MDC Running Club June 14th

Well, the weather cooperated. I went 5.9 miles in 65 minutes pushing the jogging stroller. After my run I went to vote in the middle school gym. There was a scale. I couldn't resist. Granted, this is after a long run in the heat, and I hadn't drunk much water (only my 16 oz bottle), but.....

I weigh what I did when I graduated from high school!!!!

I'm stunned.

(That's 12 pounds less than I was at my annual checkup in November.)

I was thining I might start the thread this morning, but was too busy wasting time reading other threads about things that didn't even remotely pertain to my life. sigh.

Goals: run monday, wednesday, friday, saturday. at least 2 miles each day but not terribly hard. still adjusting to warmness here.

I'm going to the doctor tomorrow for this persistent thirst business. I drank about 4 L of water at work (730-130), came home and was totally dry. This is ridiculous. If it is diabetes, I'm nipping it in the bud. If it is nutrition related, I'm seeing a dietician. I can't continue. Yesterday I drank about the same amount of water, headed out on my run and had to walk most of the way because I was dizzy and lightheaded. I had had a full lunch at a bday party about 1.5 hrs before.

I already missed my goal of running today, but I did manage to get dd into the trailer for a 8 mile bike ride. Just didn't feel like running, too hot and thirsty. On the bike I can take loads of water and drink it easily.

Geo: WTG! I can't remember what I weighed in high school.Oh yeah, I do now, more than I do now -- more muscle mass then you see.

Missbliss: I was thinking shoes. Maybe they are laced too tightly? (that's the cheap fix). Great job on the run.

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LOL. I bet I was reading the same ones.

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What's your blood pressure?
I hope you get this figured out.

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Yeah, same here. Way more flab now. I'm not doing wind sprints 2 hours a day and then riding my bike home 10 miles from soccer practice. It's getting there, though. I'm not bottomed out yet. I can still see it going down.

Somehow I sqeezed out 45 pushups last night. DH just kept counting. Now I think he's scared to try for fear he can't do nearly that many.

patti WTG on loosing the weight so far.

I just went to the doc. I'm a grad student and have decent insurance, but for everything you might see a family doctor for I have to go to student health. Aside: And instead of a family doctor for ob/gyn you have a choice of the 12 ob/gyn docs in town. I have a very good ob.

Would you believe I had to ask what they got my BP at? I was : why don't they just tell you that stuff as a matter of record? I guess they aren't used to people nursing either because when I said I was still nursing the doctor was like "What? you're still nursing?" But she ordered the routine tests blood draw, urine, etc. I am not anemic, but the CBC work up takes some time. I check back in a week (doc is on vacation).

mamabeth, I bet you are more acclimated to the heat than you think. If you came here you'd be wearing a fleece jacket -- I'm in shorts and a t shirt bc it is supposed to be 65 today!

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Ahhh, student health services. I always got (1) take ibruprophen 4 times a day and come back in two weeks and (2) a pamphlet on abusive relationships.

I always have to ask for the numbers on everything, even for my awsome midwife clinic. I guess they aren't used to people having an understanding of bp, hemocrit numbers, etc.

kerc--I hope they get this figured out. I had some "episodes" like that but nothing bad enough to go to a doc, and I think it was actually allergies hampering my breathing when I was running this spring.

I always had to ask for my bp at my mw when I was pregnant! And it was even a concern in my pg! weird.

I'm sure I'm acclimated. 65 does sound chilly, and very nice weather to run in in June.
Peace.

Hello all!

I have a f*&*& virus on my home computer. Everytime I get on, I just want to break it! But I missed you all! My race on Sunday was good. I did 101/2ks, 73mins, and dh did 101/2 ks, in 54 mins, it was fun. Dh was pretty hyped, and he signed us up for a triathlon in August. Running/rollerblading/biking! Should be interesting.
Monday, rollerblading 5ks, today, rollerblading 7ks, running 5ks, not sure how the rest of the wk will go, cause I'm back to work tomorrow. I'll catch up on the thread tomorrow.

Happy trails!!!

Great job Samsoleil! I'm still curious, how did the relay part work?

Thanks everyone for the tight shoe suggestion. I have a tendency to lace my shoes super tight so my feet don't move around and blister, but I will definitely work on keeping that tendency in check.

Kerc, I hate it when health care providers don't give you numbers, then are impatient when you ask for them, and act like you won't understand them anyway. (can you tell this is one of my pet peeves?) This is why I love my midwife. She is always happy to chat with me about my numbers

No run for me today. My plan for this week is much like Geo's, Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sat. Hopefully the weather will cooperate tomorrow.

Happy running!

Hey all--

First, great job on your race SS. And, kerc, I also hope you get things figured out soon. I'll be sending good energy.

So. . .yesterday I was out on my run enjoying a beautiful evening in my neighborhood and the next thing I know a car passed me and the passenger threw a plastic car part at my face. It was a hunk of plastic about the size of a Discman. It hit me on the right side of my face on my eye area. The car behind (how stupid can you be?!) the thrower's car saw the whole thing. He came back to see if I was okay. I said I was fine to make it home. He said he would go get the plate number and call the police. He did!

When I got home, running 2.5 more miles in the process (where is the muscle flexing smilie when you need it?), carrying the thing they threw at me which I had found on the road, I called the police. The police came and took my report, photographed my face and gave me some instruction about what would happen next. I will be pressing charges on the people who did it. I am so grateful that someone was willing to help. I would feel so helpless and angry if they didn't catch who did it.

I spent last night in the emergency room until 1:00a.m. UGH! Ultimately, I am fine. My face is bruised and I have quite the perpetual head/earache, but I'll be fine in a few days.

The thing that makes me the mosy angry is the thought of having my boys with me and have something like this happen. My neighborhood is so awesome and safe. There were no less than four people out walking their dogs and enjoying the evening while this happened.

I guarantee the people who did this will regret doing this like they have never regretted before. I am so thankful I was alone.

I get so angry at the hateful things that people can do. This is so minor compared to some things. Even so, these people will truly be wishing they had reconsidered such stupidity. I have plenty of energy to carry on until they learn their lesson.

With that said, I will be out running again as soon as I shake this headache. I refuse to be afraid of anything, including cowardly idiots who throw things from a moving car! (Again, I am needing the muscle flexing smilie here!)

Thanks for reading. Keep running, mamas! I am!

e&e'smama

that must have been so scary.

gotta run cause I need to work, but briefly Yes I think fatigue when running can be related to your period. i can't really elaborate other than to offer my own "it happens to me too" stories.

Holy Cow E&Esmama! How scary. I'm so glad to hear you're ok. It sounds like you live in a good community minus one dufus. Some similar happened to my dad when he was riding his bike a few years ago. Thankfully the (metal ) car part only hit his bike, not him. It left a nasty gash on the frame. I will never understand what goes through someones head to think to do something like that.

BBM ~ I can blame *anything* on having my period. Go for it. It's the period's fault, and only chocolate will fix it.

No running yesterday. We rode our bikes for ice cream last night. It's about 2 miles away and downhill. We figure I burned off three bites of the ice cream on the way home and Phil burn off 2 (I had Karen on the back of my bike). My plan is to go running today as long as there are no tornados.

E&E's Mama! So glad you got the licence plate! A few yrs ago, I was rollerblading..and someone threw an egg at my leg, and I got a huge welt. It hurt like a bitch, but it just scared me, something I was not expecting. I hear your anger!!!

Dh waited for me at the turnaround point in the relay, we both did 101/2ks.
I did 120 crunches last night! Only 7 p/u's cause ds kept getting in the way! :LOL