Tag: medication

Week 28-Holiday

Oh I am glad that training for San Jose doesn’t start for another week or so.

Last week was an odd duck. Anyone else experience that? A holiday in the middle of week just really threw me for a loop. I didn’t expect that as I don’t have that problem with Thanksgiving?

I also made a medication change last week that may have wreaked a little more havoc than I had planned. I was freakin’ exhausted- like so tired if I sat down and dozed off, it became more like a coma.

For example- the weather was perfect on the 4th of July and I meant to go for a long run in the afternoon but after a short nap. Yeah, that “short” nap turned into almost 3 hours. On the floor. At one point, I apparently got up, walked into the garage, said something to someone and walked back inside only to go back to sleep. I don’t remember that.

I also slept through all my alarms over the weekend. I could not seem to make myself get up, out of bed and go for my long run. Which was not good as it was over 105* both days. So running took a backseat to sleep this week. However after a week, I think I’m finally over the odd hump and can hopefully get back to something resembling normal next week. As well as less caffeine consumption.

So what did I do?

Tuesday- 3.1 miles I was so damn tired, I almost bailed on the run. Even once I started, I didn’t think I was going to make it past a mile. I got a little more alert along the way and managed to finish 5K. Then I went home and crashed.

Thursday- 3.5 ish miles This run was odd. It started out feeling super sluggish then the last 2ish miles felt pretty good but it just brought all my recent doubts and drama out and was not head clearing at all. You can read about all those thoughts here.

So a little over 6 miles for the week. Bleh. Maybe I just needed a holiday.

Now if only the temps would drop a little at night.

How was your week?

Week 33- Sidelined

If there is an upside to not running, it’s the fewer loads of laundry you have to do on the weekend.

Gotta find the shiny side, right? Or try to. 😛

So yeah, thanks to the UTI from hell and me not checking about the medication first, last week was super Slacker like. But maybe I needed it? I didn’t really have time to worry about my mysterious groin pain issue as the medication issue forced me to rest anyways.

Work wise, things are a little more under control after this week. I finally managed to get my inbox to 50 ish. Which is still not great but it’s way better than it was. I treat my inbox like a to-do list so the triple digits were starting to get to me. Now if I could just get my piles of paper under control. 😛

So let’s get to the very abbreviated work out week-

Monday- 1.3 miles I felt crap all day but I was trying to ignore it. I’d been living in denial for quite some time. I headed for the lake path to get in some miles but it only took one loop to admit defeat. I had a problem and I likely needed medicine. Grrr.

Tuesday- Rest Made it to the doctor and they confirmed my suspicions and my denial. Ha! Never been so thankful for medicine…until I realized the side effects.

Wednesday- More rest.

Thursday- 3 mile walk I had an appointment with my neurologist so I was home a little earlier than normal. I figured I would try a walk. Walking is not running. I listened to a podcast to try not being so bored but I so wanted to be running.

Friday- Rest Holy crap, I was so sore. What gives- it was only a walk!! And I know I have a hip imbalance but for the most part I can ignore it during and after running. After a little walk, I felt like I was walking crooked!

Saturday/Sunday- Rest I really did think about a trying for a long walk but in the end I just didn’t. I napped a lot which seems to be my MO these days. I have to get a new bed. I just keep waking up in pain and feeling more tired than I did before. I just keep hoping to make it Labor day and hoping that there will good sales. I didn’t exactly plan for this purchase. Grrr.

4.3 miles for the week. Yes, I’m counting those walking miles, they freakin’ hurt me. 😛

Now as for this week, the medication has been completed but the effects linger so I think I am going to do some walking/jogging intervals. Fingers crossed!

How was your week?

Any good running?

Week 26- Goodbye June

Upcoming Races-

Rock to the Pier 10K?
Salinas Valley Half Marathon

This week was odd. I joked that I had to get all my stupid out before my boss left for vacation. She’s gone the majority of July. That and I was just freakishly tired last week for some reason. I am cycling through new medications for my stupid stomach and I started a new diet which hit me harder than I expected on my first run of the week.

Monday- Rest I normally run on Mondays but instead I went to the movies. I saw Transformers. Pretty good, the beginning jumped all over the place but it pulled it together. Plus, my legs were achy so I figured rest would be good.

Tuesday- 12 miles bike I took my gear with the intention of running but those achy legs got worse in a bad way. I ran across the street to get a soda and almost lost a shoe- my flats are slightly too big and I was trying to move faster than oncoming traffic and whatever it was it hurt. What the hell? So instead I went home and got on the stationary bike.

Wednesday- 3.5 Straight up misery. I felt good leading up to the run and had plans for 5 miles but once I tried to run, it was pure hell. I could barely catch my breath and heart rate was through the roof. Worse is that I was crawling. I was having troubles maintaining even a 12:30 pace. I could not get going, I was so tired and just not feeling it. The only thing I could figure was that I actually hadn’t been eating enough with the new diet. It hadn’t been intentional, I just hadn’t been hungry. I also hadn’t had any meat but hadn’t supplemented it any way either. Again, that hadn’t been intentional but I don’t think it helped matters.

Thursday- 3.5 miles More food meant a better run that way but my legs were still pissed about something. Everything ached from the knee down bordering on pain. I also felt what seemed to be a giant blister forming on right heel. I’ve never had a blister there so I kind of freaked out. I called it after 3 laps of the lake path. I foam rolled that night and slept in compression socks. I couldn’t see a blister but my heel felt odd. It was also my last run for June-

Friday- Rest I wore different shoes which made my legs happy, heel a little less cranky but made my toes feel pinched. Oh come on! So by the afternoon, if I was where customers and cameras could not see me, I was bare foot. Luckily my boss just laughed.

With my legs being so damn odd all week, I went into the weekend knowing I was not running a long run. I was splitting it in 2 instead.

Saturday- 5 miles Why do I keep running in the afternoon in CA summer? I need my head examined. Once again, it was hot and I crawled. It just felt so much harder than it should have, especially for the pace I was averaging. I stopped at 4 miles and sat on the ground in a rare spot of shade just to cool down a bit. Then I crawled the last mile home. Ugh.

Sunday- 5 miles Every run has been rough lately so I expected more of the same. I slept in and headed out around 10. The first mile was with my mother. Once I split off from her I made sure to follow the 2:00 run/ :30 walk intervals on my watch to be nice to my legs. Mile 2 clocked in as I was going up a hill and I laughed. 10:38. Ha, what?! Was my watch broken? Yet, the miles kept coming in like that. What was going on? I was taking my walk breaks every time the watch buzzed. I was trying to be smart after the odd week I’d had. Yet somehow I pulled a speedy 5 miler for me these days. Then Smash Run tried to bring me down by telling me it was still my 41st fastest 5 mile but whatever Fred, I’m still counting it as a win. 😛

17.1 miles run
12 miles bike

5 days, 5 workouts, that’s not too shabby. Especially considering how scatterbrained I was all week. Dude- there were some serious blonde moments. I even lost a dress in my closet at one point. Now, let’s see what July brings.

How was your week?

How did June treat you?