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September 12, 2004
Happy Legs
This morning my legs felt suprisingly happy once I started to move. When I first woke up, I thought it was going to be a very long run. I felt stiff all over. I know that putting two hard runs back to back and wreak havoc on my legs and give me that nice "dead legs" feeling.
Today had to be easy. After a race Friday night, a fast longer run yesterday, a workout tomorrow night, and another race next Sunday-I need to take it easy. Girl's night with my mom was cancelled-one of the guys I run with had people over to watch fireworks last night. I did not eat the best dinner, actually I just kind of grazed while I was there. Big mistake. I ate somethings I know that I should not eat (salsa, I love it, my stomach does not) and ended up paying for that this morning. I ended up being out much later than I usually would be and on my feet almost all night.
OK, back to this mornings run. I felt suprisingly fresh once I started to run. I saw one of the older guys from the group who hardly ever runs anymore (he was cycling and rode next to me while I ran for a little while) who told me to make sure I was taking it easy today. The weather was beautiful, mid sixties and less humid. I kept telling myself not to push and I really wasn't. About three miles from home, my stomach decided that it was not going to cooperate with me anymore. The last two miles were the longest two miles of my life. My legs really felt fine, but I had to walk/jog because I didn't know if I was going to be able to make it home. I did make it home and I am feeling slightly better now, but still not 100%. The feeling will pass, I just need to eat bland food today.
I really wish that I had a stomach like a normal person. It takes so much effort for me to find things that I don't get sick from eating. The doctor I went to couldn't find anything wrong with my GI system, he just said that it is sensitive and irritable. Lucky me.
Posted by Blondie at September 12, 2004 12:18 PM
Comments
glad to hear you had a (mostly) good run this morning after being disappointed Friday night. I hope that disappointment has passed - 18:30 is really strong, even if it's not the race you were looking for. In my (oh so vast?) experience the *really* good ones are few and far between; the longer I participate in races the more I appreciate the ones that are just "ok" and not complete disasters. A little cashola should surely take away *some* of the sting of disappointment?
As for the salsa ... I coulda told you *that* was asking for trouble!
Posted by: jenandmats at September 12, 2004 03:07 PM