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January 17, 2005
Mini-Brick
My cough relapsed (no phlegm, though) after Saturday's long run and I felt quite tired yesterday, so I took it easy and just swam. A couple things the instructor gave me to work on this week:
1) reach n roll drill (think long)
2) keep darn left hand deep enough in water to pull and follow through
3) swim striders - I forget what she called them, but basically 6-8 all out for half a lap
There, that will help me remember to practice those things when I get in the pool again.
On to running today...I've decided that I'm going to run inside until the cough is almost gone. My body felt fine throughout the day, but the cough and runny nose are worsening. I must not have been fully recovered and (why does R. have to be right?) probably shouldn't have been running outside in those conditions, which would normally be pleasant if I were feeling 100 percent. With that, I was going to play today by ear. I ended up doing a brick workout in the gym and feeling excellent - like I could go on for hours and hours. Is it possible to "crave cardio"? I biked (medium easy, while reading a magazine) for 30 minutes; ran (easy, except for last 10 minutes) 60 minutes; and, biked (hard) for 20 minutes. I wanted to get back on the treadmill for another 10 hard minutes, but by then, it was prime time on all the machines. Surprisingly, my blood sugar wasn't low at this point...I was prepared with a PowerBar and Frosted Mini-Wheats, just in case...but my clothes were completely soaked in sweat, and I didn't want to lift all cold and clammy. Plus, I felt so selfish knowing that R. was going grocery shopping after work, in addition to commuting home an hour, working out, and making dinner. I figured I could make dinner, even though he's the better cook. If I'm a good girl later on, I will do my pull ups and push ups like a good girl should. If I'm a really good girl, I'll get to bed by 9 or 9:30 to help nip this cough/cold in the bud.
Posted by Leilani at January 17, 2005 07:20 PM
Comments
What a sad story about your long run yesterday! That just really sucks. That store manager bought herself some seriously bad karma, that's fer sure!
Posted by: jenandmats at January 17, 2005 08:40 PM
That sucks about your long run yesterday and your cough's relapse. I hope the 7/11 chica rots in bad karma hell. Either that, or I hope she gets her arse kicked by some other steely runner sometime. I ditto that part about getting upset mostly because you know you shouldn't be upset, it's so funny, but it's true.
Maybe we should try to run together at Freescale. The whole day could be an interesting surprise for both of us.
What day are you arriving and leaving? And do you know where you're staying? Maybe I should just email you...
Take care of your cough,
Meghan
Posted by: Meghan at January 17, 2005 11:22 PM