[irunmike]

<p>Howdy Kicksters,</p>
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<p>Here it is 1:40pm on the Right Coast and no daily yet?!</p>
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<p>I have nothing to report other than getting a hair cut this morning to make me more streamlined for tomorrow's LR.</p>
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<p>DD lives in Manhattan and reports she's staying out of Times Sq and the subway. It's a sad world sometimes.</p>
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<p>Somebody talk to us about running a great route now.</p>
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<p>Mike</p>

 

[HappyFeat]

<p>Hi Mike - I think they're all still at their doctor appts. I'm at work<span><img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif"> - haven't heard any news of the day yet. Guess from your post I better go online and see what's happened in New York.</span></p>
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<p><span>MTA: ohhh - couldn't agree more - sad state of affairs we've got going on. Sometimes it's hard to feel hopeful for the future.  Glad your DD is staying safe.</span></p>

 

[tomwhite]

<p>...heck I didn't even get a haircut......</p>
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<p>Who will be the MileageChampion today??</p>
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<p>Inquiring Minds</p>
<p>Want to Know</p>

 

[Hemerocallus]

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<p>Who will be the MileageChampion today??</p>
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Not me.... did absolutely squat today physically.</p>
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<p>Glad your DD is playing it safe, Mike.</p>
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<p>6.7 earthquake out in Mustang Sally/Sans Souci territory.... hope they're all OK.</p>
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<p>Hi HF! <span><img alt="wave.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/wave.gif"></span></p>
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<p><span>The GP appointment went</span> very well.  She was far more receptive than I'd anticipated, sent me off for several more tests, offered up an endocrinologist referral and gave me a script for levothyroxin. Will wait for the follow-up tests before starting any treatment, but she agreed that there were enough symptoms to do something about this.  Most of this I'd been writing off as either menopause or training hard, but along with the increased TSH, early hypothyroid makes a lot of sense.</p>
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[ptbrown]

<p>4 at mid day and 4 in the evening for 8 total.</p>

 

[ksrunr]

<p>Howdy all.</p>
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<p>Heme - glad you're making progress on your med issues.</p>
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<p>Hiya PT, Tom, Mike, et al.</p>
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<p>A little apprehensive about the 10 yr anny this weekend.  At the dr office this afternoon was a book of 2-3 paragraph bios of those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks.  Brought it back very clearly to me.</p>
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<p>Doc said there is absolutely nothing wrong with the functioning of my lungs.  I'm well above predicted norms for my age, sex, weight etc.  No restrictions in breathing, no negatives on the xrays, no nuttin anywhere.  His thoughts were possibly these.  The extreme heat we have been having, dehydration, stress, or cardiac issues.</p>
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<p>I have felt that the heat was an issue all along so we will ride out this heat wave and see what happens.  Last full week has been better and the temps have been nearer normal (10 degrees cooler morning and afternoons).  I thought I was hydrating enough but may add more?   My job is stressful but hasn't affected me this way before.  Will monitor that.  I don't think I have a cardiac issue and he doesn't either.  So the plan is for me to monitor my breathing for next month or so (hopefully temps will drop by then) and see if we have improvement, stays the same, or worsens.   One thing he told me really hit home.  He says your lung sensors (he called them J sensors) that register the volume of air in the lungs is in the lower region of the lungs.  It signals the brain that your are receiving enough oxygen and it satisfies us.   He says that I am probably breathing only in the upper section of my lungs so the sensors are telling the brain "need more oxygen; not getting enough" when in fact I am.  He suggested exhaling deeply a couple times during episodes and practice breathing a little deeper.  He says too that perceiving you are not getting enough oxygen causes stress which causes shallow breathing which causes................well it turns into never ending cycel.</p>
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<p>All in all I feel better that it is not a lung issue and it will resolve itself.</p>
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<p>I ran 10 miles of hills this morning at 7:55 avg pace and have a 20 moh early tomorrow. So it's off to bed.</p>
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<p>later gators.</p>

 

[HappyFeat]

<p>Well I'm glad the doctor appts went well for both of you KS and Heme.</p>
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<p>KS, I'm in awe of your ability  to run 10 moh today and then <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>20</strong></span>! tomorrow. You and Rip must have some gene the rest of us are missing, well me anyway.</p>

 

[Fortunate One]

<p>Looks like ks gets the long run award for the day.  I ran 3.5 M.  I get the last word (unless Johnny shows up).</p>
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<p>ks, it can be frustrating not to be able to identify the cause of a problem.  I developed high blood pressure earlier this year--they don't know why and call it "essential hypertension."  I recenly had hearing loss in one ear--no obvious cause revealed by an MRI.  As much as you run and as hot as it's been, I can believe dehydration is an issue.  Even if you drink a lot, if you're low on electrolytes your system will not retain as much fluid.  It can take me days to regain weight lost in a long run.</p>
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<p>Have a good weekend.</p>