RedRun and running with the kid!

The Red Run was a good time!  Finished in 50:00 flat so not too bad.  Had a much better pace until the last 1/2 miles was up a big a$$ hill.  Told the organizers that was my only complaint!!!!

(Might have done better had I not had a few drinks Friday night and only 4 hours sleep....  Just maybe lol)

Did too much post-run Saturday so had a forced rest day yesterday.....

Tonight the kid joined me tonight on a run.  Need to figure out post-race recovery.....  Tried to run my normal route/pace.....  Did not go well.  Made it 2.77 instead of the 3.2, pace of 18:30.

Kid did much better than me but his shoulder started to hurt (think was due to holding a water bottle funny) and then cramp in his foot.  He did the 3.2 with a pace of 16:34...  And that was walking back with his slow gimpy mom.  

He does agree with me..... Running is an ends to a means--  great calorie burn but not actually "fun".

Wednesday he will be doing the 12 mile bike ride....he said he would rather stick to biking....running hurts too much.  (Hehe, tried telling him it gets better but not sure it was convincing since I was limping at the time.)

6 weeks to WomenRock and need to double my distance.

Wish me luck!!!!

Lessons learned-listening to others = less pain

Just got back from a "run".  That still goes in quotes because my intervals are 45 seconds of running followed by 3 minutes if walking.  So basically I am running 20% of the time.  Feels good to be able to say that!

So, to explain the title of this post.

I follow a lot of other runners posts and blogs.  I am a nurse.  (Yes, even if I don't see or talk to patients I am still one!). I have exercised off and on for years and should know some things.

This weeks lesson's learned:

1.  If you get HORRID shin pain at the onset of your walking-loosen up your front 1/2 of your shoes laces!  Credit to Kim Scheips!!!

2.  Do not drink ice cold water if you get nauseated when exercising.  Used room temp before and during run....  Did not feel like barfing!!  Credit to Dani Vitale!

3.  If you make funny noises and cough when running and your Doctor gives you an inhaler....  USE IT!  Credit to Alex Smith (Anke's son after me telling him during the RNR we had to pause a minute cause I couldn't breathe.)

Despite it being warm and humid, despite being tired and cranky, I got my 5k in tonight in 52:20.  It was not severely painful, I did not have to stop to prevent vomiting and I did not gasp for air during it.....  Hehe!!!

Need to check with how soon before work out to use Xopenex since it did not kick in until 20 minutes into running and WOW what a difference.

Gonna try it before the gym tomorrow- who knows...  Maybe I will make it more than 6 minutes before yawning....  Trainer now times it to see how long before I yawn.  (Apparently I yawn a lot when I get really winded....)

My worst NOT running

Sunday- the weather was perfect-- a cool 68 degrees, low humidity, "I should go for a run" I thought.  "It will be great" I thought.

Well, not so much..........

Learned a few things though.

1.  If your running tights are too small, they will fall down every time you try to run.
2.  If you have sciatica, do not try to wear a fuel bag because wherever it sits...  the thing irritates the sciatica and makes you leg hurt.  Then you run funny......   Then it hurts more, then you run funnier, then you nearly fall.

So.... then I stopped trying to run.  Then came the long, slow walk back.  Managed to still get a half-decent pace of 18 miles per hour (which was sooooooo slow).

Gonna try again tomorrow.

Haha, and signed up for 2 more 5k's and contemplating an 8 miler the first weekend in November and a 5 miler at the end of November.

CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY!!!!!