I hope everyone has taken their American given right to vote today.
Don't be like the sad person on the internet that tried to sell his vote on EBay - dummy, class 4 felony(18yr old.) This is not a political blog, so I won't give you my "2 cents."
I sorta figured out what my stomach prob is. In medical terms it is called "Gut Rot!" LOL!!!
(That was funny if I do say so myself). I was not feeling sick one bit until after my Sat. run, then I ate some pizza and a little bit of pasta without drinking much of anything including no water during my run. I guess I wasn't paying attention. 2 hours after, I felt a pain and a lump in my abdomen, then nausea, then vomiting. Anyway, I got an X-ray of my abdomen yesterday and it seems that I have "Diverticulitis." I am on 2 antibiotics now, the nausea has subsided, and I am a bit better. Thanks for asking guysies. :)
Before I tell you about my run today, I must tell you about one of the antibiotics I am on - Cipro.
2 things about the drug.
- It can make you sensitive to sunlight. Avoid sun if possible.
- Cipro can cause tendon rupture. The FDA has issued a "blackbox warning" about tendinitis and tendon rupture. 1 in 20 - 30,000.
So, while on my run I couldn't help but to think that I may be harming my achilles tendon while running. Just my luck I'll be the "1" who ruptures their achilles while taking the meds. I'm not that paranoid, but it makes you think...Also, this is funny - I got a sunburn while running. My face feels tight and is "red." Again, only "I" can recieve a sunburn in Fall - just my luck... :) damn drugs!!
Okay the run, it went disastarious. I wanted to "catch up" on running, since I didn't run Sun or Mon. Since I signed up for a 15K on Sat.Nov 22nd, I decided to run the same distance of 9.3 miles. The run went well until the 5 mile mark, then gloom and despair. I lost all energy, HR climbed, I "bonked!" I managed to finish the run with multiple walking sessions of 30-45 seconds. I drank plenty - 20 oz before, 30 oz during, 10 oz after. I ate a small banana and 1 pack of instant oatmeal before. Just to much mileage to soon after being sick. Lesson learned. BTW, I did an out and back so I would be forced to finish the run. Smart huh?
9.3 miles in 1:42:48 for a blazing 11:03 avg. The first 5 miles was in 52 mins(10:24 pace), the last 4.3 in 51 mins( 11:50 pace). phew..... Well I did finish, and it was a long run for me and I'm still within my pace range for long runs, so not all lost.