Runny and Running
I just read this post in its entirety... I apologize in advance for its negative, complainy tone. It's the sinus infection/headache talking. I don't like much of anything when I have a sinus infection. So, please keep that in mind while reading it and expect a more positive post in the near future! :)
I Just Had to!
I know I said I wasn't going to do a trail run on Saturday. But I did. I just couldn't get myself motivated to do a street run. So, I headed out to my favorite trail along Lake Hodges and made a point to keep my feet from doing the slipping thing I mentioned in my last post. Which, by the way, I think was only happening in my new Saucony shoes (I sent those back to onlineshoes.com last week because they hurt my feet).
It's Not Beginning to Feel A Lot Like Christmas
I love being out in nature. My only regret is that I didn't start out earlier. It was HOT yesterday! It felt like early summer in San Diego County. I know a few of you reading this had several inches of snow dumped on you this weekend. Some of you probably wish it would feel like summer where you are. Well, you can have it! After my run --which turned into more of a nature walk-- I got into my car and noticed that the outside temperature was reading at 95 degrees.
That reading was higher than the real temperature because the van had been sitting on the hot asphalt while I ran/nature walked. I'm pretty sure the real temperature was closer to 90 degrees... but you get the idea. It was HOT!
The Heel Saga Continues
My heel has been feeling better since my cortisone shot on Friday. But it still hurts. I'm getting frustrated and discouraged about this. Usually, my heel & foot feel OK while I'm running... it's after the run when it really hurts. I should probably be better about icing it after I run.
Back to my Run
My trail run didn't go as well as I had hoped. I had decided ahead of time to follow the Galloway model of run/walking at a ratio of 5:2 (five minutes running and then two minutes walking). I am hoping that Galloway might help keep me injury-free during my longer runs. This method worked well until about mile two. My body was not happy with me for making it run in the heat... especially since it is still doing battle with this darned sinus infection.
I was having a hard time breathing. I probably sounded like a wheezing old lady rushing to the liquor store for a pack of cigarettes. And since I've never mastered the fine art of blowing snot rockets, it wasn't pleasant.
After mile two, I threw in the towel and enjoyed a nature walk back to my car. The temperature was much more tolerable when I wasn't trying to run. There were lots of people out on the trail. I enjoyed seeing dads biking with their kids, people walking dogs, and the occasional hot, sweaty runner.
Tomorrow morning (early) I am hitting the streets again. Since it is Christmas break I don't have to work. I don't have to rush kids to school. I won't have to deal with the traffic from other parents rushing their kids to school. It should be nice.
Except for this sinus infection... if only I could learn how to blow those snot rockets!!
I Just Had to!
I know I said I wasn't going to do a trail run on Saturday. But I did. I just couldn't get myself motivated to do a street run. So, I headed out to my favorite trail along Lake Hodges and made a point to keep my feet from doing the slipping thing I mentioned in my last post. Which, by the way, I think was only happening in my new Saucony shoes (I sent those back to onlineshoes.com last week because they hurt my feet).
It's Not Beginning to Feel A Lot Like Christmas
I love being out in nature. My only regret is that I didn't start out earlier. It was HOT yesterday! It felt like early summer in San Diego County. I know a few of you reading this had several inches of snow dumped on you this weekend. Some of you probably wish it would feel like summer where you are. Well, you can have it! After my run --which turned into more of a nature walk-- I got into my car and noticed that the outside temperature was reading at 95 degrees.
That reading was higher than the real temperature because the van had been sitting on the hot asphalt while I ran/nature walked. I'm pretty sure the real temperature was closer to 90 degrees... but you get the idea. It was HOT!
The Heel Saga Continues
My heel has been feeling better since my cortisone shot on Friday. But it still hurts. I'm getting frustrated and discouraged about this. Usually, my heel & foot feel OK while I'm running... it's after the run when it really hurts. I should probably be better about icing it after I run.
Back to my Run
My trail run didn't go as well as I had hoped. I had decided ahead of time to follow the Galloway model of run/walking at a ratio of 5:2 (five minutes running and then two minutes walking). I am hoping that Galloway might help keep me injury-free during my longer runs. This method worked well until about mile two. My body was not happy with me for making it run in the heat... especially since it is still doing battle with this darned sinus infection.
I was having a hard time breathing. I probably sounded like a wheezing old lady rushing to the liquor store for a pack of cigarettes. And since I've never mastered the fine art of blowing snot rockets, it wasn't pleasant.
After mile two, I threw in the towel and enjoyed a nature walk back to my car. The temperature was much more tolerable when I wasn't trying to run. There were lots of people out on the trail. I enjoyed seeing dads biking with their kids, people walking dogs, and the occasional hot, sweaty runner.
Tomorrow morning (early) I am hitting the streets again. Since it is Christmas break I don't have to work. I don't have to rush kids to school. I won't have to deal with the traffic from other parents rushing their kids to school. It should be nice.
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And, yes, I've been part of the SDTC since I moved to San Diego 8+ years ago. Great group; great program. Next time I host a run, you can be our guest!
At least it's cooler today! I'm gonna go find me some Xmas spirit at the mall :-)
You had a nice day to be out in nature no matter what you were doing!
Becareful of running with the sinus thing, my friend actually got dizzy and fell in RSF and hit her head one morning last winter. Take it easy!
One more thing, I saw that Anne mentioned SDTC runs and we work out at Cal State San Marcos on Tuesday nights with the SDTC North County. In January, they start training for Rock and Roll San Diego, come check it out at 5:30 p.m.