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.
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