slacking like master class slackers on our other loops?!
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Woke up to tired legs, a little bit of sore in the quads still from Saturday's run. But nothing a few mins of walking didn't shake out. Great morning for the ride, some beautiful sun coming up but still behind the pink and orange and yellow clouds, no wind, potential for rain on the west. I should mention that the past few weeks as I cross Gravois at Arsenal on the way to Monday and Tuesday training the sun has been perfectly aligned over Gravois. Like if you could ride Gravois all morning you'd ride to the sun. Excepting the sun would move...
I get there a bit early, jamming to Invincible, ride a few loops to keep the tires warm, and BE shows up. Right as he rides up I see a rainbow over the bandstand pavilion. Nice! He's tired from being up late for a drum core (is that the right word?) (no hahahahaha it's drum corps) in Belleville IL. The first loop was chatting about his last 5 nights of being out for theater, etc. One night was a tribute to Queen! Hey! I know who that is! I should tell SO. I can hear the eyeroll across StL already.
Second loop still chatting, but a bit less. What'd we talk about ... I dunno.
Third loop, no talking. No lung for it. We set a goal of a fast loop and we did it! Ooh my heart rate a bit high, lol, but I rarely ride this in the drops and we don't draft off each other so this was a great effort. Although BE did draft a few seconds and asked if I could flare my shoulders out more to help him, ha!
Whew! Great ride. Bike commute in wasn't a suffer like it sometimes is after this ride. It's a bit cooler out, I think rain coming in. Yup, sure enough it's raining by 10am. Nice!
Sore but finished the week at 50 miles
RUN 10 miles in 1:47, ave HR 138 and ave cad 168
Another good run with high cadence average even with the walk breaks! Or am I reading too much into this?
Hot morning on Grant's Trail, made bad only by the fact that there was almost no wind. But some cloudy cover at first to help.
I was sore! Yesterday didn't heat-burn me like last weekend on Greensfelder (heat and/or race recovery and/or sick) but just left me with joint and muscle fatigue. But not on injury type of pain. Just a training type of pain.
Again meant an early start but was about an hour off my goal. Not bad. Camelbak and a clementine orange in run. Usual banana, 3 egg white, maybe some cottage cheese pre run.
Again my run a mile, walk a minute or less plan. Again worked on form. Again a podcast this time it was.... I think Ten Junk Miles meet the Badger runners episode. All good.
I really wanted to walk more in the last mile, and while I wasn't too eagerly staring ahead for the mileage markers I was always happy to see them.
All felt great, again tried to nap and drank a lot afterwards. Some stomach upset after I tried oatmeal. Had trouble falling asleep again. Been last few nights like that. But all good. :)
Oh and No M at all today. WIN. Gotta change.
NUMERICS 10:25, doesn't include bike commute
SWIM hahahahahahahaha
BIKE 20 miles only
RUN 50.2 ish miles
COMMUTE 43.4 miles
Another good run with high cadence average even with the walk breaks! Or am I reading too much into this?
Hot morning on Grant's Trail, made bad only by the fact that there was almost no wind. But some cloudy cover at first to help.
I was sore! Yesterday didn't heat-burn me like last weekend on Greensfelder (heat and/or race recovery and/or sick) but just left me with joint and muscle fatigue. But not on injury type of pain. Just a training type of pain.
Again meant an early start but was about an hour off my goal. Not bad. Camelbak and a clementine orange in run. Usual banana, 3 egg white, maybe some cottage cheese pre run.
Again my run a mile, walk a minute or less plan. Again worked on form. Again a podcast this time it was.... I think Ten Junk Miles meet the Badger runners episode. All good.
I really wanted to walk more in the last mile, and while I wasn't too eagerly staring ahead for the mileage markers I was always happy to see them.
All felt great, again tried to nap and drank a lot afterwards. Some stomach upset after I tried oatmeal. Had trouble falling asleep again. Been last few nights like that. But all good. :)
Oh and No M at all today. WIN. Gotta change.
NUMERICS 10:25, doesn't include bike commute
SWIM hahahahahahahaha
BIKE 20 miles only
RUN 50.2 ish miles
COMMUTE 43.4 miles
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Long run Saturday
Friday BIKE COMMUTE 9.2 miles and 20 mins of posture flex and strength
Saturday RUN 20 miles in 3:45, ave HR 134 and ave cadence 167
now wow, that cadence is awesome considering was I still doing my walk breaks every mile or so! The HR was a bit high for the heat? Although that's also pretty good.
My big plan was to get up early and be out at Weldon Springs to miss the heat. But it didn't happen. Last night I went to Schnuckies for grocerys (no fruit or potatoes or post run protein at the house) and bought my chicken, found some cocoa rice krispies on sale, more choco rice cakes, a box of PB&H oats packets, and got a RK bar for the run. Regrettably, none of this made it to the run. Well, the chicken survived.... So my evening and next morning were less than ideal.
Got to the run around 8:30am or so, and told myself it's good practice for the 100K that starts at 9am. Nice recovery, I guess. Stopped at a QT to get some choco as a treat, they didn't get to the run either. Splat. Less than ideal.
The plan was park near the Y-intersection of the Hamburg and Katy. Run up to the Mound, loop the Mound, come back and mimic an aid station at the truck. Then round out the distance on the flat Katy. All this went to plan!
The climb up to the Mound was good to get out of the way first, I looped the Mound and picked up some extra continuing on the Hamburg, then repeated the path back. 10.4 miles at the truck. Held on to my run a mile/walk about a minute plan, kept looking for the low HR/hi cad I had on Thursday's run. And was mindful of my posture, to avoid the knee-collapse/slump I think I had at the D2D race.
Once I got to the Katy I was really able to focus on the posture and form. I tried to find the form that JeffH was teaching me -- to strike the ground more and rest on it less. Hard to put into words. But I could feel it! A higher-knee, forward-feeling, higher-speed pose. It seems like it would be hard to hold that for a 100K type of run...?
Ran this alone except for the Timesuck podcast and a fellow runner at mile 16-18. He was running "only" 5, recovering from hernia surgery last year, and did IMWI in ~2001! I enjoyed these miles, picked me up a bit. Then back to Timesuck -- today was the two-parter JFK assassination and then some Bonnie and Clyde.
Only in-run nutrition was a tootsie roll pop, orange, gel, and half a powerbar. I drank lots, ran out of water at 19.9 miles! The key question, is could I have kept running? Another 10 miles? I think so. But the doubt indicates that for the race I still need to slow down even more, walk even more.
The day was hot, but I was in the shade for the most part. Hopefully this is also similar to Badger conditions. At the truck LevA had asked if I ran, yes, he said "intense. in the heat". I sent SO a message and he said without knowing what I did said "too much in this heat".
It only makes me want to run more.
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Felt great later in the day, some left quad soreness that I attribute to the improved run form. I tried to nap, tried to get my feet up, drank a LOT. I'd picked up some groceries on the way home and that was also less than ideal. When I added it up, I had a bit of a mental crack. I started to spin out a bit. Got to reading online about how there's an "invincibility aspect" to the Monster. Geez, what a word to use. I gotta change.
While planning this out, stretched out on the LR floor, a neighbor whose dog got lose from her in our alley knocked on the door. She was apologizing for her dog running up to us, I apologized that I walked away so fast. I was feeling the panic coming on and wanted to get away. She brought by treats for the dog and for me, certainly unnecessary! But I'm happy to meet her and finish the situation.
This was a bit of a reset for me. Gotta change. Like I said -- life. today. now.
Saturday RUN 20 miles in 3:45, ave HR 134 and ave cadence 167
now wow, that cadence is awesome considering was I still doing my walk breaks every mile or so! The HR was a bit high for the heat? Although that's also pretty good.
My big plan was to get up early and be out at Weldon Springs to miss the heat. But it didn't happen. Last night I went to Schnuckies for grocerys (no fruit or potatoes or post run protein at the house) and bought my chicken, found some cocoa rice krispies on sale, more choco rice cakes, a box of PB&H oats packets, and got a RK bar for the run. Regrettably, none of this made it to the run. Well, the chicken survived.... So my evening and next morning were less than ideal.
Got to the run around 8:30am or so, and told myself it's good practice for the 100K that starts at 9am. Nice recovery, I guess. Stopped at a QT to get some choco as a treat, they didn't get to the run either. Splat. Less than ideal.
The plan was park near the Y-intersection of the Hamburg and Katy. Run up to the Mound, loop the Mound, come back and mimic an aid station at the truck. Then round out the distance on the flat Katy. All this went to plan!
The climb up to the Mound was good to get out of the way first, I looped the Mound and picked up some extra continuing on the Hamburg, then repeated the path back. 10.4 miles at the truck. Held on to my run a mile/walk about a minute plan, kept looking for the low HR/hi cad I had on Thursday's run. And was mindful of my posture, to avoid the knee-collapse/slump I think I had at the D2D race.
Once I got to the Katy I was really able to focus on the posture and form. I tried to find the form that JeffH was teaching me -- to strike the ground more and rest on it less. Hard to put into words. But I could feel it! A higher-knee, forward-feeling, higher-speed pose. It seems like it would be hard to hold that for a 100K type of run...?
Ran this alone except for the Timesuck podcast and a fellow runner at mile 16-18. He was running "only" 5, recovering from hernia surgery last year, and did IMWI in ~2001! I enjoyed these miles, picked me up a bit. Then back to Timesuck -- today was the two-parter JFK assassination and then some Bonnie and Clyde.
Only in-run nutrition was a tootsie roll pop, orange, gel, and half a powerbar. I drank lots, ran out of water at 19.9 miles! The key question, is could I have kept running? Another 10 miles? I think so. But the doubt indicates that for the race I still need to slow down even more, walk even more.
The day was hot, but I was in the shade for the most part. Hopefully this is also similar to Badger conditions. At the truck LevA had asked if I ran, yes, he said "intense. in the heat". I sent SO a message and he said without knowing what I did said "too much in this heat".
It only makes me want to run more.
---
Felt great later in the day, some left quad soreness that I attribute to the improved run form. I tried to nap, tried to get my feet up, drank a LOT. I'd picked up some groceries on the way home and that was also less than ideal. When I added it up, I had a bit of a mental crack. I started to spin out a bit. Got to reading online about how there's an "invincibility aspect" to the Monster. Geez, what a word to use. I gotta change.
While planning this out, stretched out on the LR floor, a neighbor whose dog got lose from her in our alley knocked on the door. She was apologizing for her dog running up to us, I apologized that I walked away so fast. I was feeling the panic coming on and wanted to get away. She brought by treats for the dog and for me, certainly unnecessary! But I'm happy to meet her and finish the situation.
This was a bit of a reset for me. Gotta change. Like I said -- life. today. now.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Invincible Summer
“My dear,
In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.
In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.
In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.
I realized, through it all, that…
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.
Truly yours,
Albert Camus”
Suicide or unnaturally natural causes?
RUN 4.4 miles in about 49 mins, ave HR 124 and ave cad 170 spm
pace 11:10 m/m
IDEAL RUN PACE for upcoming races! Add lot of stars and underlines and highlights and more. This is IT. BINGO. SHAZAM. NAILED IT.
The last two runs I did, one "speedwork" and the other "long" had higher HR's and took effort. They were a workout. This run however was relaxing and refreshing and it's like I didn't run at all.
Lookit that heart rate! Lookit that cadence! Remember this day, little brother. LOL.
EW and I on this one, IT and BE were off the front right away. EW did a Wellbridge class last night and was tired and sore. Me too, so we did the zoo loop nice and easy.
I was running slightly ahead of her, which tells that part of me expected to "GO", but of course I didn't. Hard to chat when you do that :) It didn't feel cramped or strained to slow down, wasn't hard, and in the end this was my best feeling run all this week.
Slow down, not to go faster, but to go farther.
Near the beginning of the run, EW said something along the lines of "tj I don't want you to die, but if you do I wonder if it's suicide or death by unnaturally natural causes". LOL!! It's not exactly what she said, but that's the takeaway.
No hip pain today, all good. I'm paying attention to how and if I engage my "hip core". And to my posture, I think I'm slumping a bit.
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Follow up on nutritionist. Seems all good? But she's encouraging more variety. I'm open to it, asked for for recommendations on where to start. I will when I'm ready. Wonder what it's like to try to help someone like me, already eating healthy but actually rather orthorexic about it.
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I need to register for Badger! I tried to map out what I might call my Replica Run 100K on say the Katy Trail but it won't suffice. I'll be tempted to stop early. I'll lack the mental stimulation of aid stations and new scenery and other runners. I won't have the support or push. And ugh, 62 miles on the KT. Maybe on a bike!
Am I ready for 62 miles? Think on that for a few hours.
pace 11:10 m/m
IDEAL RUN PACE for upcoming races! Add lot of stars and underlines and highlights and more. This is IT. BINGO. SHAZAM. NAILED IT.
The last two runs I did, one "speedwork" and the other "long" had higher HR's and took effort. They were a workout. This run however was relaxing and refreshing and it's like I didn't run at all.
Lookit that heart rate! Lookit that cadence! Remember this day, little brother. LOL.
EW and I on this one, IT and BE were off the front right away. EW did a Wellbridge class last night and was tired and sore. Me too, so we did the zoo loop nice and easy.
I was running slightly ahead of her, which tells that part of me expected to "GO", but of course I didn't. Hard to chat when you do that :) It didn't feel cramped or strained to slow down, wasn't hard, and in the end this was my best feeling run all this week.
Slow down, not to go faster, but to go farther.
Near the beginning of the run, EW said something along the lines of "tj I don't want you to die, but if you do I wonder if it's suicide or death by unnaturally natural causes". LOL!! It's not exactly what she said, but that's the takeaway.
No hip pain today, all good. I'm paying attention to how and if I engage my "hip core". And to my posture, I think I'm slumping a bit.
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Follow up on nutritionist. Seems all good? But she's encouraging more variety. I'm open to it, asked for for recommendations on where to start. I will when I'm ready. Wonder what it's like to try to help someone like me, already eating healthy but actually rather orthorexic about it.
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I need to register for Badger! I tried to map out what I might call my Replica Run 100K on say the Katy Trail but it won't suffice. I'll be tempted to stop early. I'll lack the mental stimulation of aid stations and new scenery and other runners. I won't have the support or push. And ugh, 62 miles on the KT. Maybe on a bike!
Am I ready for 62 miles? Think on that for a few hours.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Invincible
"Invincible"
(Live Version)
Long in tooth and soul
Longing for another win
Merge into the fray
Weapon out and belly in
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Consequential
Bellow aloud
Bold and proud
Where I've been
But here I am
Beating chest and drum
Beating tired bones again
Age-old battle, mine
Weapon out and belly in
Tales told
Of battles won
Of things we've done
Caligula would grin
Beating tired bones
Tripping through, remember when
Once invincible
Now the armor's wearing thin
Heavy shield down
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Relevant
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Consequential
Cry aloud
Bold and proud
Where I've been
Here I am
Where I am
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Relevant
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Consequential
A tear in my eyes, chasing Ponce de León's phantom song
Filled with hope, I can taste mythical fountains
False hope, perhaps, but the truth never stood in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time, bearing down
A tear in my eyes, chasing Ponce de León's phantom song
Filled with hope, I can taste mythical fountains
False hope, perhaps, but the truth never got in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time, bearing down
False hope, perhaps, but the truth never stood in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time, bearing down
Bearing down
(Live Version)
Long in tooth and soul
Longing for another win
Merge into the fray
Weapon out and belly in
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Consequential
Bellow aloud
Bold and proud
Where I've been
But here I am
Beating chest and drum
Beating tired bones again
Age-old battle, mine
Weapon out and belly in
Tales told
Of battles won
Of things we've done
Caligula would grin
Beating tired bones
Tripping through, remember when
Once invincible
Now the armor's wearing thin
Heavy shield down
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Relevant
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Consequential
Cry aloud
Bold and proud
Where I've been
Here I am
Where I am
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Relevant
A warrior
Struggling
To remain
Consequential
A tear in my eyes, chasing Ponce de León's phantom song
Filled with hope, I can taste mythical fountains
False hope, perhaps, but the truth never stood in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time, bearing down
A tear in my eyes, chasing Ponce de León's phantom song
Filled with hope, I can taste mythical fountains
False hope, perhaps, but the truth never got in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time, bearing down
False hope, perhaps, but the truth never stood in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time, bearing down
Bearing down
Yes I got up at 3am. No, I'm not running only 8.25 miles
RUN 10 miles in 1:45:39, ave HR 141 and ave cad 169
Took this idea from SO (who didn't invent it, but still...) (and who will not hear what I did as he wouldn't like it I'd bet) to get up early and get training in before the heat of the day started. He does bike rides getting up at 2am. So I slept in to 3:15 or so. I felt OK, went to be early, and slept great. This might become a thing I do more often.
My gut wasn't on schedule though, other than that orange, potato, half a powerbar, and out the door. Camelbak without the bladder, water bottle, headlamp, and testing my purple water cooling towel. Felt gear-heavy, very ultra-ish. About half mile in I realize I'm still wearing my blue 2016 Adrenalines! Forgot to change! So back to the house after a BP loop, and took advantage of this stop to let my gut empty. I guess it realized I was being serious about running early, lol.
Back out, up Jeffy to Arse, to TGP for a TGP 10-miler. I was immediately hot, sweating, dripping even. Is this good because it's head adaptation, or does it mean it's just hot?
I varied the route a bit, this time north side of the park to MOBot, up around street along I44, around the Bug Store (stopped to look at wares and enjoy the christmas-type lights they have out), back along MOBot, then weavy-windy around west end of park until I closed in on 8 miles. Then home.
My left hip was sore! Muscular, I think, a glut muscle. I see Dr L next week. This has me wondering if it'd be better to delay registration for the Badger 100K until I talk to him? Then twice today I've been asked about this next race and I'm saying "I plan to register this week". Then now my hip feels OK here at lab. What's the deal?
Definitely more hip PT for one. See how tomorrow feels. Then decide on registration.
Made a point to eat and drink lots after the run. Even laid down for an hour and tried to nap, also part of the plan.
Leave soon for an appt with the cardiovascular nutritionist. I'd thought about ending with her after this appt, Dr B set this up for me and I feel a bit of guilt in not following his other advices, so how would it look if I quit following this? See how it goes, and I'll report back.
Took this idea from SO (who didn't invent it, but still...) (and who will not hear what I did as he wouldn't like it I'd bet) to get up early and get training in before the heat of the day started. He does bike rides getting up at 2am. So I slept in to 3:15 or so. I felt OK, went to be early, and slept great. This might become a thing I do more often.
My gut wasn't on schedule though, other than that orange, potato, half a powerbar, and out the door. Camelbak without the bladder, water bottle, headlamp, and testing my purple water cooling towel. Felt gear-heavy, very ultra-ish. About half mile in I realize I'm still wearing my blue 2016 Adrenalines! Forgot to change! So back to the house after a BP loop, and took advantage of this stop to let my gut empty. I guess it realized I was being serious about running early, lol.
Back out, up Jeffy to Arse, to TGP for a TGP 10-miler. I was immediately hot, sweating, dripping even. Is this good because it's head adaptation, or does it mean it's just hot?
I varied the route a bit, this time north side of the park to MOBot, up around street along I44, around the Bug Store (stopped to look at wares and enjoy the christmas-type lights they have out), back along MOBot, then weavy-windy around west end of park until I closed in on 8 miles. Then home.
My left hip was sore! Muscular, I think, a glut muscle. I see Dr L next week. This has me wondering if it'd be better to delay registration for the Badger 100K until I talk to him? Then twice today I've been asked about this next race and I'm saying "I plan to register this week". Then now my hip feels OK here at lab. What's the deal?
Definitely more hip PT for one. See how tomorrow feels. Then decide on registration.
Made a point to eat and drink lots after the run. Even laid down for an hour and tried to nap, also part of the plan.
Leave soon for an appt with the cardiovascular nutritionist. I'd thought about ending with her after this appt, Dr B set this up for me and I feel a bit of guilt in not following his other advices, so how would it look if I quit following this? See how it goes, and I'll report back.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
"Don't cut it short"
RUN 5.75 miles in about an hour
COMMUTE 13.8
Solo run at the track, BE out of town. Not sure if MikeS and/or LevA will join someday? Or IT? Come on guys, circles are fun!
WU 1 lap walk (not in the math) and 2 lap jog
MS 1 lap, 2 laps, 3 laps, 4 laps, 3, 2, 1 (RI walk about 100y, not in math)
CD none
Post title overheard from the soccer team, a coach I think, telling the girls to not cut short the shuttle runs.
Another bad math day. Before I left for the track I counted, on my fingers of course that up the pyramid would be 10 laps or 2.5 miles. Then I thought if I do a pyramid, with 3 laps WU and 3 laps CD I'd get the goal 4 miles. But all along planning to run up and down the pyramid. Duh.
Beautiful morning, hot and heavy. The sprinklers were on for awhile. The girls soccer team was out, first time I've seen them. My workout looked better. And longer. haha.
Felt great, HR a little high during the intervals at 150-155. So instead of speed, I focused on form. Laughed at the idea of doing a 10 miler here tomorrow, how awful that would be. Then of course debated if I should run 8.25 tomorrow instead of 10 because of the extra today...or run less Thursday...geezus just run.
Last night I was working on hotels for upcoming races. I want to pay for the hotel mom reserved in Annawan for Hennepin 100, but she said to put the $$ to the Wisconsin hotel.
I'm going to say that Wisconsin is a "go" for me. Then this morning I wake up to a Friday 5 mile preview run for the Shippey. Do I need to be registered for that, or can I just run? Hmmmm.....
Either way, I have to get my hotels lined up. And I've started pack lists for Wisconsin.
This morning I daydreamed about doing IMWI 2020.
Heard from the vet -- ShoogaBoo seemed to have a bacterial infection. One NFA was "non-lymphoid" with bacteria, the results weren't too clear since another vet was reading someone else's notes. I go back next week. Regardless of the details, the swelling is greatly diminished although she's still not eating readily unless some chicken broth is added.
COMMUTE 13.8
Solo run at the track, BE out of town. Not sure if MikeS and/or LevA will join someday? Or IT? Come on guys, circles are fun!
WU 1 lap walk (not in the math) and 2 lap jog
MS 1 lap, 2 laps, 3 laps, 4 laps, 3, 2, 1 (RI walk about 100y, not in math)
CD none
Post title overheard from the soccer team, a coach I think, telling the girls to not cut short the shuttle runs.
Another bad math day. Before I left for the track I counted, on my fingers of course that up the pyramid would be 10 laps or 2.5 miles. Then I thought if I do a pyramid, with 3 laps WU and 3 laps CD I'd get the goal 4 miles. But all along planning to run up and down the pyramid. Duh.
Beautiful morning, hot and heavy. The sprinklers were on for awhile. The girls soccer team was out, first time I've seen them. My workout looked better. And longer. haha.
Felt great, HR a little high during the intervals at 150-155. So instead of speed, I focused on form. Laughed at the idea of doing a 10 miler here tomorrow, how awful that would be. Then of course debated if I should run 8.25 tomorrow instead of 10 because of the extra today...or run less Thursday...geezus just run.
Last night I was working on hotels for upcoming races. I want to pay for the hotel mom reserved in Annawan for Hennepin 100, but she said to put the $$ to the Wisconsin hotel.
I'm going to say that Wisconsin is a "go" for me. Then this morning I wake up to a Friday 5 mile preview run for the Shippey. Do I need to be registered for that, or can I just run? Hmmmm.....
Either way, I have to get my hotels lined up. And I've started pack lists for Wisconsin.
This morning I daydreamed about doing IMWI 2020.
Heard from the vet -- ShoogaBoo seemed to have a bacterial infection. One NFA was "non-lymphoid" with bacteria, the results weren't too clear since another vet was reading someone else's notes. I go back next week. Regardless of the details, the swelling is greatly diminished although she's still not eating readily unless some chicken broth is added.
Monday, July 8, 2019
Solo in TGP, and rethinking my 100K?
BIKE 20 miles in 80 mins, TGP
COMMUTE 9.2 miles
BE out for the holiday and family in WI, so on my own with music to entertain me. I'm faster with him because I'm pushed, but I held some great intervals today!
17:09 ave HR 129
16:55 129
16:46 128
Yay! Felt good, kinda strained after this past weekend's heat and/or flu thing going on. Gawd I hope I don't become heat-sensitive or some shit like that. I still don't have the AC on in the house, the first floor is 77F and the second floor is LO. Haha, the battery. But I'm OK with it, not bothering me.
Anyway, I'm still waiting to hear back from the vet on Sugar's dx. Given the reduction in swelling under her ear/jaw I'm going to surmise that the ear infection (or some infection sensitive to the ear drops and/or the oral antibiotics) is the root cause of the swelling, and I expect to hear that the fine needle aspirate reveals an activated lymph node. That's a good thing! But is not confirmed. Once I know I can sign up for my 100K in early August. I've been debating this.
The D2D race really knocked me back. Took 1 week of almost no training, and potentially left me sick. I'm not sure how tomorrow's run will go, and I might find I'm still not fully back on track. My training plan has me 50 miles this week, 50-55 the next, then 18 miles resting, then 100K, then rest, then back up to training levels.
I definitely take SO's advice to "shut it down for a week" now. Not that I didn't take it last week, but I certainly mentally fought the idea and felt lazy for it. But back to the 100K --
Is doing a race like this good for me, or will it be more of a set back in training?
Pros: I need the practice over that length of time to prep for the 100.
I need the nutrition practice, and shoe test for distance
It's a confidence builder for the 100 miler
Cons: Expensive, maybe with travel
Wears me out
Potential for injury or mental "injury"
My race options are currently:
Badger 100K in Wisconsin
Pros: flat simulation for Hennepin, cooler weather than STL, family visit,
Cons: $$$ for hotel and gas, board dog
$$$ 190 registration, $120 hotel, ~$200 for dog
Shippey 100K near Antire Park
Pros: local, no hotel and one night boarding, 6pm start with night run
Cons: Fucking hills, I compared the Strava segsments and they simular to Chubb bluff, night run potential for unjury, hotter than WI race
$$$$: 160 registration
Self-supported local 100K on Katy
Pros: free!, flat, could pick the better weather day
Cons: won't simulate race effort, lonelier, freedom to loaf and skip out with mental excuses
$$$$: zippo monies involved
So...... money is my hold up for Wisconsin? That's it? I have an appt with Dr S that morning, just need to drop dog before the appt, have the appt, and drive up to Wisconsin (stewing the whole way I'm sure about the appt!).
COMMUTE 9.2 miles
BE out for the holiday and family in WI, so on my own with music to entertain me. I'm faster with him because I'm pushed, but I held some great intervals today!
17:09 ave HR 129
16:55 129
16:46 128
Yay! Felt good, kinda strained after this past weekend's heat and/or flu thing going on. Gawd I hope I don't become heat-sensitive or some shit like that. I still don't have the AC on in the house, the first floor is 77F and the second floor is LO. Haha, the battery. But I'm OK with it, not bothering me.
Anyway, I'm still waiting to hear back from the vet on Sugar's dx. Given the reduction in swelling under her ear/jaw I'm going to surmise that the ear infection (or some infection sensitive to the ear drops and/or the oral antibiotics) is the root cause of the swelling, and I expect to hear that the fine needle aspirate reveals an activated lymph node. That's a good thing! But is not confirmed. Once I know I can sign up for my 100K in early August. I've been debating this.
The D2D race really knocked me back. Took 1 week of almost no training, and potentially left me sick. I'm not sure how tomorrow's run will go, and I might find I'm still not fully back on track. My training plan has me 50 miles this week, 50-55 the next, then 18 miles resting, then 100K, then rest, then back up to training levels.
I definitely take SO's advice to "shut it down for a week" now. Not that I didn't take it last week, but I certainly mentally fought the idea and felt lazy for it. But back to the 100K --
Is doing a race like this good for me, or will it be more of a set back in training?
Pros: I need the practice over that length of time to prep for the 100.
I need the nutrition practice, and shoe test for distance
It's a confidence builder for the 100 miler
Cons: Expensive, maybe with travel
Wears me out
Potential for injury or mental "injury"
My race options are currently:
Badger 100K in Wisconsin
Pros: flat simulation for Hennepin, cooler weather than STL, family visit,
Cons: $$$ for hotel and gas, board dog
$$$ 190 registration, $120 hotel, ~$200 for dog
Shippey 100K near Antire Park
Pros: local, no hotel and one night boarding, 6pm start with night run
Cons: Fucking hills, I compared the Strava segsments and they simular to Chubb bluff, night run potential for unjury, hotter than WI race
$$$$: 160 registration
Self-supported local 100K on Katy
Pros: free!, flat, could pick the better weather day
Cons: won't simulate race effort, lonelier, freedom to loaf and skip out with mental excuses
$$$$: zippo monies involved
So...... money is my hold up for Wisconsin? That's it? I have an appt with Dr S that morning, just need to drop dog before the appt, have the appt, and drive up to Wisconsin (stewing the whole way I'm sure about the appt!).
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Sunday rest, no 6 miler for me
Woke up feeling miserable again, took the day off. See previous post for some resting HR data. Drank lots of water, stayed mostly around or in bed all morning, my HR overnight was 60s while bed time after some water was 50s, then by mid day started feeling much better. Even thought about a run or maybe a bike ride. JFC.
But SO said it's too hot, and I agreed. That's unlike me. Usually I just do what I want. And the more they say no, the more I want.
Got yard work done and removed the screens from the pots SO got me. Dog wash, slow walk, denial of trip to SAL and that was a WIN!
NUMERICS For rest week: 5:47
SWIM none haha
BIKE 40 miles
RUN 14.1 miles
COMMUTE 27.4 miles
WALK 3 miles or so on track
But SO said it's too hot, and I agreed. That's unlike me. Usually I just do what I want. And the more they say no, the more I want.
Got yard work done and removed the screens from the pots SO got me. Dog wash, slow walk, denial of trip to SAL and that was a WIN!
NUMERICS For rest week: 5:47
SWIM none haha
BIKE 40 miles
RUN 14.1 miles
COMMUTE 27.4 miles
WALK 3 miles or so on track
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Rocking Greenrock, then rocked out!
RUN 10.1 miles in 2:19. Ave HR 141 bpm, Max 159
Run cadence high 165-168 ish.
On May 18 I did this loop in 2:35, ave HR 140. On April 20th in 2:43, ave HR 119 (huh, walking!).
So this is pretty good! On these previous runs I walked a lot of the last 1-2 miles. This time I moved more in the last miles and kept a better pace. To me this is improvement.
I woke up not feeling great, but wanting trail. My options were Greenrock or the Mound, I went for the former figuring it would limit me in distance. I didn't need more than the 10 miles specified in the plan. I don't need to be beat up on a tough trail like Greenrock either, but...
Only nutrition was 2 hammer gels left over in my flask from D2D and 1-2 of my newly acquired Powerbars. MUCH better than the candies I was getting before. So like at D2D I ate only a few times instead of nibbling the entire way. I think it's a mental thing.
Usually I'm slow on Dogwood, but this time run it fast and smooth. My energy the first two miles was rock solid. It faded out a bit around 3 miles and any ideas of maybe doing 10+ today faded.
All felt great, no falls, good focus, think I run better without the podcasts in my ear (but my mind doesn't do so well). My coughing came and went but wasn't bad enough to slow me. It was hot but not really HOT, my clothes were wet enough to wring water out! My left hip had discomfort again, the same spot from Wednesday in the upper illiac crest area. Not down in the hip joint.
Stopped at walmart on the way home, a bit limpy! Mouthwash, chips for the dog (ripply instead of wavy, but SO said I need kettle cooked). M'd the yummy chocolate rice cakes with neuf cheese (UGH), shower, and slowly over the next hours started to feel awful. Tired. Wiped. Pained. Coughing. Got a sense that I was overheated and/or dehydrated. I drank liters of water from my bottle, didn't pee much like you'd think I would for all that water, so just kept drinking.
But by 4pm I was suffering. Multiple pained areas, mostly joints. Some in my back. And tired as all fuck. My resting HR was high at bedtime at 77 bpm, and I just crashed out wondering if I have the flu, or more heat-symptoms like I had from that late July Greenrock run in 2016. That was way hotter and way longer, but I'm less fit and still recovering.
Measured my body temp at bedtime at 100.5F. Warm but not feverish.
Garmin reports Friday RHR at 52 before bedtime. Saturday (wore the watch overnight) at mid-70s, dropped to mid-60s around 930pm and stayed there until midnight. Sunday stayed in the 60s until I woke up, then back down to low-50s by the end of the day. Wow!
Run cadence high 165-168 ish.
On May 18 I did this loop in 2:35, ave HR 140. On April 20th in 2:43, ave HR 119 (huh, walking!).
So this is pretty good! On these previous runs I walked a lot of the last 1-2 miles. This time I moved more in the last miles and kept a better pace. To me this is improvement.
I woke up not feeling great, but wanting trail. My options were Greenrock or the Mound, I went for the former figuring it would limit me in distance. I didn't need more than the 10 miles specified in the plan. I don't need to be beat up on a tough trail like Greenrock either, but...
Only nutrition was 2 hammer gels left over in my flask from D2D and 1-2 of my newly acquired Powerbars. MUCH better than the candies I was getting before. So like at D2D I ate only a few times instead of nibbling the entire way. I think it's a mental thing.
Usually I'm slow on Dogwood, but this time run it fast and smooth. My energy the first two miles was rock solid. It faded out a bit around 3 miles and any ideas of maybe doing 10+ today faded.
All felt great, no falls, good focus, think I run better without the podcasts in my ear (but my mind doesn't do so well). My coughing came and went but wasn't bad enough to slow me. It was hot but not really HOT, my clothes were wet enough to wring water out! My left hip had discomfort again, the same spot from Wednesday in the upper illiac crest area. Not down in the hip joint.
Stopped at walmart on the way home, a bit limpy! Mouthwash, chips for the dog (ripply instead of wavy, but SO said I need kettle cooked). M'd the yummy chocolate rice cakes with neuf cheese (UGH), shower, and slowly over the next hours started to feel awful. Tired. Wiped. Pained. Coughing. Got a sense that I was overheated and/or dehydrated. I drank liters of water from my bottle, didn't pee much like you'd think I would for all that water, so just kept drinking.
But by 4pm I was suffering. Multiple pained areas, mostly joints. Some in my back. And tired as all fuck. My resting HR was high at bedtime at 77 bpm, and I just crashed out wondering if I have the flu, or more heat-symptoms like I had from that late July Greenrock run in 2016. That was way hotter and way longer, but I'm less fit and still recovering.
Measured my body temp at bedtime at 100.5F. Warm but not feverish.
Garmin reports Friday RHR at 52 before bedtime. Saturday (wore the watch overnight) at mid-70s, dropped to mid-60s around 930pm and stayed there until midnight. Sunday stayed in the 60s until I woke up, then back down to low-50s by the end of the day. Wow!
Friday, July 5, 2019
Dark2Dawn recovery week
Monday
BIKE 20 miles in 1:25
COMMUTE 9.2 miles
To my surprise I did the TGP bike ride with BE Monday morning. I was slow and lacked spark, but I did it. No specific pains, just tired. The commute was also tired and lacked energy. Of course it did! I also have a rough cough going, sometimes productive. Feels really low in the lungs, not upper in the sinuses. Producing a super thick yellow yuck.
Tuesday
WALK 60 mins, 3-4 miles?
COMMUTE 4.8 to/from track, and 2 to/from work
I walked at the track, I honestly didn't have any run in me. At all. It was very humid and warm, that didn't help. BE and I walked, enjoyable, but after 45-50 mins I was feeling ready to quit. Wow!
SO has been saying to shut it down for a week. That it's too much. I accept this morning that he's right, and I drive to work. Used the opportunity to get my Walgreen's rx and stop by Schnucks -- when I was there Sunday post-race that were selling my Powerbars on Clearance!! I looked for them last week online and at Target Saturday. Nice find! I have enough for this year and maybe the next, lol. Not like they go bad. And WIN for not snacking on them. Bad for BDF.
Met with LC for lunch at Chic Fil A. She was celebrating her 4th place podium at Steelhead, her hubby's race. She asked about cardiologist, we talked SCAD and what it means. I'm still in denial.
New moon at 2:17pm. And some t-storms, but they didn't reach my garden. Went home and M'd a few of the Gatorade bars, they tasted pretty bad. Maybe they'd taste better after a run? But ugh. M'd. But not bad? Denial.
Later this night, I was petting my Shooga-Boo and found a remarkably large lump (half a orange-ish sized) under her jaw. Hidden under her ear flap and in the waddle of skin under her jaw. Oh man. Call vet in morning. A quick google search says salivary gland cyst or lymph node involvement. No worry until dx'd.
Wednesday
RUN 4 mile in 42 mins, 10:40 m/m, ave 137 bpm, ave 169 spm
COMMUTE only 2 miles to/from work
I was determined to see how a run would feel, even though I'm still having this cough that hurts now. And it's HOT out, super heavy air. On previous runs I've fought the temptation to run loops around BP. Doesn't it sound shorter to run 10 loops of about a mile, than it does to run 10 miles all around neighborhood? Well today was the perfect day to test that. Loops around BP would give me the opportunity to drop if I started feeling like shit.
Who am I kidding. Feel like shit or not, I'm running 4 miles.
And I did! Slow, took my time, walked 45-50 seconds after each mile. My HR was still pretty high for this, so recovery still ongoing. My left IT was painful at the start but this shook out after a mile. However after the run, my left hip hurt. So much so that I was almost limping all day. So I didn't bike it, drove like yesterday and biked up from Fo Pa.
Sugar goes to the vet in 1.5 hours. I'm still at lab running a PCR gel. Not worried on her yet. And sneezing these painful and powerful sneezes. Not sure if I'm going to make it home for the holiday, between this and the dog. Time will tell.
Vet update: could be ear infection, lung infection, not likely salivary cyst, and hopefully not lymphoma. No kennel for doggie, no trip home for me.
Thursday
BIKE 81 mins and 20 miles in TGP, afternoon after work
Woke up not feeling good. Not even good enough to join my Thursday run group! Now that's a sign that things aren't too great -- don't even want to run!?
Spent day at lab doing mouse work, my usual Thursday gig these days. Once I got home I had energy to burn. This felt OK, but kinda low energy. And the park was full of idiots gathering for their picnics and music. So my pace was slowed so I didn't hit an idiot. Intervals: 18:11, 18:24, 18:43 mins.
Friday
COMMUTE 9.2 miles
Still not feeling great. I had an idea of running today, skip or bike tomorrow, then run Sunday to get my miles in but with a break in between. Nope. Didn't feel it. Wow! My cough continues, a low in the chest messy-sounding but only somewhat productive cough. Worse when I lay down. Ugh.
BIKE 20 miles in 1:25
COMMUTE 9.2 miles
To my surprise I did the TGP bike ride with BE Monday morning. I was slow and lacked spark, but I did it. No specific pains, just tired. The commute was also tired and lacked energy. Of course it did! I also have a rough cough going, sometimes productive. Feels really low in the lungs, not upper in the sinuses. Producing a super thick yellow yuck.
Tuesday
WALK 60 mins, 3-4 miles?
COMMUTE 4.8 to/from track, and 2 to/from work
I walked at the track, I honestly didn't have any run in me. At all. It was very humid and warm, that didn't help. BE and I walked, enjoyable, but after 45-50 mins I was feeling ready to quit. Wow!
SO has been saying to shut it down for a week. That it's too much. I accept this morning that he's right, and I drive to work. Used the opportunity to get my Walgreen's rx and stop by Schnucks -- when I was there Sunday post-race that were selling my Powerbars on Clearance!! I looked for them last week online and at Target Saturday. Nice find! I have enough for this year and maybe the next, lol. Not like they go bad. And WIN for not snacking on them. Bad for BDF.
Met with LC for lunch at Chic Fil A. She was celebrating her 4th place podium at Steelhead, her hubby's race. She asked about cardiologist, we talked SCAD and what it means. I'm still in denial.
New moon at 2:17pm. And some t-storms, but they didn't reach my garden. Went home and M'd a few of the Gatorade bars, they tasted pretty bad. Maybe they'd taste better after a run? But ugh. M'd. But not bad? Denial.
Later this night, I was petting my Shooga-Boo and found a remarkably large lump (half a orange-ish sized) under her jaw. Hidden under her ear flap and in the waddle of skin under her jaw. Oh man. Call vet in morning. A quick google search says salivary gland cyst or lymph node involvement. No worry until dx'd.
Wednesday
RUN 4 mile in 42 mins, 10:40 m/m, ave 137 bpm, ave 169 spm
COMMUTE only 2 miles to/from work
I was determined to see how a run would feel, even though I'm still having this cough that hurts now. And it's HOT out, super heavy air. On previous runs I've fought the temptation to run loops around BP. Doesn't it sound shorter to run 10 loops of about a mile, than it does to run 10 miles all around neighborhood? Well today was the perfect day to test that. Loops around BP would give me the opportunity to drop if I started feeling like shit.
Who am I kidding. Feel like shit or not, I'm running 4 miles.
And I did! Slow, took my time, walked 45-50 seconds after each mile. My HR was still pretty high for this, so recovery still ongoing. My left IT was painful at the start but this shook out after a mile. However after the run, my left hip hurt. So much so that I was almost limping all day. So I didn't bike it, drove like yesterday and biked up from Fo Pa.
Sugar goes to the vet in 1.5 hours. I'm still at lab running a PCR gel. Not worried on her yet. And sneezing these painful and powerful sneezes. Not sure if I'm going to make it home for the holiday, between this and the dog. Time will tell.
Vet update: could be ear infection, lung infection, not likely salivary cyst, and hopefully not lymphoma. No kennel for doggie, no trip home for me.
Thursday
BIKE 81 mins and 20 miles in TGP, afternoon after work
Woke up not feeling good. Not even good enough to join my Thursday run group! Now that's a sign that things aren't too great -- don't even want to run!?
Spent day at lab doing mouse work, my usual Thursday gig these days. Once I got home I had energy to burn. This felt OK, but kinda low energy. And the park was full of idiots gathering for their picnics and music. So my pace was slowed so I didn't hit an idiot. Intervals: 18:11, 18:24, 18:43 mins.
Friday
COMMUTE 9.2 miles
Still not feeling great. I had an idea of running today, skip or bike tomorrow, then run Sunday to get my miles in but with a break in between. Nope. Didn't feel it. Wow! My cough continues, a low in the chest messy-sounding but only somewhat productive cough. Worse when I lay down. Ugh.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
100K: Badger or Shippey?
I'm undecided on my 100K! I'm sure I want to do one, but now I have two to choose from. Yesterday I found that there's a brand new St Louis 100K race on the same weekend. Much less travel, no hotel, but hills. Starts at 6pm and has 3 loops. What do I do!?
Badger: 6 hr drive each way, $190 registration, $130-ish hotel, flat, family, 33 hour cut-off, day start, miss a few days of work, fees to board dog
Skippey: 1 hour drive, $162 registration, $0 hotel, 7500 vert, local, 32 hour cut-off, 6pm start, done on Saturday, miss only Friday at work, maybe one night boarding of dog depending on my finish time.
UUUUUGGGGHHHHHHHH biggest concern is the heart. Healed or not healed, haha, I have to follow the rules of recovery. The hills of Shippey are problematic, but a night start for cool weather is a good balance. The flat of Badger is great, but the potential for daytime heat could be problematic.
The heat is a given. It will be hot regardless. It will be hot at the and of Shippey since I won't finish until mid-day. I keep typing Skippie. It's Shippie.
LOVE me some trails. LOVE me night running. LOVE me hills. LOVE me saving $$.
But Badger is a better simulator for the Hennepin race.
Talk to TV tomorrow at lunch.
Badger: 6 hr drive each way, $190 registration, $130-ish hotel, flat, family, 33 hour cut-off, day start, miss a few days of work, fees to board dog
Skippey: 1 hour drive, $162 registration, $0 hotel, 7500 vert, local, 32 hour cut-off, 6pm start, done on Saturday, miss only Friday at work, maybe one night boarding of dog depending on my finish time.
UUUUUGGGGHHHHHHHH biggest concern is the heart. Healed or not healed, haha, I have to follow the rules of recovery. The hills of Shippey are problematic, but a night start for cool weather is a good balance. The flat of Badger is great, but the potential for daytime heat could be problematic.
The heat is a given. It will be hot regardless. It will be hot at the and of Shippey since I won't finish until mid-day. I keep typing Skippie. It's Shippie.
LOVE me some trails. LOVE me night running. LOVE me hills. LOVE me saving $$.
But Badger is a better simulator for the Hennepin race.
Talk to TV tomorrow at lunch.
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