January Running: starting the New Year on the right (and left) foot

[roo4]

GLC1968, I find that following a training program helps eliminate one point of decision. Doesn't matter if you write it up yourself or download one from the interwebs. That way, I look at the schedule and it says to run 30 minutes (or whatever) on Friday. Well, ok then, off I go. As opposed to thinking that I maybe should perhaps do some running this week. 6-7 times in the last month isn't that bad; it's almost twice a week. Shrug it off and get out there.

[rocknrollgirl]

Hi Guys,
I have been out of the loop for a few weeks because I keep getting hit with one thing after another. Over the holidays my SI joint went out and seized my lower back. My chiro thinks that the fall off my mt bike in Dec pushed it out enough to make everything just clamp down. So on Dec 30th I went to see him in really bad shape. As part of my treatment, no running or cycling. At that point I was fine with it because I could not even use the bathroom let alone think about riding. He said I could walk. Which I did, a lot.

Ten days later just as he was getting ready to clear me, a case of sniffles blew up into a severe case of viral laryngitis. So bad I had to go on steroids. Along with it came a hacking, irritated cough. Terrible stuff.

Ten days later, still not completely recovered, I had a coughing fit so bad a school yesterday, that the nurse forced me to go back to the Urgent Care and...wait for it...wait for it... bronchitis. Now I have antibiotics. ( not completely convinced I need them, it is a tough sell with me}

So yeah, stuck in the house....again. They told me at school that if I showed up today they would beat me.

I AM SO OVER THIS......sorry, small pity party. This is the longest I have gone in six years without exercising. Last week I did not care because I felt so, so awful. Now I am getting cranky. But the nice doc did say ( after I begged) that I could go out for a walk to get some fresh air. I have hardly coughed at all this morning, so it is improved from yesterday. So positive thoughts.

Now GLC, I am in the same boat. I do not even know how to reboot my routine. I was eyeballing my first Xterra race at the end on April. I swear I am half tempted to get out a really easy sprint tri training plan and start back on that. Almost like a reverse taper or something. I am figuring it will take me at least 2-3 weeks to get my strength back after I get cleared to train.

Ok, so I am done complaining. Big Picture not the end of the world. I will get better, and soon. A lady I work with, last Friday her hubs went out to the end of the driveway to get the paper, slipped on black ice, hit his head and has no brain activity. Just like that. So Big picture, I will take my bronchitis.

[yellow]

Oh, RnR, I feel for ya. I ended up with a bad flu Dec 23, which became the won't-go-away hacking cough. I was stubborn and skate skied through the end of the flu and into the coughing phase, which I probably shouldn't have but I kept telling myself I was fine. I finally backed off but I am still not fully recovered; I am most definitely lacking in strength and energy. The biggest problem for me is that I've become so used to "resting" that I am having a really hard time even wanting to go out (and walking here isn't an option without getting in the car and driving somewhere higher elevation; we are in a very bad pollution inversion cycle and going out in it bothers my already unhappy lungs--and I can't be bothered to drive that far anyway). I am pretty sure I left my motivation somewhere in eastern California, or perhaps near Reno.

I just made a big payment to my running coach for the next 6 months. I am hoping that might call some of my motivation back home. I start back on a real schedule on Monday. It will be interesting, to say the least.

[rocknrollgirl]

Yellow,
First of all....sorrrrry. OY.

Anyhoo, funny you say that about the resting part. My hubs and I were out for a walk the other day and he said the same exact thing. Between the weather and me being injured and sick he has not been out much either. He said he feel like he almost needs a 65 degree day to be excited to get back out there. Now he has some version of what I have and more OY.

And as my doc reminded me yesterday, slowly start back, SLOWLY. ( this was after I asked her if I could exercise this weekend. Hey it was worth a shot. You should have seen the look on her face. Priceless.)

[Crankin]

Be careful, ladies. When I was much younger (40?), I had severe case of the flu. Fever of 104, a week off from work. This was sometime in March. I started coughing terribly after the worst symptoms went away, and the cough, and the subsequent weakness, etc had me down until the beginning of May. I was very fit then and had to give up teaching at the gym for 8 weeks. I eventually started back by swimming and walking, but it was a long road. I wish I could say I learned my lesson, but I try very hard to rest now when I *know* I should.

[OakLeaf]

Amen to that, Crankin. When I was 29 or 30 I had a sinus infection that lasted 11 weeks because I just would not stay off my bike. I wound up finally having to take a week not only off riding but off work too, before I got better. (And during that week I managed to run a red light and T-bone someone else's car ... thankfully no one was hurt. But exhaustion was probably one of the reasons that happened.)

So, everybody rest and take care of yourselves!! Getting back into the routine will happen when you're ready, I believe in your ability to to that.

I'm on perma-sore already and there's a long way to go until race day. Just thank goodness the weather has cooled off here. Still working on speed development and trying not to get too concerned about how quickly I'll have to be building up the long run distance. I hired the coach, now my job is to trust him. Six mile tempo run tomorrow.

[Catrin]

Hope everyone is feeling better soon! There seems to be so much going around, on top of all of this 'lovely' weather (harumph, mumble, grumble)

After my group training today I attempted 2 sets of a 400 meter light jog. In between I walked 200 meters. My hamstring was ok with it, which is a good sign since I did a heavy conditioning workout yesterday that included, among many other things, 24 body weight deadlifts.

[rocknrollgirl]

Be careful, ladies. When I was much younger (40?), I had severe case of the flu. Fever of 104, a week off from work. This was sometime in March. I started coughing terribly after the worst symptoms went away, and the cough, and the subsequent weakness, etc had me down until the beginning of May. I was very fit then and had to give up teaching at the gym for 8 weeks. I eventually started back by swimming and walking, but it was a long road. I wish I could say I learned my lesson, but I try very hard to rest now when I *know* I should.

I really think I am rounding the corner today. I have not coughed at all. I am hoping this is the beginning of the end of it.