Damn. 3 weeks since my last blog post. I suck. Actually I was sick. Not only are you not up blogging, you're actually not up for running either. Not a huge surprise there!
Soon after my longest run (and some 24 hour travel), I succumbed to a cold. Sinus infection making your teeth ache kinda cold. I kept wanting to get out there but I didn't. I couldn't.
What I did do was take lots and lots of medicine so I seemed ok but really felt a some kind of miserable, especially when I was alone.
10 days ago I thought I was well enough to get out there but could only attempt 4 miles. And it was miserable. Weak, shaky and snotty.
6 days ago, ran 4 miles in the am. It was OK. But I was wheezing and coughing.
4 days ago, I got shaky and lightheaded on a night out. Blood sugar dropped I assumed and I needed an orange juice and nuts to stop trembling.
3 days ago I turned an odd shade of green after a mile. Made it 3 before calling it.
So Nicky said I had to go to the doctor. I was pretty pissed off at my body. Not that anger at your body really helps matters.
Yesterday at the doctor I got scolded about not taking care of my asthma. As I'm an asthmatic, the cold seems to be resting in my lungs and running irritates them so it hurts to breathe and makes me feel of death.
She made me take deep breathes, put a thermometer under my tongue, and checked my blood pressure. Turns out I'm healthy other than the lingering cold. So healthy that my resting heart rate is 44. Yowzer.
Because it's that low, I don't have much of a buffer. My blood sugar drops and my body all goes out of wack. I used to get this when I was younger and lived in London. A time when I ate better and exercised more. A kind of behavior that recently returned to my life. So now I know what it was, and is, and that I must always carry snacks.
Take it easy, she told me. And fill you prescription.
Yesterday was 4.5 miles instead of 10. But we'll add another 5 miles tomorrow. And try for 10 on Saturday.
My weeks have filled with numbers. How far, how fast, how many days til the next run, how many weeks til the marathon. Nicky and I joke that if someone was chasing us, we'd be able run away at a slow and steady pace. It's something we're getting good at.
Still looking amazing!!!
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ReplyDeleteLove reading your running posts! I had a weird scare after a simple 5k yesterday. Right hand and side of right face went numb. When I spoke the words that came out were not what I wanted to say. Then it went away. At emergency they said all signs pointed to a TIA stroke (the t is for temporary!) but because I'm young and healthy there's no reason I should have had it. Super weird and spooky.
ReplyDeleteYikes! That's scary. I had a problem with my back when I was 21 and cause of an out of wack lower back and hips, my whole left side went numb. Only a chiropractor helped. But that...did the doc say if you could do anything to prevent future ones?
ReplyDeletethey are going to do more tests via the Stroke foundation to rule that out. they are also testing for MS. the third option was a migraine, but that's highly unlikely as i've never had it before. i do have a history of MS in my family but it's not 'technically' hereditary. it was all very weird.
ReplyDeletealso - i wish i could run as long as you! my average is 5k or 3.2 miles.
ReplyDeleteResting HR of 44? That's crazy low. Nice.
ReplyDeleteRule of thumb for exercise: if you're sick below the neck (i.e., in your lungs) don't go out. If the sickness is ONLY above the neck, then you can work out a bit. It's hard to take, but an extra week off is better than pushing it too early and spending 2-3 weeks in relapse. It's happened to me a few times. Get well soon!
FYI my first migraine caused my left thumb to go numb, then left side of face and effected my vision as well- everything went black and white. It lasted 10 minutes then 20 mins later had a headache. Could be migraine.
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