Another rest day. But no rest from driving around in the morning! These west county trips and lack of biking aren't my favorite way to spend the morning...but oh well. Only for a little while longer.
Last night my back was tired and pained. I lied down (lay? laid?) on the floor to play with Sugar and my back didn't want to straighten out. Pulling pillows from the bed, sitting, everything was uncomfortable. Call it a painful discomfort, not really a "pain". Denial.
This morning at therapy even the drive out wasn't great, hitting a speedbump hurt too. H started on my lower back and ouch -- so the heating pad came out, first time for this. After a few mins of that (warm...) she started again. Yup, I was in a painful discomfort. She worked on a few muscles, one low in the back and one around T5 that were tight and hurt when manipulated. I did my exercises, but no weights today.
I'm not too worried, don't see it as a step back. I've been more posture-conscious the past few days, and my body is responding to the reduction in training. See how the rest of today and tomorrow goes.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Thursday on the Taper
RUN 7 miles in 60 mins
BIKE COMMUTE 6.4 miles
My first and only bike commute this week. I miss my bike, and dislike all the driving.
Gorgeous morning, still and calm, warm and humid, sunrise and friends. After a brief stop by work, a quick run, back to work, walk the dog, back to work, take the dog home, back to work....whew....these timecourses take time! I ran mostly with JA this morning, he's tapering for Kansas and we both knew we needed to slow down, but had trouble doing so. Hee, and I said I'd be slow for a taper run today!
More SCD research today, learning A LOT. Wonder if I should start a separate blog. Maybe just a journal. Not like anyone else would want to read it, not like I would ever want to read it. Or would I?
BIKE COMMUTE 6.4 miles
My first and only bike commute this week. I miss my bike, and dislike all the driving.
Gorgeous morning, still and calm, warm and humid, sunrise and friends. After a brief stop by work, a quick run, back to work, walk the dog, back to work, take the dog home, back to work....whew....these timecourses take time! I ran mostly with JA this morning, he's tapering for Kansas and we both knew we needed to slow down, but had trouble doing so. Hee, and I said I'd be slow for a taper run today!
More SCD research today, learning A LOT. Wonder if I should start a separate blog. Maybe just a journal. Not like anyone else would want to read it, not like I would ever want to read it. Or would I?
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Weds OFF! And Dr M visit
RUN ZERO!
AHHHHHH my 10-15 miles/Wednesday habit is...OVER!?!?!?! I was so bored I dusted the dining and living rooms. OK not so much boredom, it needed to be done.
I had an appt with Dr M, I'm good to go. After trying to talk me into the Great Wall of China Marathon he said I can start swimming again too as long as I can bilateral breath. As for the race, keep the Camelbak light, and get more PT afterwards.
Having some taper pains, one in the left hip and the other in the right quads/knee. Thankfully they aren't freaking me out.
Without my drug hit, I got a little hungry frenzied in the afternoon, and the stress of my GI upset has me taking this research into the SCD more seriously. So serious, in fact, that I placed orders to day for probiotics, enzymes, and betain HCl. When money is involved, you know I'm getting serious.
TV suggested a 50K in Greensfelder for a fall race. Whoop!
AHHHHHH my 10-15 miles/Wednesday habit is...OVER!?!?!?! I was so bored I dusted the dining and living rooms. OK not so much boredom, it needed to be done.
I had an appt with Dr M, I'm good to go. After trying to talk me into the Great Wall of China Marathon he said I can start swimming again too as long as I can bilateral breath. As for the race, keep the Camelbak light, and get more PT afterwards.
Having some taper pains, one in the left hip and the other in the right quads/knee. Thankfully they aren't freaking me out.
Without my drug hit, I got a little hungry frenzied in the afternoon, and the stress of my GI upset has me taking this research into the SCD more seriously. So serious, in fact, that I placed orders to day for probiotics, enzymes, and betain HCl. When money is involved, you know I'm getting serious.
TV suggested a 50K in Greensfelder for a fall race. Whoop!
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Therapy update
RUN 4 miles in 38 mins
The was a very light rain (and high humidity!) on today's out n back to LP on my new 4 miler route. My right knee was tight, but I'm calling it a taper pain. All felt good!
Today at therapy she talked about how to pick things up and some of the exercises practiced that. She also said that I need to be careful for probably years, not just until the pain goes away. I'll have a more full report after I see Dr M tomorrow.
And I'm pretty much set on trying the SC Diet. After having symptoms all weekend, and after reading and listening and learning so much about it...I have nothing but 30 days to lose.
However, if I do this, I'll probably set back any race plans for this fall. One thing at a time.
The was a very light rain (and high humidity!) on today's out n back to LP on my new 4 miler route. My right knee was tight, but I'm calling it a taper pain. All felt good!
Today at therapy she talked about how to pick things up and some of the exercises practiced that. She also said that I need to be careful for probably years, not just until the pain goes away. I'll have a more full report after I see Dr M tomorrow.
And I'm pretty much set on trying the SC Diet. After having symptoms all weekend, and after reading and listening and learning so much about it...I have nothing but 30 days to lose.
However, if I do this, I'll probably set back any race plans for this fall. One thing at a time.
Monday, May 25, 2015
Memorial Day weekend summary
Saturday RUN 11 miles in 1:48
Sunday REST!
Monday REST!
The family visited this weekend, so a perfectly timed visit in my taper. By moving one of the mid distance runs to Friday, I was able to not miss out on family time :)
My symptoms kinda continued through the weekend. But I did test a few things -- puffed amaranth and jaggery balls, and Moroccan food. Mild symptoms, lack of appetite in the morning, periods of 'pressure' in the back of my throat most of the day.
The run felt great, if anything I was bored. :) My back was a total non-issue.
NUMERICS
RUN 40 miles in 6:19
BIKE COMMUTE 22.4 miles
WALKIES 19.1 miles
Sunday REST!
Monday REST!
The family visited this weekend, so a perfectly timed visit in my taper. By moving one of the mid distance runs to Friday, I was able to not miss out on family time :)
My symptoms kinda continued through the weekend. But I did test a few things -- puffed amaranth and jaggery balls, and Moroccan food. Mild symptoms, lack of appetite in the morning, periods of 'pressure' in the back of my throat most of the day.
The run felt great, if anything I was bored. :) My back was a total non-issue.
NUMERICS
RUN 40 miles in 6:19
BIKE COMMUTE 22.4 miles
WALKIES 19.1 miles
Friday, May 22, 2015
Finally the week is over
RUN 8.2 miles in 1:15, afternoon in FP
Lotsa topics, I'll break them up
The run: Felt surprisingly good, considering that my afternoon runs are usually sluggish and heavy. And this was my 4th run day in a row! Tomorrow will be 5!
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PT: PT was good, she noticed that the left side of my neck muscles, when viewed from the back, had more 'tone' than the right side. So she added on some neck strengthening exercises. She also noted a rotation in my lumbar, and added some fixes to that. I'm 98% pain free, and +90% discomfort free, so I'm pretty damned happy with this so far.
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Last night went badly. I didn't commit to a good dinner, in addition to a good salad with veggies and ground turkey, I munched carrots and zucchini, had 2 pieces of chocolate, an extra banana, then some potato. Why was this bad? Well, let's see...
The chocolate is a known belly-problem-causer. I limit myself to 1 piece because those symptoms are pretty tolerable and minimal. So why did I eat two? Dunno, but I threw the rest out in frustration. The carrots were mostly raw, and totally munched, so those are problem because I have no idea how many I ate. They're sooooo good! Two big zucchini, those are so good too but I've very recently read that more than 3/4c of zucchini is considered a FODMAP problem.
Again, all good foods. It wasn't just what -- it was HOW. I grazed. And I grazed myself sick. By the time I hit the pillow, my tummy was hugely bloated and I hurt. When I woke up, I could hear the terribly gurgling, fluidily flowing, gas-filled intestines waiting for some toilet time. Ugh. 3 trips to the bathroom this morning, and a potential 4th. Want to hear a stupid measure for "how you know your BMs are right?" How many times you have to flush, and how many times a week you have to scrub your bowl clean. :(
So I like to track and pinpoint the problem. Too much chocolate? Too much zucchini? Too much carrot + zucchini + salad? It wasn't one or another, it was all of them together. And I probably swallowed some air. I felt terrible yesterday, no energy and brain fogged. Coming home this way, even though I took a break to get some mint and walk the dog, I wasn't focused. Instead of a well-thought out meal I just grazed.
But really now. I've been having symptoms a lot all week, and they've been more on and off lately. I'm sure stress and training have a role in this. But I can't keep living like this -- getting up early to make sure I have enough 'toilet time', setting a timer for 'tt' so that even though I feel the need to sit longer I don't, and wanting to have a private toilet available during the day just in case.
I'm reading and listening more on the SCD. I'm still not sure it's right for me. I don't have the serious IBS symptoms the others describe. Or do I, and it's a mild case? I kinda decided that I'll read as much as a I can and make a final decision after the race.
In the meantime, I need to get my gut and head back on line. My health can't afford many days like this!
Lotsa topics, I'll break them up
The run: Felt surprisingly good, considering that my afternoon runs are usually sluggish and heavy. And this was my 4th run day in a row! Tomorrow will be 5!
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PT: PT was good, she noticed that the left side of my neck muscles, when viewed from the back, had more 'tone' than the right side. So she added on some neck strengthening exercises. She also noted a rotation in my lumbar, and added some fixes to that. I'm 98% pain free, and +90% discomfort free, so I'm pretty damned happy with this so far.
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Last night went badly. I didn't commit to a good dinner, in addition to a good salad with veggies and ground turkey, I munched carrots and zucchini, had 2 pieces of chocolate, an extra banana, then some potato. Why was this bad? Well, let's see...
The chocolate is a known belly-problem-causer. I limit myself to 1 piece because those symptoms are pretty tolerable and minimal. So why did I eat two? Dunno, but I threw the rest out in frustration. The carrots were mostly raw, and totally munched, so those are problem because I have no idea how many I ate. They're sooooo good! Two big zucchini, those are so good too but I've very recently read that more than 3/4c of zucchini is considered a FODMAP problem.
Again, all good foods. It wasn't just what -- it was HOW. I grazed. And I grazed myself sick. By the time I hit the pillow, my tummy was hugely bloated and I hurt. When I woke up, I could hear the terribly gurgling, fluidily flowing, gas-filled intestines waiting for some toilet time. Ugh. 3 trips to the bathroom this morning, and a potential 4th. Want to hear a stupid measure for "how you know your BMs are right?" How many times you have to flush, and how many times a week you have to scrub your bowl clean. :(
So I like to track and pinpoint the problem. Too much chocolate? Too much zucchini? Too much carrot + zucchini + salad? It wasn't one or another, it was all of them together. And I probably swallowed some air. I felt terrible yesterday, no energy and brain fogged. Coming home this way, even though I took a break to get some mint and walk the dog, I wasn't focused. Instead of a well-thought out meal I just grazed.
But really now. I've been having symptoms a lot all week, and they've been more on and off lately. I'm sure stress and training have a role in this. But I can't keep living like this -- getting up early to make sure I have enough 'toilet time', setting a timer for 'tt' so that even though I feel the need to sit longer I don't, and wanting to have a private toilet available during the day just in case.
I'm reading and listening more on the SCD. I'm still not sure it's right for me. I don't have the serious IBS symptoms the others describe. Or do I, and it's a mild case? I kinda decided that I'll read as much as a I can and make a final decision after the race.
In the meantime, I need to get my gut and head back on line. My health can't afford many days like this!
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Foggy brained Thursday
RUN 6.6 miles in 57-58 mins
BIKE COMMUTE 6.4 miles
Another chilly day, at least it's dry. Most all of the day I felt like I was in a brain fog, as if underwater or sludgy or ... ? I am sleeping OK, but not getting to bed on time. So I'm not sure what is causing the super brain fog. It sucks. I just want to curl up and sleep!
No problems on the run, felt the fog there too, only a few niggles in the front right shoulder and the ball of my left foot. Let the taper niggles begin!
I've been reading and podcasting on the SCD, trying to decide if it's for me and/or something I need. No way I could do it until after my race, so I have time to keep thinking on it. The Intro is just a few days, then a phased re-intro follows that. Would this help me get away from some FODMAP limitations? Maybe be able to eat apples again? That's one of the things I need to decide.
BIKE COMMUTE 6.4 miles
Another chilly day, at least it's dry. Most all of the day I felt like I was in a brain fog, as if underwater or sludgy or ... ? I am sleeping OK, but not getting to bed on time. So I'm not sure what is causing the super brain fog. It sucks. I just want to curl up and sleep!
No problems on the run, felt the fog there too, only a few niggles in the front right shoulder and the ball of my left foot. Let the taper niggles begin!
I've been reading and podcasting on the SCD, trying to decide if it's for me and/or something I need. No way I could do it until after my race, so I have time to keep thinking on it. The Intro is just a few days, then a phased re-intro follows that. Would this help me get away from some FODMAP limitations? Maybe be able to eat apples again? That's one of the things I need to decide.
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