So just when I was hopeful that I was feeling better, I think I'm getting bronchitis. Argh! I still ran Monday and Wednesday, but it was really rough. I'm barely keeping it under 10/mile; I felt like I was choking the whole first two miles yesterday. Last two were a little better, but today I've been coughing up all kinds of stuff. Yuck.
On a HUGE bright side, my brother-in-law replaced his Garmin and passed his previous one on to me--best Christmas present ever! I opened it up today and just about died from excitement. I can't wait to get outside (although since it's icy and I'm sick that may take longer than I'd like) and give it a spin.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
21.5 weeks
It's been an interesting couple of weeks as far as running goes--I've been struggling to get over a nasty cold and then contracted stomach flu last week. I kept running through it all (switched running days around so I wasn't running and throwing up on the same days), but it was not easy or fun.
Today, happily, things seem to be looking up a bit--I was able to run my 4 miles without having to stop to get my heart rate down or anything like that, and I cut 3 minutes off my time from Saturday (which was admittedly pretty bad, since I had to stop 3 times in the first mile because my stomach was cramping so much. Stupid flu!!) Hoping things get back to normal soon!
Today, happily, things seem to be looking up a bit--I was able to run my 4 miles without having to stop to get my heart rate down or anything like that, and I cut 3 minutes off my time from Saturday (which was admittedly pretty bad, since I had to stop 3 times in the first mile because my stomach was cramping so much. Stupid flu!!) Hoping things get back to normal soon!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
19.5 weeks
You guys, I am so slow right now compared to where I used to be! It's depressing. Every time I look at my times from my last pregnancy...sigh.
On the bright side...I kept running this week through one of the absolute worst head colds I've ever had in my life (the kids all had croup, but lucky me, I only had the fever and stuffy nose). I honestly believe that running helped me to get better much faster.
I clocked myself at 9:34 for my four miles on Monday. Slower tonight, because I was really exhausted (oh look, it's 11:15 PM and I got five hours of sleep last night, no wonder I'm tired!) and I was worried about overheating. I'm not sure if I'm still feverish but I definitely felt like I was warmer/sweating more than I normally would be at this pace.
Anyway, ran 2.2 miles tonight, stopped for water, ran to 3.1 and stopped for more water, then ran to 4.2 and decided, what the heck, I have nothing better to do and I might as well finish out the 5. So 5 miles for the first time in quite awhile...I think that's my longest run since a couple of weeks post-race. About 9:48/mile with all the stops and speeding back up again.
On the bright side...I kept running this week through one of the absolute worst head colds I've ever had in my life (the kids all had croup, but lucky me, I only had the fever and stuffy nose). I honestly believe that running helped me to get better much faster.
I clocked myself at 9:34 for my four miles on Monday. Slower tonight, because I was really exhausted (oh look, it's 11:15 PM and I got five hours of sleep last night, no wonder I'm tired!) and I was worried about overheating. I'm not sure if I'm still feverish but I definitely felt like I was warmer/sweating more than I normally would be at this pace.
Anyway, ran 2.2 miles tonight, stopped for water, ran to 3.1 and stopped for more water, then ran to 4.2 and decided, what the heck, I have nothing better to do and I might as well finish out the 5. So 5 miles for the first time in quite awhile...I think that's my longest run since a couple of weeks post-race. About 9:48/mile with all the stops and speeding back up again.
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