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September 01, 2005
The bug's back, lame shoulder
I thought that I had kicked the cold bug, but the sneezing, coughing, and runny nose came back this morning. So, being the overanalytical person that I am...I wonder how long it takes for your immune system to "get back to normal" (whatever that means) after being suppressed? If I monitored my heart rate, could I have known it wasn't completely gone? Maybe I missed my calling as a doctor. Anyway, I didn't run or workout tonight, which was fine. I'm running a race in Virginia Beach on Sunday and should exercise a little bit of restraint in the preceding days. I'm in one of the front corrals, but I should probably move back since I don't expect to run the time that I predicted (and don't want to start too fast). And I'm okay with that, for once. I'm just hoping the humidity isn't unbearable.
Last night I ran 7 medium-easy miles. The first couple miles didn't feel great. My legs were tired from the speed workout, but at least they weren't sore. It felt good to speed up gradually. Afterward, R. and I went to the pool. I swam a mile but strained my right shoulder while doing a "sprint" lap. It felt like it separated, which is the second time this happened - the first time being during an open water swim at Sandy Point. I was able to continue swimming real easy, making sure not to pull too hard with my right arm. The preponderance of the pain is in my lat and posterior deltoid, so I know it's not separated. It's likely one of two things then: 1) my rear shoulder muscle is weak and I need to do more strength training on that (the usual focus is on my front and medial delts) or 2) I shouldn't lift the day before I swim - it's too hard on the shoulder muscles. Lucky me, I have my third ART appointment for my hip tomorrow. Hopefully she'll have time to look at my shoulder too.
I'm quite excited about this long weekend. I think it's the first holiday that I haven't worked in the past year and a half, though I think I volunteered to work all of them. And we just finished up a successful but grueling audit of my organization this week, so all the more reason to celebrate!
Posted by Leilani at September 1, 2005 10:37 PM