Workout: 5 1/2 miles
Weight: 126.0
I really debated about staying in bed this morning, but ultimately I decided that running would loosen up my muscles and make me feel better.
I was wrong.
Yesterday I could hardly walk. I'm sure it was because I was not even close to properly hydrated before running the 8.72 on Saturday morning. I was already pretty dehydrated from Colorado and it was not a smart move to run on Saturday. I suffered for it yesterday - my leg muscles were extremely sore. I've run through that soreness before, though, so I thought that it would probably help to run this morning.
Bugly was sick all day yesterday. Throwing up every couple of hours. No fever. No cough. No symptoms - totally fine except for the vomitting, until about 4pm when she fell asleep and really hasn't woken up since then (a little here and there, but for the most part she's been sleeping since then). I started feeling pretty queasy last night, but fought through it.
I don't feel so good this morning at all. Cornbread is in bed, sick. I should have stayed home.
Run was horrible. I had to stop a bunch of times to either stretch some more or get through the nausea. My heart rate was 178-180 throughout the entire run.
I'm queasy now, although, I'm fighting through it... I got through the run, I have to work this morning AND its spring break so I'll continue to fight through it. Ugh.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Saturday March 27, 2010
Workout: 8.723 miles
Weight: 126.2
Decided to try for a run this morning. We've had a very physically active week, but I haven't run in almost 2 weeks. The schedule had 8 1/2 miles on it, so I planned a route and went out. I was a little nervous about being dehydrated and I probably should have worked on correcting that a little better... although after a week in CO I'm not entirely sure I could have gotten properly rehydrated in time for a run today. Have to work on that all day today.
Run was good. I had just a few small stops - at drinking fountains and to remove some outer layer clothing. Even so, my pace was 10:15... that is amazing. I've never had a pace that quick outside - even running shorter distances. My pace outside has always been about 10:20 and I was expecting a much slower pace today.
Felt good. Glad to be back at it.
Weight: 126.2
Decided to try for a run this morning. We've had a very physically active week, but I haven't run in almost 2 weeks. The schedule had 8 1/2 miles on it, so I planned a route and went out. I was a little nervous about being dehydrated and I probably should have worked on correcting that a little better... although after a week in CO I'm not entirely sure I could have gotten properly rehydrated in time for a run today. Have to work on that all day today.
Run was good. I had just a few small stops - at drinking fountains and to remove some outer layer clothing. Even so, my pace was 10:15... that is amazing. I've never had a pace that quick outside - even running shorter distances. My pace outside has always been about 10:20 and I was expecting a much slower pace today.
Felt good. Glad to be back at it.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Monday March 22, 2010
Yesterday was our first day of skiing. Wow. I love skiing so much. I haven't skied since we went to Colorado in 2000 - Keystone, Breckinridge and Vale. It is amazing. I feel like I am almost continuously pushing my body to and beyond its limits. And I'm enjoying it at the same time.
We spent 9am - 2:45pm out on the slopes. We took an hour break for lunch. That would be almost 5 hours of skiing. We were exhausted! We woke up at 5:30 yesterday morning because we were too excited to go to sleep, so that added to it.
We spent most of the day on the blue runs, but did do a couple of blacks. We also attempted a mogul run, which kicked all of our butts (Mark was snowboarding with us). Mark bailed before we did - took his board off entirely and walked down the mountain. Cornbread and I bailed halfway through and tried to cut through the trees to another run - and then that run was also moguls... so we cut through some more trees to the next run and took that down. However, that next set of trees was quite wide, not at all groomed or skied on and very steep. It was an adventure and I was more scared in there, than I was on the mogul run. The first mogul run sucked more, too, because it was right underneath the lift and the people on the lift would laugh when we wiped out - which was often. So today - no moguls:)
After lunch we could tell that we were all a little too tired. I don't think any of us felt completely comfortable on the same runs that we had been doing all morning. So we went down to the bottom part of the mountain and skiied the greens for the rest of the afternoon. It was fine - they are slow and busy, but it was what we needed.
Shortly before lunch I dropped my pole while going up the lift. Cornbread said he would go get it for me. I think Mark & I waited for him at the bottom for 30-45 minutes. He said the area where the pole was (not on a run) was incredibly steep. He had taken his skis off and sat down and slid down to the pole. On his way up, he would climb from one tree to the next, take a break, drink some water, and then go to the next tree. He wasn't sure he was going to make it. Took a lot out of him. What a loving husband:)
After we got back to the room we didn't want to move. Literally. And I could not stop eating. We went to the hot tub, came back and showered and then went to dinner. Cornbread made cookies and got me some ice cream and we tried to watch a movie, but I'm not sure either of us saw more than about 10 minutes. We finally gave up and went to bed at 10. I slept hard last night and feel good this morning - sore everywhere, but good.
Cornbread has meetings this morning so I'm going to work and then we'll head back out after lunch for the afternoon. I am so blessed!
We spent 9am - 2:45pm out on the slopes. We took an hour break for lunch. That would be almost 5 hours of skiing. We were exhausted! We woke up at 5:30 yesterday morning because we were too excited to go to sleep, so that added to it.
We spent most of the day on the blue runs, but did do a couple of blacks. We also attempted a mogul run, which kicked all of our butts (Mark was snowboarding with us). Mark bailed before we did - took his board off entirely and walked down the mountain. Cornbread and I bailed halfway through and tried to cut through the trees to another run - and then that run was also moguls... so we cut through some more trees to the next run and took that down. However, that next set of trees was quite wide, not at all groomed or skied on and very steep. It was an adventure and I was more scared in there, than I was on the mogul run. The first mogul run sucked more, too, because it was right underneath the lift and the people on the lift would laugh when we wiped out - which was often. So today - no moguls:)
After lunch we could tell that we were all a little too tired. I don't think any of us felt completely comfortable on the same runs that we had been doing all morning. So we went down to the bottom part of the mountain and skiied the greens for the rest of the afternoon. It was fine - they are slow and busy, but it was what we needed.
Shortly before lunch I dropped my pole while going up the lift. Cornbread said he would go get it for me. I think Mark & I waited for him at the bottom for 30-45 minutes. He said the area where the pole was (not on a run) was incredibly steep. He had taken his skis off and sat down and slid down to the pole. On his way up, he would climb from one tree to the next, take a break, drink some water, and then go to the next tree. He wasn't sure he was going to make it. Took a lot out of him. What a loving husband:)
After we got back to the room we didn't want to move. Literally. And I could not stop eating. We went to the hot tub, came back and showered and then went to dinner. Cornbread made cookies and got me some ice cream and we tried to watch a movie, but I'm not sure either of us saw more than about 10 minutes. We finally gave up and went to bed at 10. I slept hard last night and feel good this morning - sore everywhere, but good.
Cornbread has meetings this morning so I'm going to work and then we'll head back out after lunch for the afternoon. I am so blessed!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wednesday March 17, 2010
Taking the week off as I got scolded by my doctor yesterday and he scared me enough to keep me out of the gym at least for the rest of the week.
I've been having abdominal issues. Started the day of my 7 1/2 mile outdoor run with my neighbor. Pretty bad pain in my upper adbdomen - right underneath my xyphoid process (bottom of the breastbone). Not GI issues, not nausea, not heartburn, not hunger. Tums didn't help. Nothing helped. Just a continual pain - not enough to stop my activity, but enough to bother me. I have had this several times in the past... I went to the ER with it when I was pregnant with Ryann - so that was Dec 2003, but that wasn't the first time. I've had it kind of off and on throughout the years, but it never lasted this long.
Went to the dr. on monday, he ordered an ultra sound to check on my gallbladder. Also gave me some samples of Protonix to quiet the acid in my stomach. I laughed at him and told him I didn't have heartburn. I took them for 2 days, rolled my eyes and stopped - this was NOT heartburn.
Thursday I went out to do errands and was nauseous the entire time. Thought that maybe if I ate, it would get better, but it didn't. Nausea, hunger, no appetite. Annoyance.
Friday I went in for my U/S.
Saturday I ran 9 miles and felt really good all weekend.
Monday ran 5 miles and the nausea, hunger and no appetite returned. As did the annoyance. Got the results of the U/S - everything was within normal limits. Went to my self-diagnosis flow chart book and looked at continual vomitting (or nausea). The flow chart led me to ulcer. I called my sister and my dad, who have both had ulcers and they described the exact same symtoms. I went to Walgreens and got some otc prilosec and figured that would fix it.
Tuesday, same symptoms, but couldn't get past it. Couldn't get past the idea that this might ruin our trip. Totally stressing out. Made an appointment to see the doc. Went in at 4.
I apologized for laughing off the idea of the ulcer and for not taking the protonix. To my defense, though (and I didn't tell him this), he was not clear about his reasoning for giving me the protonix. He also did not indicate that it was a long term thing, not a short term fix. Had I known that I would have trusted him and would have been taking it.
Anyway, he said that because I hadn't been taking the protonix, and was now experiencing these symptoms he couldn't make a very accurate judgement. Had I been taking the meds and was now feeling this way he would send me for a scope. SO, I need to take the protonix 2x/day for the next two weeks and see him again.
While talking, I told him we were going on vacation. He indicated that the relaxation would be good for me - I told him we'd be skiing everyday for 5 days. I also mentioned that I was training for a half-marathon and that my lack of appetite was concerning to me because I know I'm not eating enough with the amount of training I'm doing.
He was not happy with any of this information. He told me I needed to stop running immediately and consider doing something other than skiing in Colorado. That made me stop in my tracks. No way. He told me that if I still felt like this I wouldn't want to be skiing anyway - I told him he didn't know me very well. So he went into lecture mode and gave me the worst case scenario of this becoming a bleeding ulcer if I don't give my body time to repair itself. I could be out on the slopes and drop and end up in ICU. Basically, my body is screaming at me to stop and it will scream louder and louder until I listen and if I don't listen it will make me drop in order to listen. He was a bunch of no fun.
So I finally was able to get his okay that if I feel good on Saturday, I can ski. That was enough incentive for me to stay out of the gym for the rest of the week and try to take it as easy as possible this week.
I've been having abdominal issues. Started the day of my 7 1/2 mile outdoor run with my neighbor. Pretty bad pain in my upper adbdomen - right underneath my xyphoid process (bottom of the breastbone). Not GI issues, not nausea, not heartburn, not hunger. Tums didn't help. Nothing helped. Just a continual pain - not enough to stop my activity, but enough to bother me. I have had this several times in the past... I went to the ER with it when I was pregnant with Ryann - so that was Dec 2003, but that wasn't the first time. I've had it kind of off and on throughout the years, but it never lasted this long.
Went to the dr. on monday, he ordered an ultra sound to check on my gallbladder. Also gave me some samples of Protonix to quiet the acid in my stomach. I laughed at him and told him I didn't have heartburn. I took them for 2 days, rolled my eyes and stopped - this was NOT heartburn.
Thursday I went out to do errands and was nauseous the entire time. Thought that maybe if I ate, it would get better, but it didn't. Nausea, hunger, no appetite. Annoyance.
Friday I went in for my U/S.
Saturday I ran 9 miles and felt really good all weekend.
Monday ran 5 miles and the nausea, hunger and no appetite returned. As did the annoyance. Got the results of the U/S - everything was within normal limits. Went to my self-diagnosis flow chart book and looked at continual vomitting (or nausea). The flow chart led me to ulcer. I called my sister and my dad, who have both had ulcers and they described the exact same symtoms. I went to Walgreens and got some otc prilosec and figured that would fix it.
Tuesday, same symptoms, but couldn't get past it. Couldn't get past the idea that this might ruin our trip. Totally stressing out. Made an appointment to see the doc. Went in at 4.
I apologized for laughing off the idea of the ulcer and for not taking the protonix. To my defense, though (and I didn't tell him this), he was not clear about his reasoning for giving me the protonix. He also did not indicate that it was a long term thing, not a short term fix. Had I known that I would have trusted him and would have been taking it.
Anyway, he said that because I hadn't been taking the protonix, and was now experiencing these symptoms he couldn't make a very accurate judgement. Had I been taking the meds and was now feeling this way he would send me for a scope. SO, I need to take the protonix 2x/day for the next two weeks and see him again.
While talking, I told him we were going on vacation. He indicated that the relaxation would be good for me - I told him we'd be skiing everyday for 5 days. I also mentioned that I was training for a half-marathon and that my lack of appetite was concerning to me because I know I'm not eating enough with the amount of training I'm doing.
He was not happy with any of this information. He told me I needed to stop running immediately and consider doing something other than skiing in Colorado. That made me stop in my tracks. No way. He told me that if I still felt like this I wouldn't want to be skiing anyway - I told him he didn't know me very well. So he went into lecture mode and gave me the worst case scenario of this becoming a bleeding ulcer if I don't give my body time to repair itself. I could be out on the slopes and drop and end up in ICU. Basically, my body is screaming at me to stop and it will scream louder and louder until I listen and if I don't listen it will make me drop in order to listen. He was a bunch of no fun.
So I finally was able to get his okay that if I feel good on Saturday, I can ski. That was enough incentive for me to stay out of the gym for the rest of the week and try to take it as easy as possible this week.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Workout: 5 miles
Weight: 124.2
Back up to last week -
Friday, March 12 - skipped my workout due to scheduling issues.
Saturday, March 13 -
The scheduled workout was 7 1/2 miles. However, Dave ran 8 1/2 miles that morning and I simply could not allow that to happen, so I planned an 8 1/2 mile route for myself in the afternoon. When he got home from the office, though, it was raining so I packed up and went to the gym. I did 9 miles on the treadmill. If I had had more time I would have gone at least 10. I felt really good after about 3 miles. Although at one point I was thinking that I was probably at 5-6 miles and was going really well and then I checked it out and saw less than 4.5. Ugh - what a miserable feeling to realize that you're only halfway done! I ran the entire time, though, with the exception of the 30 second break that I was forced to take when the treadmill stopped at 60:00 - wasn't expecting that and I had to set up the rest of the run.
When I got done, I immediately had a homemade granola bar in the locker room and then ate some trail mix on the way home. Quickly showered and got ready for church and then made a protein shake to drink on the way to church. This made a HUGE difference in the way I felt for the rest of the night. The week before, by the time church was done, I was so hungry I thought I would eat my left leg... this week I didn't feel that way at all. I also didn't feel like I was hungry all weekend like I did the weekend before. Recovery was good this week. Although I was VERY sore.
Today -
Did 5 miles on the treadmill and wanted to shoot myself for at least the first 2 1/2. I am still very sore from Saturday's run AND the girl two treadmills down from me was running super fast and I was having a hard time getting into the rhythm of my pace. The last 1/2 mile was a killer, too. Obviously, my recovery from Saturday was not as great as I thought it was. My ankle didn't hurt too badly this morning, though.
Initially I planned to continue the workout schedule while we're in Colorado next week - in addition to skiing everyday. I'm beginning to rethink that:) It may be a good idea to take a week off of running - especially since we'll be doing 5 full days of skiing. We have 8 miles on the schedule for Saturday - the day we arrive. I think we'll attempt SOMEthing, but not sure how long we'll be able to go in that altitude. I'm soooooo looking forward to this trip!
Weight: 124.2
Back up to last week -
Friday, March 12 - skipped my workout due to scheduling issues.
Saturday, March 13 -
The scheduled workout was 7 1/2 miles. However, Dave ran 8 1/2 miles that morning and I simply could not allow that to happen, so I planned an 8 1/2 mile route for myself in the afternoon. When he got home from the office, though, it was raining so I packed up and went to the gym. I did 9 miles on the treadmill. If I had had more time I would have gone at least 10. I felt really good after about 3 miles. Although at one point I was thinking that I was probably at 5-6 miles and was going really well and then I checked it out and saw less than 4.5. Ugh - what a miserable feeling to realize that you're only halfway done! I ran the entire time, though, with the exception of the 30 second break that I was forced to take when the treadmill stopped at 60:00 - wasn't expecting that and I had to set up the rest of the run.
When I got done, I immediately had a homemade granola bar in the locker room and then ate some trail mix on the way home. Quickly showered and got ready for church and then made a protein shake to drink on the way to church. This made a HUGE difference in the way I felt for the rest of the night. The week before, by the time church was done, I was so hungry I thought I would eat my left leg... this week I didn't feel that way at all. I also didn't feel like I was hungry all weekend like I did the weekend before. Recovery was good this week. Although I was VERY sore.
Today -
Did 5 miles on the treadmill and wanted to shoot myself for at least the first 2 1/2. I am still very sore from Saturday's run AND the girl two treadmills down from me was running super fast and I was having a hard time getting into the rhythm of my pace. The last 1/2 mile was a killer, too. Obviously, my recovery from Saturday was not as great as I thought it was. My ankle didn't hurt too badly this morning, though.
Initially I planned to continue the workout schedule while we're in Colorado next week - in addition to skiing everyday. I'm beginning to rethink that:) It may be a good idea to take a week off of running - especially since we'll be doing 5 full days of skiing. We have 8 miles on the schedule for Saturday - the day we arrive. I think we'll attempt SOMEthing, but not sure how long we'll be able to go in that altitude. I'm soooooo looking forward to this trip!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday March 11, 2010
Workout: 15:00 circuits
Weight: 122.8
I changed the order of my circuits this morning. Usually I do bike, stairs, treadmill, eliptical. I haven't been dying through the circuits anymore so i decided to switch it up Cornbread style. This morning I did eliptical, stairs, bike, treadmill.
And I hated every.single.second of the entire hour. Oh my, it was wretchedly awful.
Eliptical - heart rate: 151
Stairs - heart rate (taken manually): 180
Bike - heart rate: 140ish
Treadmill - heart rate: 168ish, highest incline of 5%
Ankle is in a lot of pain today - probably worse than it ever has been. Hurt while I was doing the stairs and then made me wince when I started running. I'm icing it this morning to see if that helps at all.
Weight: 122.8
I changed the order of my circuits this morning. Usually I do bike, stairs, treadmill, eliptical. I haven't been dying through the circuits anymore so i decided to switch it up Cornbread style. This morning I did eliptical, stairs, bike, treadmill.
And I hated every.single.second of the entire hour. Oh my, it was wretchedly awful.
Eliptical - heart rate: 151
Stairs - heart rate (taken manually): 180
Bike - heart rate: 140ish
Treadmill - heart rate: 168ish, highest incline of 5%
Ankle is in a lot of pain today - probably worse than it ever has been. Hurt while I was doing the stairs and then made me wince when I started running. I'm icing it this morning to see if that helps at all.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday March 10, 2010
Workout: 4 1/2 miles
Weight: 124
My fluctuating weight continues to be frustrating. Yesterday I weighed 122.6 - lowest since last summer and then today 124. Whatever. This winter I rarely weigh the same thing every day. I wonder if it is weather related, hydration related... not sure. During the summer I very consistently weighed the same for several days and then would move for a day or two and return back. So not sure what is up with that right now.
My run was okay this morning. I felt like I was laboring pretty badly through the first 2.3 miles. My heart rate was higher than it has been - about 168 as opposed to 164 as it has been for the past couple of weeks. Because of my stomach pain, I didn't drink any water yesterday. I didn't eat anything for the first half of the day - I had a homemade granola bar while doing my Bible reading and it caused me enough pain that I didn't want to eat for the rest of the day. I finally had something at 2:30, felt okay and had dinner and a protein fruit smoothie before bed. But no water at all. Currently I'm in pain from my homemade granola bar that I ate 10 minutes ago.
Anyway, not sure if the lack of water affected my run this morning or not. I stopped a few times because of abdominal pain/feeling like I was going to vomit (not because the workout was too hard, but because of the location of the pain). The pain is not causing me to decrease activity - obviously I was running this morning - but it is nearly constant and I feel a little disconnected from the rest of life because of it. Hoping that the ultrasound shows something definitive - blood work was normal.
Looked up what a good diet for gallbladder issues would be and it is exactly what I already eat, so thats no good - I can't alter that to decrease the pain. So it continues. I'm resigned to it being constant.
Ran 3.5 miles at 6.0, increased incline to .5%, at 3.75 I increased the incline to 1%, at 4.0 I decreased the incline, increased the speed to 6.2, at 4.10 increased speed to 6.4, at 4.25 increased speed to 7.0. Heart rate was 178.
Skipped my workout yesterday due to scheduling issues.
Weight: 124
My fluctuating weight continues to be frustrating. Yesterday I weighed 122.6 - lowest since last summer and then today 124. Whatever. This winter I rarely weigh the same thing every day. I wonder if it is weather related, hydration related... not sure. During the summer I very consistently weighed the same for several days and then would move for a day or two and return back. So not sure what is up with that right now.
My run was okay this morning. I felt like I was laboring pretty badly through the first 2.3 miles. My heart rate was higher than it has been - about 168 as opposed to 164 as it has been for the past couple of weeks. Because of my stomach pain, I didn't drink any water yesterday. I didn't eat anything for the first half of the day - I had a homemade granola bar while doing my Bible reading and it caused me enough pain that I didn't want to eat for the rest of the day. I finally had something at 2:30, felt okay and had dinner and a protein fruit smoothie before bed. But no water at all. Currently I'm in pain from my homemade granola bar that I ate 10 minutes ago.
Anyway, not sure if the lack of water affected my run this morning or not. I stopped a few times because of abdominal pain/feeling like I was going to vomit (not because the workout was too hard, but because of the location of the pain). The pain is not causing me to decrease activity - obviously I was running this morning - but it is nearly constant and I feel a little disconnected from the rest of life because of it. Hoping that the ultrasound shows something definitive - blood work was normal.
Looked up what a good diet for gallbladder issues would be and it is exactly what I already eat, so thats no good - I can't alter that to decrease the pain. So it continues. I'm resigned to it being constant.
Ran 3.5 miles at 6.0, increased incline to .5%, at 3.75 I increased the incline to 1%, at 4.0 I decreased the incline, increased the speed to 6.2, at 4.10 increased speed to 6.4, at 4.25 increased speed to 7.0. Heart rate was 178.
Skipped my workout yesterday due to scheduling issues.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Monday March 8, 2010
Workout: 4 1/2 miles
Weight: 124.0
Catch up from last week:
Friday - went to the gym in the afternoon again. Eliptical for 20 minutes, weights afterward. I am getting a much better workout on the eliptical in the afternoon than I do in the morning. I'm going to continue to do my T/F workouts in the afternoon when possible.
Saturday - Ran 7 1/2 miles outside with my neighbor. It was tough for the first half - running outside after not doing so since last September was horrible! It was beautiful and sunny, though, and I couldn't pass up the opportunity. And the fact that she could join me made it all the more exciting! We had a good time. We talked the entire time, which is definitely a first for me. I should actually recalculate the mileage because I think it might be closer to 7.25, but the schedule said 7 so we were over regardless. The last half seemed to fly by and we were done before I knew it. On the way out I felt like we'd never be done, like I'd never make it and then all of the sudden we were home. I loved it! And I'm so glad we did it.
However.
Since the first sip of water I had after that I have been in so much pain. Abdominal pain that seems to get worse when I ingest anything - water or food. Not GI issues, not muscular issues, not nausea, but upper abdominal pain. After my oatmeal this morning I had to pant through the pain. Kind of wrecked my weekend... didn't keep me down on the couch, but made me very distant to everyone around here.
Monday - workout was 4 1/2 miles. I ran 5 miles because I messed up the treadmill timing by accidently turning it off in the middle of the workout. Luckily I could see that I had already run about 2.4 miles, ran the additional .10 miles to make it 2.5 & then started over and did another 2.5 miles. Ran at 6.0 for the first 2.5, 6.0 with a .5% incline for the second part until I hit the last 3/4 of a mile, then brought the incline down and increase my speed to 6.2, and for the last .25 mile I ran at 7.0.
Went to the doctor this afternoon about my pain. He had blood drawn and scheduled an ultrasound for Friday morning. He's looking at how my gallbladder functions. Also gave me some medicine that should take care of any acid issues that may be contributing. I'm really hoping that something is figured out. I've had this before, but not for this long. I hope its figured out and at least subsided by the time we go to colorado on the 20th.
Weight: 124.0
Catch up from last week:
Friday - went to the gym in the afternoon again. Eliptical for 20 minutes, weights afterward. I am getting a much better workout on the eliptical in the afternoon than I do in the morning. I'm going to continue to do my T/F workouts in the afternoon when possible.
Saturday - Ran 7 1/2 miles outside with my neighbor. It was tough for the first half - running outside after not doing so since last September was horrible! It was beautiful and sunny, though, and I couldn't pass up the opportunity. And the fact that she could join me made it all the more exciting! We had a good time. We talked the entire time, which is definitely a first for me. I should actually recalculate the mileage because I think it might be closer to 7.25, but the schedule said 7 so we were over regardless. The last half seemed to fly by and we were done before I knew it. On the way out I felt like we'd never be done, like I'd never make it and then all of the sudden we were home. I loved it! And I'm so glad we did it.
However.
Since the first sip of water I had after that I have been in so much pain. Abdominal pain that seems to get worse when I ingest anything - water or food. Not GI issues, not muscular issues, not nausea, but upper abdominal pain. After my oatmeal this morning I had to pant through the pain. Kind of wrecked my weekend... didn't keep me down on the couch, but made me very distant to everyone around here.
Monday - workout was 4 1/2 miles. I ran 5 miles because I messed up the treadmill timing by accidently turning it off in the middle of the workout. Luckily I could see that I had already run about 2.4 miles, ran the additional .10 miles to make it 2.5 & then started over and did another 2.5 miles. Ran at 6.0 for the first 2.5, 6.0 with a .5% incline for the second part until I hit the last 3/4 of a mile, then brought the incline down and increase my speed to 6.2, and for the last .25 mile I ran at 7.0.
Went to the doctor this afternoon about my pain. He had blood drawn and scheduled an ultrasound for Friday morning. He's looking at how my gallbladder functions. Also gave me some medicine that should take care of any acid issues that may be contributing. I'm really hoping that something is figured out. I've had this before, but not for this long. I hope its figured out and at least subsided by the time we go to colorado on the 20th.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
March 3 and March 4
Kept meaning to get on here yesterday and then never made it...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Workout: 4 1/2 miles + 10 minutes cross
Weight: 125.0
Run was good. Ran at 6.0 until 3.75 miles, increased to 6.1, increased to 6.2 at 4.0, 6.5 at 4.25. Ran 4.5 miles in 44.34. I only did 5 minutes of cool down as my cross training. I have to say, the additional cross training will probably get left out from here on out (actually from here on, I think there is enough miles that we don't have cross training anyway).
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Workout: Circuits
Weight: 124.0
Circuits have become slightly easier since I switched programs on the stairmill. Which means I should probably switch back to the previous program!
Bike for 14:00, heart rate up to 121.
Treadmill for 14:00 with an incline interval program - highest incline was over 5%. Heart rate: 164
Stair mill for 14:00. Not sure about heartrate
Eliptical for 14:00 at level 10 to keep my heart rate up. 152-157. I hit the eliptical hard this morning.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Workout: 4 1/2 miles + 10 minutes cross
Weight: 125.0
Run was good. Ran at 6.0 until 3.75 miles, increased to 6.1, increased to 6.2 at 4.0, 6.5 at 4.25. Ran 4.5 miles in 44.34. I only did 5 minutes of cool down as my cross training. I have to say, the additional cross training will probably get left out from here on out (actually from here on, I think there is enough miles that we don't have cross training anyway).
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Workout: Circuits
Weight: 124.0
Circuits have become slightly easier since I switched programs on the stairmill. Which means I should probably switch back to the previous program!
Bike for 14:00, heart rate up to 121.
Treadmill for 14:00 with an incline interval program - highest incline was over 5%. Heart rate: 164
Stair mill for 14:00. Not sure about heartrate
Eliptical for 14:00 at level 10 to keep my heart rate up. 152-157. I hit the eliptical hard this morning.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tuesday March 2, 2010
Workout: 20 minutes cross + weights
Weight: 125.0
Ahhh - as much as I don't care about the actual number, I am getting pretty sick of the drastic fluctuation in my weight everyday. Yesterday I was 123.0, today 125.0. I just wish a number would stick.
I decided to try working out in the afternoon today so I could get some more sleep in the morning. Getting up at 4:45 every morning is getting to be a drag - especially with the mileage that I'm running. I feel like I'm constantly tired. And we're going to bed earlier and earlier. Its getting a little crazy - going to bed at 9:15 makes for not a whole lot of evening together after the girls go to bed at 8 - or after 8 like last night.
Working out in the afternoon was much different. Observations:
* I slept until 7am and woke up feeling like ass - like I needed 3 more hours of sleep, like I had been woken up in the middle of deep, deep sleep. Felt much worse than waking up at 4:45.
* I tooled around in my pajamas all morning because I saw no sense in taking a shower and getting dressed just to do it all again after working out. I hate that process, so I don't want to do it twice. Felt a little frumpish because of it. I might stay in my pjs all day on Sunday, but I don't plan to be productive on Sunday anyway.
* I did the cross training much harder than I normally do on Tue or Fri mornings. Usually I take it pretty easy and am probably lucky to get my heart rate up to 130 and break a small sweat. Today my heart rate was 160, I was breathing heavy and pouring sweat (did the eliptical at level 10). This also made the weight lifting portion more sweaty.
* Because I was working out during my time during the day without the girls, I was in a hurry. I wasn't in a hurry to skip portions of my workout, but I wasn't wasting any time either. I took a quick shower and came home. No dawdling for me. Got there at 12:30 and was out by 1:40.
* Just because I chose to go to the gym later in the day didn't mean that all of the people I normally see at the gym chose to do the same. Somehow their days went on as normal:) It was a completely different group of people and I somewhat felt like I was intruding on their territory.
* A lot more guys in the afternoon than in the morning.
* A lot of people were on their cell phones. This continues to amaze me - that people actually try to workout and talk on the cell phone at the same time - or text. In MY opinion, they are not committed to a real workout, because you just can't do both - not to the extent that you really should. I saw one woman doing the stairmill with the phone cradled between her shoulder & her ear. The stairmill was moving slower than I thought could be possible - like as slow as if I was just standing on it while it was stopped and through sheer force of gravity it moved down a level. What is that? Why in the world is this woman wasting her time? And it was the entire time - it wasn't like a 5 minute break.
* People who can run 8:30 miles are my heroes. People who can run 5.5 miles at an 8:30 pace are even more of my heroes. And people who can run 5.5 miles at an 8:30 pace, hardly have a drop of sweat on their shirts and not look AT.ALL like they could even run a mile are running goddesses.
I took some naproxen for my ankle yesterday and this morning. Its feeling much better.
Workout - 20 minutes on the eliptical. Heart rate was at 158/161, went over 3 miles, burned 288 calories. Weights: glutes, quads, hams, calves, back, tris.
Good, good workout. I will probably do this more often.
Weight: 125.0
Ahhh - as much as I don't care about the actual number, I am getting pretty sick of the drastic fluctuation in my weight everyday. Yesterday I was 123.0, today 125.0. I just wish a number would stick.
I decided to try working out in the afternoon today so I could get some more sleep in the morning. Getting up at 4:45 every morning is getting to be a drag - especially with the mileage that I'm running. I feel like I'm constantly tired. And we're going to bed earlier and earlier. Its getting a little crazy - going to bed at 9:15 makes for not a whole lot of evening together after the girls go to bed at 8 - or after 8 like last night.
Working out in the afternoon was much different. Observations:
* I slept until 7am and woke up feeling like ass - like I needed 3 more hours of sleep, like I had been woken up in the middle of deep, deep sleep. Felt much worse than waking up at 4:45.
* I tooled around in my pajamas all morning because I saw no sense in taking a shower and getting dressed just to do it all again after working out. I hate that process, so I don't want to do it twice. Felt a little frumpish because of it. I might stay in my pjs all day on Sunday, but I don't plan to be productive on Sunday anyway.
* I did the cross training much harder than I normally do on Tue or Fri mornings. Usually I take it pretty easy and am probably lucky to get my heart rate up to 130 and break a small sweat. Today my heart rate was 160, I was breathing heavy and pouring sweat (did the eliptical at level 10). This also made the weight lifting portion more sweaty.
* Because I was working out during my time during the day without the girls, I was in a hurry. I wasn't in a hurry to skip portions of my workout, but I wasn't wasting any time either. I took a quick shower and came home. No dawdling for me. Got there at 12:30 and was out by 1:40.
* Just because I chose to go to the gym later in the day didn't mean that all of the people I normally see at the gym chose to do the same. Somehow their days went on as normal:) It was a completely different group of people and I somewhat felt like I was intruding on their territory.
* A lot more guys in the afternoon than in the morning.
* A lot of people were on their cell phones. This continues to amaze me - that people actually try to workout and talk on the cell phone at the same time - or text. In MY opinion, they are not committed to a real workout, because you just can't do both - not to the extent that you really should. I saw one woman doing the stairmill with the phone cradled between her shoulder & her ear. The stairmill was moving slower than I thought could be possible - like as slow as if I was just standing on it while it was stopped and through sheer force of gravity it moved down a level. What is that? Why in the world is this woman wasting her time? And it was the entire time - it wasn't like a 5 minute break.
* People who can run 8:30 miles are my heroes. People who can run 5.5 miles at an 8:30 pace are even more of my heroes. And people who can run 5.5 miles at an 8:30 pace, hardly have a drop of sweat on their shirts and not look AT.ALL like they could even run a mile are running goddesses.
I took some naproxen for my ankle yesterday and this morning. Its feeling much better.
Workout - 20 minutes on the eliptical. Heart rate was at 158/161, went over 3 miles, burned 288 calories. Weights: glutes, quads, hams, calves, back, tris.
Good, good workout. I will probably do this more often.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Monday March 1, 2010
Workout: 4 1/2 miles + 10:00 cross training
Weight: 123
Resting Heart Rate: Forgot
Great run this morning. I'm feeling so strong and confident while I'm running. Its incredibly enjoyable and I'm amazed at how quickly 4 1/2 miles became easy again. I'm really looking forward to running outside again - it will be hard, but I can't wait!
Ran at 6.0 until 4.25 miles (totally forgot to increase my pace until then). Ran the last 1/4 mile at 6.5. Feels good to open up like that - my stride is long, pace is steady.
Heart rate was 164/166 for entire run until I increased the pace.
Cross Training = 10 minutes of walking. I did a treadmill program that was designed around getting to and maintaining a certain heart rate. I was supposed to get up to 131 bpm. It took 7 minutes at a 13% incline and 3.8 mph to get back up to 131 and maintain it. I think I could have walked at 4.0 and should try that next time. Told Dave about this and he said he is also struggling to get his heart rate up while walking and doing the eliptical without making the incline or resistance ridiculous.
Today I'm getting back to a more controlled eating plan. I don't have everything planned out, but I'm going to cut out the snacky food - chex mix, target trail mixes, crackers, etc. Out. I need to go grocery shopping, but I'm going to focus back on Plant First. Last week was kind of rough in that regard.
I'm also going to begin painting throughout the house. Might not happen until after we get back from Steamboat because I need to pick out colors, but I'm going to do the entire house this year. Cornbread was offered an opportunity to transfer offices (to FL) and while we ultimately decided not to explore it, it did make us realize that 1) we are willing to move/transfer if the right office becomes available and 2) our house needs some serious work. I'm writing about this in this blog because when I paint I generally lose weight. Probably from the up and down the ladder, paint rolling etc. but also probably due to being too busy/occupied to eat. So, hopefully with a more controlled eating day and the addition of the painting activity I can reach my goal of 115 by race time. Once again, I'm not hung up on the number so much as I recognize that every pound I lose will help me run better/easier. I would like to fluctuate between 115 - 119 rather than 123 - 125.
Weight: 123
Resting Heart Rate: Forgot
Great run this morning. I'm feeling so strong and confident while I'm running. Its incredibly enjoyable and I'm amazed at how quickly 4 1/2 miles became easy again. I'm really looking forward to running outside again - it will be hard, but I can't wait!
Ran at 6.0 until 4.25 miles (totally forgot to increase my pace until then). Ran the last 1/4 mile at 6.5. Feels good to open up like that - my stride is long, pace is steady.
Heart rate was 164/166 for entire run until I increased the pace.
Cross Training = 10 minutes of walking. I did a treadmill program that was designed around getting to and maintaining a certain heart rate. I was supposed to get up to 131 bpm. It took 7 minutes at a 13% incline and 3.8 mph to get back up to 131 and maintain it. I think I could have walked at 4.0 and should try that next time. Told Dave about this and he said he is also struggling to get his heart rate up while walking and doing the eliptical without making the incline or resistance ridiculous.
Today I'm getting back to a more controlled eating plan. I don't have everything planned out, but I'm going to cut out the snacky food - chex mix, target trail mixes, crackers, etc. Out. I need to go grocery shopping, but I'm going to focus back on Plant First. Last week was kind of rough in that regard.
I'm also going to begin painting throughout the house. Might not happen until after we get back from Steamboat because I need to pick out colors, but I'm going to do the entire house this year. Cornbread was offered an opportunity to transfer offices (to FL) and while we ultimately decided not to explore it, it did make us realize that 1) we are willing to move/transfer if the right office becomes available and 2) our house needs some serious work. I'm writing about this in this blog because when I paint I generally lose weight. Probably from the up and down the ladder, paint rolling etc. but also probably due to being too busy/occupied to eat. So, hopefully with a more controlled eating day and the addition of the painting activity I can reach my goal of 115 by race time. Once again, I'm not hung up on the number so much as I recognize that every pound I lose will help me run better/easier. I would like to fluctuate between 115 - 119 rather than 123 - 125.
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