June (2016) Running Challenge
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06/01 Rest
06/02 6.5 Miles
5.2 miles of running easy, followed by a 3 mile walk with my daughter, finishing with a 1.3 mile run. I had planned on 8 miles but when I ran by a little league baseball game I had to stop to watch. It was hilarious!! Classic stuff...kids playing in the sand, the outfielder twirling around making himself dizzy, the third basement grabbing his junk, the base runner who decided he needed to start out running from each base in a prone position, the runner who decided to try to field his teammate's hit...This was the best entertainment I've had in a while!
After running around the 'hood I ran to the pond near our house where my 20 year old daughter was to meet me for a walk. She wanted to run...she says...but was having issues with her contacts. I was happy just walking. Had some great convo about her life and plans but then I made the mistake of telling her I was going to sign up for a 50K this fall.
Oh she just laid into me about doing too much, too soon...why can't you be happy running shorter distances...you should go see a doctor to make sure you're not going to get hurt...I'm worried you're going to injure yourself and not be able walk again (drama much?)...It's great that you care about your health but you're doing too much...if you don't want to see a doctor for yourself, at least do it for me and mom...and on and on and on.
Try as I might to argue her points, I knew it was pointless so I just let her get it all out, thanked her for her concern, then told there was no reason for me to scale back or see a doc as I'm in the best shape since high school football.
We got back to normal conversation but that little tirade really irked me. So...I did was any mature parent would do in that situation....I went home to register for that ultra I was thinking about!! The only problem is that it's the same weekend as the youth deer hunting season. I've looked for other in October nearby and have found some in Iowa, NoDak, and Kansas, but they're all five 10K loops and loops I think would get tiring. Decisions, decisions...one thing I do know is that I'm not telling the fam about this until it happens. I don't need to hear more lectures.
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@karllundy It is National Donut Day.3
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I haven't had time to get caught up but I saw this from a friend (a runner who was diagnosed with Lymes) and wanted to share it as a reminder to all of you trail runners. The article is a couple of years old but is still relevant.
http://www.runnersworld.com/health/runners-and-lyme-disease?cid=soc_Runner's+World+-+RunnersWorld_FBPAGE_Runner’s+World__Health
Bart Yasso that writes for them also contracted Lyme's. I heard him speak last October. He didn't address the Lyme's. But you can see that it's taken a toll on him.
We have DEET 40, 100 and sport. A must through the jungle like trails.1 -
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Was not feeling it with my run today so cut it short, had intended to do 6.2 but think the heat is getting to me. On to the next run now anyway.
1/6: 4.5 Miles
3/6: 3.4 Miles
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@7lenny7 I'm sorry you got the lecture. I think it's really hard for folks who don't love to run to understand how you feel, like you love the challenge and you love to run. Though I can appreciate her wanting to make sure you are okay. Give it time and they will see how important this is to you.
So let me give you a story. Similar but different than your situation but I can understand how she feels, she loves you and doesn't want you to be hurt. My Dad was very ill for about 4 years before he died. He raced cars since he was in this 20s and now was in his late late 60s to early 70s. After having major major surgery one doctor said "no more racing" the other said "go and do what you want" (my Dad was terminal and it was a matter of time). My Mom flipped out that he wanted to race, he had tubes coming out his liver, he had stents in his bile ducts, he was sick. He asked me what I thought, I said Dad I think we need to go racing. The first night he raced he pulled up to the trailer after practice and I said so? He said that was great. My friend was standing there (in case we needed help) and said "you can't get out can you?" he said "F no" so we had to help him climb out of the car, but he had the biggest smile on his face. Honestly I could hardly stand there and watch him on the track, I used to walk around the pits and watch for my friends to give me the thumbs up or thumbs down when the yellow came out. The EMTs knew they had to wait for me when he was in a wreck so I could jump in and go to him so I could help. It was the hardest season of my life. But it was his life, his decision not mine. After that season he stopped racing, on HIS terms and no one else's. When he was laying in the hospital at the end he looked at me and said "thank you for taking me racing". My mother regrets not coming to the races that season with my Dad, she hadn't miss him race in over 40 years. I think if he talked to her a bit more and explained how important it was or if BOTH doctors said go ahead that would have made all the difference to her. Dad sort of blocked Mom out with the attitude of I'll do what I want so she dug in too and that didn't work for either of them. Oh yeah she was pissed off as hell with me for supporting him, until years later.
Though her comment about "not being able to walk" again, did give me pause. Maybe a trip to the doctor for a physical to make sure would make a big difference in how they feel.2 -
Yay, @5beautifuldays ! So glad you are finally able to really run again!
Good luck with your race tonight, @WhatMeRunning . And your race tomorrow...and everyone else racing this weekend. I look forward to reading all your race reports (please no vomiting, passing out, IVs, or ambulance trips--mind the heatwave! Of course, if you do vomit, we all want to hear about it. I'd just rather you didn't do it to begin with).2 -
June Running Totals (miles)
Oh, and the yoga discussion . . . Not all that long ago, I would have said that in America, yoga is for women. Turns out that one of the stretches I need for that injured leg has a name. It's called "pigeon pose." I guess it doesn't count as yoga if I learn it from the running coach instead of from some cute young lady in spandex tights.
This made me laugh. Especially because I love, love, love pigeon pose and always try to get all of my runner friends to do it. Maybe I need to leave the "yoga" label at the door...
@juliet3455 -Oh no! I hope it doesn't leave you sidelined for too long!3 -
June 1- 5 miles solo plus 1.2 miles with the puppy. Also yoga.
June 2- 5 miles hills plus 0.75 miles with the puppy
Hypothetical question. You go to the doctor for a routine infusion of some medication. They monitor your vitals and you have a low grade fever and really low blood pressure. But you feel fine. You were really looking forward to a short and easy evening run after work. But it is pretty hot outside. Do you still do the run or error on the side of caution and skip it? I am asking for a friend0 -
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How long before the 5k at 7pm tonight is it still OK to drink an IPA?2
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lporter229 wrote: »June 1- 5 miles solo plus 1.2 miles with the puppy. Also yoga.
June 2- 5 miles hills plus 0.75 miles with the puppy
Hypothetical question. You go to the doctor for a routine infusion of some medication. They monitor your vitals and you have a low grade fever and really low blood pressure. But you feel fine. You were really looking forward to a short and easy evening run after work. But it is pretty hot outside. Do you still do the run or error on the side of caution and skip it? I am asking for a friend2 -
@juilet3455 - I hope it is nothing and just a minor one-day type thing! Just pretend you have a race tomorrow. Those crazy injuries that crop up on the day before a race are always gone the next day. I'm not sure if the law of nature requires you to actually be registered for a race or not though.
@7lenny7 - That reminds me of whenever I or my family have tried suggesting anything to my dad about his health. It's his own damn health and life, he knows what's best for himself just as I know what's best for myself! That never seemed to stop us from saying things sometimes though. I guess I have all that to look forward to once I'm an old *kitten* and not the young 26 years old like I currently am, and in prime Olympic shape and all that.0 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »How long before the 5k at 7pm tonight is it still OK to drink an IPA?
During! Turn it into a pub run!5 -
I'm going to try for 50 miles5
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@WhatMeRunning -I wouldn't really say it's a fever. The nurse called it "low-grade". 99.60
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Yes, it's very small and immature to like this, and tho I know that my schedule is off from most of these folks (they'll catch up, TRUST me!), it still tickles me to see my name above the SERIOUS RUNNERS on this....
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I plan to do 100 miles this month. I am super excited about this!5
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