I took two whole days off running after the Crazylegs run on Saturday (audible gasp! haha) I haven't done that since the beginning of February I think. I took Sunday off because I was driving back to Indiana from Wisconsin. I took Monday off because I wanted to :)
Tuesday Finn and I ran together...ok, he was in his stroller. Cuz that's how he rolls. He was wearing his t-shirt from Heather that says so. We ran from home to Shoaff Park and then ran the 5K route around the golf course. We ran in the late afternoon. It was in the low 60s that day so the temp was very comfortable. It was on the windy side on the way to the park. But on the way home was cool runnin'. We stopped very briefly at the quik-e-mart to get some milk for us and Finn and then ran home. All in total we logged about 6 miles together. Finn and I make a great running team.
Wednesday I got up early to run before work. I almost didn't make it. I was T-I-R-E-D
It was a beautiful morning. A bit brisk. I wasn't dressed quite warm enough for how cold it was. Luckily I was running so I warmed up pretty fast. The sun shining was super golden. I run past a creek on the premises of our complex and I noticed that the swans were still sleeping.
I always run a different route every day I run, for safety and to avoid boredom. I get bored easily. Damn ADD. I ran through the complex and then over to campus and over the Venderley Bridge and then over to the soccer fields and then ran next to the river over to St Joe Center and then looped back home. There is a little strip of land on St Joe Center that doesn't have a sidewalk or room to run on the grass. You are forced to run on the street if you want to get further down the road. It is kind of busy at that time of the morning on St Joe Center because it is a main street. So during that time I have to run on the street over there I am just praying someone doesn't go postal on me and mow me down.
I love getting my run done early in the morning. I ran 4.7 miles. It is seriously time to change the songs on my MP3 player.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
great running
I know I missed several days there leading up to this past weekend, including this past weekend. I will attempt to bring y'all up to speed.
I ran Wednesday and Thursday with the thought in mind that I probably wouldn't have time to run on Friday the 23rd. Friday I got up early and drove to Madison, WI. Ok, Stoughton, WI really. That is where part of my family lives. It was the first trip I took to Wisconsin on my own since Finn has been born. Caleb and Finn stayed in Indiana to help our niece, Skye, celebrate her first birthday on Saturday. So I was livin' la vida loca. And by "la vida loca" I mean running a lot and sleeping as much as possible. I used to hit the bars and parties when I would come to Madison for visits....ahh how things have changed. I'm not saying I can't see it happen again, it's just different now for me and for all my friends. But I digress...
Friday I went to look at a few houses with my sister Makenna, parents and friend, Jessie. We found one I really like. Then we went to the Kohl Center to pick up my registration packet for the Crazylegs Classic. They had the timing chip embedded in the bib! That is so awesome, cuz I am always so worried that those timing chips are going to fall off my shoe no matter how many bread bag ties I use and how tight I wind them. I started getting really excited seeing all the other people that were picking up their packets. It made it more real. I checked out the route map they had posted in the Kohl Center. I hadn't seen the route until that moment. It was a great route: Starts at the Capitol Square, down Pinckney and then onto Wisconsin Ave up to Langdon, took Langdon past Frat Row and the Student Union, up to Observatory Drive, down by University Hospital, cut over to Old Univ, and then over to Camp Randall Stadium. Very hilly, but a beautiful route nonetheless. I had Chinese take out with my mom, Dewey, Makenna and my Grandma Parish. I went to bed early Friday night. No run.
I got up around 7amish. I wanted to eat a small breakfast and drink 2 cups of coffee before it got too close to the race. I have found that if I eat less than 2 hours before a race I am asking for trouble. I'm a big geek and I had picked out all my running clothes the night before. Only the tried and true and very comfortable for a race. Don't ever try to wear something, especially new running shoes, for a long distance race. You will be sorry. I did it once with very sore consequences.
I drove up to Madison separately from everyone else. I wanted to get to the square a little early to walk the Farmer's Market that opened only 2 weekends ago. Madison has the BEST Farmer's Market! Then I met my pal, Forrest, at Michelangelo's Coffeeshop. We ran Crazylegs together. We walked up to the Capitol Square where all the other Crazyleggers were lining up for the start of the race. I had never run in this race before but Forrest had. He told me that it would probably take 15-20 minutes after the race had started for us to even get to the starting line. I thought he was kidding. And this year it was even worse. There were over 20, 000 people running in this year's Crazylegs Classic. Unfortunately when I registered for the race they ask you what you expect to be your finishing time for the race. At the time I registered for this race, (sometime in February), I had no idea how fast I would be running by now. I wayyyy underestimated my finishing time. So I was in running heat PP (it goes A-Z then starts with double letters AA...). We didn't even see the start line until more than 45 minutes after the 8K (roughly 5 miles) race had started. You didn't read that incorrectly. So some people had already finished the race and were drinking their complimentary beers (you got 2 beers post race totally free along with awesome oranges and other snacks) before we even began the race. So funny. Next year I will predict I run a 5 minute mile by the way :)P
With that many people running it isn't a problem pacing oneself. You were literally tripping over people to pass them at first. It wasn't until the 3rd or 4th mile that it cleared out enough to safely and quickly pass people. Both Forrest and I wore our headphones. I took mine off around the 3 1/2 mile mark because there were more people on the sides of the streets cheering us on and blaring music from their apartments and homes. Once Forrest and I hit the 4 mile mark we really turned on the speed. One of the houses was playing "Eye of the Tiger" at volume 11. Hilarious! The end of the Crazylegs Classic is truly something to see. You run into Camp Randall Stadium where they play all the Big 10 Madison WI Badgers football games. They have the finish line on the 50 yard line. By the time we ran in a lot of the 20,000 runners/walkers and all their spectators were in the stands cheering us on. That is quite a feeling to have all those people greet and cheer on your completion of this race. Plus our friend, Kat, was hanging over the side of the entry way screaming our names. It was pretty cool. I think I had a permasmile when I crossed the finish line. Neither Forrest or I had our cell phones so finding my parents and Katrina was a little less than easy. We asked this other lost looking dude to borrow his cell phone. Thanks lost looking dude!
I ran Wednesday and Thursday with the thought in mind that I probably wouldn't have time to run on Friday the 23rd. Friday I got up early and drove to Madison, WI. Ok, Stoughton, WI really. That is where part of my family lives. It was the first trip I took to Wisconsin on my own since Finn has been born. Caleb and Finn stayed in Indiana to help our niece, Skye, celebrate her first birthday on Saturday. So I was livin' la vida loca. And by "la vida loca" I mean running a lot and sleeping as much as possible. I used to hit the bars and parties when I would come to Madison for visits....ahh how things have changed. I'm not saying I can't see it happen again, it's just different now for me and for all my friends. But I digress...
Friday I went to look at a few houses with my sister Makenna, parents and friend, Jessie. We found one I really like. Then we went to the Kohl Center to pick up my registration packet for the Crazylegs Classic. They had the timing chip embedded in the bib! That is so awesome, cuz I am always so worried that those timing chips are going to fall off my shoe no matter how many bread bag ties I use and how tight I wind them. I started getting really excited seeing all the other people that were picking up their packets. It made it more real. I checked out the route map they had posted in the Kohl Center. I hadn't seen the route until that moment. It was a great route: Starts at the Capitol Square, down Pinckney and then onto Wisconsin Ave up to Langdon, took Langdon past Frat Row and the Student Union, up to Observatory Drive, down by University Hospital, cut over to Old Univ, and then over to Camp Randall Stadium. Very hilly, but a beautiful route nonetheless. I had Chinese take out with my mom, Dewey, Makenna and my Grandma Parish. I went to bed early Friday night. No run.
I got up around 7amish. I wanted to eat a small breakfast and drink 2 cups of coffee before it got too close to the race. I have found that if I eat less than 2 hours before a race I am asking for trouble. I'm a big geek and I had picked out all my running clothes the night before. Only the tried and true and very comfortable for a race. Don't ever try to wear something, especially new running shoes, for a long distance race. You will be sorry. I did it once with very sore consequences.
I drove up to Madison separately from everyone else. I wanted to get to the square a little early to walk the Farmer's Market that opened only 2 weekends ago. Madison has the BEST Farmer's Market! Then I met my pal, Forrest, at Michelangelo's Coffeeshop. We ran Crazylegs together. We walked up to the Capitol Square where all the other Crazyleggers were lining up for the start of the race. I had never run in this race before but Forrest had. He told me that it would probably take 15-20 minutes after the race had started for us to even get to the starting line. I thought he was kidding. And this year it was even worse. There were over 20, 000 people running in this year's Crazylegs Classic. Unfortunately when I registered for the race they ask you what you expect to be your finishing time for the race. At the time I registered for this race, (sometime in February), I had no idea how fast I would be running by now. I wayyyy underestimated my finishing time. So I was in running heat PP (it goes A-Z then starts with double letters AA...). We didn't even see the start line until more than 45 minutes after the 8K (roughly 5 miles) race had started. You didn't read that incorrectly. So some people had already finished the race and were drinking their complimentary beers (you got 2 beers post race totally free along with awesome oranges and other snacks) before we even began the race. So funny. Next year I will predict I run a 5 minute mile by the way :)P
With that many people running it isn't a problem pacing oneself. You were literally tripping over people to pass them at first. It wasn't until the 3rd or 4th mile that it cleared out enough to safely and quickly pass people. Both Forrest and I wore our headphones. I took mine off around the 3 1/2 mile mark because there were more people on the sides of the streets cheering us on and blaring music from their apartments and homes. Once Forrest and I hit the 4 mile mark we really turned on the speed. One of the houses was playing "Eye of the Tiger" at volume 11. Hilarious! The end of the Crazylegs Classic is truly something to see. You run into Camp Randall Stadium where they play all the Big 10 Madison WI Badgers football games. They have the finish line on the 50 yard line. By the time we ran in a lot of the 20,000 runners/walkers and all their spectators were in the stands cheering us on. That is quite a feeling to have all those people greet and cheer on your completion of this race. Plus our friend, Kat, was hanging over the side of the entry way screaming our names. It was pretty cool. I think I had a permasmile when I crossed the finish line. Neither Forrest or I had our cell phones so finding my parents and Katrina was a little less than easy. We asked this other lost looking dude to borrow his cell phone. Thanks lost looking dude!
Monday, April 19, 2010
she's going the distance
Thursday 4-15 was a day off of running/training. Finn and Atticus and I went for a walk through the woods together.
Friday I was working at IPFW from 8am to 5pm. This is the busiest time of the year for events with all the honors/good bye dinners, and graduations. Immediately after work I strapped running shoes on and started out. I picked a route I thought would be around 4 miles. My estimation was a little off. I ran through the IPFW campus, over the Venderly Bridge, through Johnny Appleseed Park and onto part of the Rivergreenway path by Spy Run (where Atticus got hit by an SUV in 2008, I still get sad when I run that part of the path) and then down to State and back to Anthony via Clara and back through the IPFW campus. It ended up being a little over 5 1/2 miles. A good run, but not what I was planning.
Saturday I ran to Shoaff Park around 8:30am and then ran the 5K route they have within the park. I logged about 4.6 miles all together. Then I ran over to the playground to meet Caleb and Finn and Atticus. We stayed to play on the playground for awhile because no one else was there. Atticus could play too without inadvertantly tackling any children in his excitement. It was so nice to get my run in early on Saturday so I could just relax and spend the rest of the day with Finn and Caleb.
I took Sunday off, following my run two days and then off schedule. It seems to be working for me so far.
I ran this morning. I was going to run to the gym and treamill it and then run home, but once I got out on the road the air felt pretty damn good and we are getting enough sunlight at 6:25am in the morning to allow me to run more safely outdoors. So I spontaneously ran towards the IPFW campus and ran the 5K route. The Mastodon Stomp 5K is coming up on May 2nd and I want to kick some IPFW employee butt ;)
I need to kick start my weight loss again. I have only lost 2lbs in the past 5 weeks. My body is already becoming complacent even with running between 4-6 miles every training day. I swear if there is ever a famine I will be one of the last to go because unfortunately my body is hella efficient at storing fat. I guess I will have to start getting up at 5am to run 10 miles before I go to work everyday just to lose more weight....or you know, stop eating pancakes for breakfast on Saturdays. Now that's just crazy talk! :)
Friday I was working at IPFW from 8am to 5pm. This is the busiest time of the year for events with all the honors/good bye dinners, and graduations. Immediately after work I strapped running shoes on and started out. I picked a route I thought would be around 4 miles. My estimation was a little off. I ran through the IPFW campus, over the Venderly Bridge, through Johnny Appleseed Park and onto part of the Rivergreenway path by Spy Run (where Atticus got hit by an SUV in 2008, I still get sad when I run that part of the path) and then down to State and back to Anthony via Clara and back through the IPFW campus. It ended up being a little over 5 1/2 miles. A good run, but not what I was planning.
Saturday I ran to Shoaff Park around 8:30am and then ran the 5K route they have within the park. I logged about 4.6 miles all together. Then I ran over to the playground to meet Caleb and Finn and Atticus. We stayed to play on the playground for awhile because no one else was there. Atticus could play too without inadvertantly tackling any children in his excitement. It was so nice to get my run in early on Saturday so I could just relax and spend the rest of the day with Finn and Caleb.
I took Sunday off, following my run two days and then off schedule. It seems to be working for me so far.
I ran this morning. I was going to run to the gym and treamill it and then run home, but once I got out on the road the air felt pretty damn good and we are getting enough sunlight at 6:25am in the morning to allow me to run more safely outdoors. So I spontaneously ran towards the IPFW campus and ran the 5K route. The Mastodon Stomp 5K is coming up on May 2nd and I want to kick some IPFW employee butt ;)
I need to kick start my weight loss again. I have only lost 2lbs in the past 5 weeks. My body is already becoming complacent even with running between 4-6 miles every training day. I swear if there is ever a famine I will be one of the last to go because unfortunately my body is hella efficient at storing fat. I guess I will have to start getting up at 5am to run 10 miles before I go to work everyday just to lose more weight....or you know, stop eating pancakes for breakfast on Saturdays. Now that's just crazy talk! :)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
gettin' things done
After arriving home from work for the day I discovered Finn had not taken an afternoon nap and was wide awake. That's cool by me because it means I get to spend just that much more time with him. We really needed some milk and dish washer detergent. I also hadn't run yet today. Why not combine them both and take Finn with? That's what I did. I got Finn fueled up with a snack and juice, I got dressed in my running stuffs, stretched, got Finn ready in his jogging stroller and we went out the door! I went through the woods, then through the IPFW campus and onto the Anthony/Crescent Scott's grocery store. Finn and I quickly picked up what we needed, paid for it and then ran back home the same route. I ran 4.5 miles, with Finn and everything. I guess running by myself will seem easy now? Maybe not :)
Monday, April 12, 2010
Catch up
Boy I have a couple of days to catch up on here, huh? Sorry about that. Life is getting a bit more hectic right now on both a personal and professional level. Hang in there with me :)
I took Thursday off.
Friday I ran from home to the gym and back. All together I ran 4 miles. I like to spend as much time as possible with Finn. Especially on the days I work 10 hours in the office. I had not run in the morning that Friday. It ended up that I didn't get to the gym until after Finn went to bed...somewhere around 9pm. That's ok though. I got to watch the continuation of a two parter of the show "Medium" while I was running on the treadmill for the gym portion of my workout.
Saturday I was working. I have been so tired lately all the time. I decided to sleep in as much as possible before going to work instead of running in the morning. After I got done with work Caleb and Finn were still in North Manchester visiting Grandma and Grandpa Brauneller. I decided to do a fast pace run at a shorter distance. This pace was much faster than my normal race/long run pace. I think it was extremely beneficial. I surprised myself with how well I did. I ran 3 miles in 25 minutes...that's less than a 8 1/2 minute mile! For me, that's pretty damn good.
Sunday I finally got the chance to follow through on running downtown to Lawton Park from home and met Caleb, Finn and Atticus. I love running new places. It helps keep things interesting. I really tried to push myself towards the middle and end of the run. It felt so good. The weather was perfect on Sunday. Partially sunny and cool, but not cold and not too windy. Love it. I ran 5 miles in 51 minutes. Not too bad.
In the past I always thought of myself as a non-competitive, super laid back person. And in some ways I am pretty laid back. But what I have come to discover and accept recently is that I am very goal driven and competitive. Particularly when it comes to running. I think that's why it is so important for me to participate in running races. I constantly have a goal to work towards. This has made me a happier person overall. It is what is so great about running for me, besides the physical attributes. I would have never learned of these qualities about myself had I not started running. For this I will be forever greatful. Even if it is a quality you don't initially embrace, it is always better to truly know yourself on a deeper level :)
Today is a day off of running. I did ride my bike to and back from work and also for lunch the same.
I took Thursday off.
Friday I ran from home to the gym and back. All together I ran 4 miles. I like to spend as much time as possible with Finn. Especially on the days I work 10 hours in the office. I had not run in the morning that Friday. It ended up that I didn't get to the gym until after Finn went to bed...somewhere around 9pm. That's ok though. I got to watch the continuation of a two parter of the show "Medium" while I was running on the treadmill for the gym portion of my workout.
Saturday I was working. I have been so tired lately all the time. I decided to sleep in as much as possible before going to work instead of running in the morning. After I got done with work Caleb and Finn were still in North Manchester visiting Grandma and Grandpa Brauneller. I decided to do a fast pace run at a shorter distance. This pace was much faster than my normal race/long run pace. I think it was extremely beneficial. I surprised myself with how well I did. I ran 3 miles in 25 minutes...that's less than a 8 1/2 minute mile! For me, that's pretty damn good.
Sunday I finally got the chance to follow through on running downtown to Lawton Park from home and met Caleb, Finn and Atticus. I love running new places. It helps keep things interesting. I really tried to push myself towards the middle and end of the run. It felt so good. The weather was perfect on Sunday. Partially sunny and cool, but not cold and not too windy. Love it. I ran 5 miles in 51 minutes. Not too bad.
In the past I always thought of myself as a non-competitive, super laid back person. And in some ways I am pretty laid back. But what I have come to discover and accept recently is that I am very goal driven and competitive. Particularly when it comes to running. I think that's why it is so important for me to participate in running races. I constantly have a goal to work towards. This has made me a happier person overall. It is what is so great about running for me, besides the physical attributes. I would have never learned of these qualities about myself had I not started running. For this I will be forever greatful. Even if it is a quality you don't initially embrace, it is always better to truly know yourself on a deeper level :)
Today is a day off of running. I did ride my bike to and back from work and also for lunch the same.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Not exciting, but it works
Both Tuesday and this morning, out of necessity not choice, I ran from home to the gym and ran on the treadmill and then ran back home. I'm finding it works for my body and my schedule these days to get up early and run before I go to work. That experience last week running with Finn in the heat and how uncomfortable I was after has left me less than excited to repeat that process. Tuesday I ran 3.8 miles. This morning I ran 4.5 miles.
The weather has been pretty weird around here too. When the sun comes out everyone in Fort Wayne is in such a good mood. The sun hasn't shone on a regular basis since last August.
The weather has been pretty weird around here too. When the sun comes out everyone in Fort Wayne is in such a good mood. The sun hasn't shone on a regular basis since last August.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Bunny fun weekend
Saturday didn't quite work out as planned. The morning was beautiful. Sunny and warm. A perfect day for the park. My intention was to run downtown to Lawton Park here in Fort Wayne and meet Finn and Caleb there.
I got all dressed and started to stretch...and Finn decided it was nap time :) Finn's the boss so we put him down for his nap and waited it out. While he was sleeping the weather changed drastically. The temp dropped about 15 degrees and it started to rain very hard and the wind picked up.
This situation has happened before. I would wait out the weather and it would not clear up all day and then I would end up running the full run in the gym at 9pm. Not the optimum work out. While Finn was still asleep I decided to run from home to the gym, ran on the treadmill at the gym. I ran at a 9:50 pace. I can feel myself getting stronger now. I remember when I started training in January that if ran at that pace I felt like I was going to die and could only keep it up for a minute. I focused on my stride and using my whole leg. I also changed up the elevation. Both of the Madison races I have coming up will be a little hilly. I am working on being able to power myself up hills. You can pick up a lot of ground that way if you do it right. On my way running home the rain had stopped and the temp had gone back up. Oh well. I ran 4 miles total.
Finn was up when I got back home. We did try to go to the Park anyway. But two minutes after we got on the playground...rain. We tried! It was cool and rainy the rest of the day. I was glad I had decided to complete my run when I did.
Yay! Sunday was Easter, as I am sure you know. No rest for the wicked ;) We joined Caleb's family at the Brauneller Lake cottage in Rochester, Indiana. His whole immediate family was there. We had quite the feast and tons of candy and goodies. Hooray for holidays as it means I get the day off my diet, at least in my world. After lunch, and while Finn napped, I ran in the country side, and no, I wasn't wearing bunny ears while I ran ;)
It was beautiful out there. I took Cty Rd 150 to 500 to 50 to Bessemore and around the golf course. It was supah windy. Instead of being bitter about it, as I have been known to do, I decided to embrace it. It is quite possible that it would be windy during a race. It can only make me stronger, right? I tried to focus on my surroundings and appreciate seeing something new on my run. So often you run the same routes all the time. That can be comforting and help with setting your pace, but it can also become boring. At the very end of the run I pushed myself hard. I think this helps during races to increase endurance and overall time. I ran 5.3 miles all together. I need to change up my MP3s. I'm kinda over some of the songs on my player.
Finn was up from his nap when I returned from my run and hanging out with his Aunt Leelee. Caleb's sister, Holly, got a new kayak. Finn and I took a little spin around the lake together in the kayak. Finn was laughing and clapping his hands. We both loved it. Now I want a kayak. Thanks to Holly for letting us use it!!! It was Finn's first trip out on the water ever!
I got all dressed and started to stretch...and Finn decided it was nap time :) Finn's the boss so we put him down for his nap and waited it out. While he was sleeping the weather changed drastically. The temp dropped about 15 degrees and it started to rain very hard and the wind picked up.
This situation has happened before. I would wait out the weather and it would not clear up all day and then I would end up running the full run in the gym at 9pm. Not the optimum work out. While Finn was still asleep I decided to run from home to the gym, ran on the treadmill at the gym. I ran at a 9:50 pace. I can feel myself getting stronger now. I remember when I started training in January that if ran at that pace I felt like I was going to die and could only keep it up for a minute. I focused on my stride and using my whole leg. I also changed up the elevation. Both of the Madison races I have coming up will be a little hilly. I am working on being able to power myself up hills. You can pick up a lot of ground that way if you do it right. On my way running home the rain had stopped and the temp had gone back up. Oh well. I ran 4 miles total.
Finn was up when I got back home. We did try to go to the Park anyway. But two minutes after we got on the playground...rain. We tried! It was cool and rainy the rest of the day. I was glad I had decided to complete my run when I did.
Yay! Sunday was Easter, as I am sure you know. No rest for the wicked ;) We joined Caleb's family at the Brauneller Lake cottage in Rochester, Indiana. His whole immediate family was there. We had quite the feast and tons of candy and goodies. Hooray for holidays as it means I get the day off my diet, at least in my world. After lunch, and while Finn napped, I ran in the country side, and no, I wasn't wearing bunny ears while I ran ;)
It was beautiful out there. I took Cty Rd 150 to 500 to 50 to Bessemore and around the golf course. It was supah windy. Instead of being bitter about it, as I have been known to do, I decided to embrace it. It is quite possible that it would be windy during a race. It can only make me stronger, right? I tried to focus on my surroundings and appreciate seeing something new on my run. So often you run the same routes all the time. That can be comforting and help with setting your pace, but it can also become boring. At the very end of the run I pushed myself hard. I think this helps during races to increase endurance and overall time. I ran 5.3 miles all together. I need to change up my MP3s. I'm kinda over some of the songs on my player.
Finn was up from his nap when I returned from my run and hanging out with his Aunt Leelee. Caleb's sister, Holly, got a new kayak. Finn and I took a little spin around the lake together in the kayak. Finn was laughing and clapping his hands. We both loved it. Now I want a kayak. Thanks to Holly for letting us use it!!! It was Finn's first trip out on the water ever!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Okeedoke let's roll
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, if it is a running day, Finn and sometimes Atticus come with me. I work 7:30am to 3:30pm on these days and then Caleb goes to school until 8:45pm. So when I got home from work Finn and I packed up the stroller and started out for our run. Atticus stayed home because of the warmer weather. It was pretty cute. Finn had his cool new sunglasses on and hat and his bottle of water. Coolest baby in town!
We started out running north. We ended up running all the way to Shoaff Park, doing the mile loop and then running back. I hadn't looked at the weather all day. I thought it was warmer, maybe 69-70 degrees F. It turns out it was actually 83 degrees F when I was running with Finn in the stroller with all his stuff against high winds. I was wondering why I felt a bit more physically taxed that usual. I ran 3.8miles. When I got home I felt sick. I was dizzy, really sick to my stomach and was sweating profusely. It is common for my resting heart rate to return within 2 minutes at the most. My heart was still pounding after a half hour.
Finn had to eat dinner so I made dinner for him and got him in his chair and let him eat. While he was eating I laid on the floor and did my stretches very slowly. I have never experienced that kind of physical reaction to running before, ever. I had drank water before the run and had two glasses of water after. About 3 hours after the run I almost felt normal.
Friday I worked 10hours and considering what had happened the day before I decided to make Friday my other day off this week.
Happy Easter Everybody!
We started out running north. We ended up running all the way to Shoaff Park, doing the mile loop and then running back. I hadn't looked at the weather all day. I thought it was warmer, maybe 69-70 degrees F. It turns out it was actually 83 degrees F when I was running with Finn in the stroller with all his stuff against high winds. I was wondering why I felt a bit more physically taxed that usual. I ran 3.8miles. When I got home I felt sick. I was dizzy, really sick to my stomach and was sweating profusely. It is common for my resting heart rate to return within 2 minutes at the most. My heart was still pounding after a half hour.
Finn had to eat dinner so I made dinner for him and got him in his chair and let him eat. While he was eating I laid on the floor and did my stretches very slowly. I have never experienced that kind of physical reaction to running before, ever. I had drank water before the run and had two glasses of water after. About 3 hours after the run I almost felt normal.
Friday I worked 10hours and considering what had happened the day before I decided to make Friday my other day off this week.
Happy Easter Everybody!
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