Whooping it up Wednesday!

Brandy · Nov 9, 2011

wazzup?
 
Ok. I had to beat Bob to starting the thread! HA!!
 
So, last night was a harder one. While I didn't run my w/o paces (I was pacing a friend), the workout was still long and I need to remember I am still recovering technically.
 
so it was 2 x half mile at interval (745)
 
30 min at tempo (ended up being 840 - should have been closert to 820s)
 
2 x 1 min at hard (645 pace)
 
Ended up with 9.91
 
yikes
 
My dish turned out good

mmmmm..pumpkin
 
Tonight 6-8 at hyland

gatorbob · Nov 9, 2011

Wow, I was just about to start a thread. Good thing I hit refresh before I did...
 
Easy run for me yesterday. Today will be another easy one, or maybe a full day off. We'll see how I feel later. What about y'all?

gatorbob · Nov 9, 2011

By the way, did I change a setting, or did KR change the way it tracks time? Instead of saying that Brandy's initial post happened at 8:35am, it says that it happened two minutes ago. What's up with that?

NCRG71 · Nov 9, 2011

Morning.
 
I'm feeling icky today. Blergh.
 
How did you end up making your pumpkin meatballs Brandy?

Brandy · Nov 9, 2011

can of pumpkin
package of italian turkey meatballs
4 cups chicken broth
Can of navy beans
1 cup barley
1/2 cup brown rice
1 tb red curry paste
1 cup water
 
Probably could have used more water and more heat. It was wee bit thick after only 3 hrs in the crockpot. 
 
Served over spinach with a wedge of laughing cow swiss. 
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I'm feeling icky today. Blergh.
 
How did you end up making your pumpkin meatballs Brandy?
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Ailarie · Nov 9, 2011

Greetings, all.
 
Bob - you're right. Previously, the actual time of the posters above us was listed. Maybe after an hour it will do that? Dunno. 
 
I got another 2M on the Tm yesterday. Cardio still sucks (no shocker there). The ankle felt all right. Not 100%, but I didn't run into any problems. I'll try for 2-3 again tonight. Thurs, I'll do the same and rest on Fri. I'm sitll not so sure about the HM on Turkey day. My time would definitely be craptastic, but if I can run/walk it, I'm gonna try it anyway, I think. 
 
Kinda funny moment: With a trip on Thurs evening, heading out on Friday, dad is done with all moving stuff. Whew. In an ironic twist of fate, I just found out yesterday that Mom got her loan approval and is in the process of moving into HER hew house. While I'd love to rest, I'd be a pretty crappy child if I didn't show up to help on Saturday!

(and quite a number of Saturdays from here on out) At least with her situation, she's moving from a condo to a house no more than 15 minutes away, and they have the condo's home association fees paid till the end of the year - meaning: There's time. Whew!

bard73 · Nov 9, 2011

Brandy, that sounds awesome. I just emailed that recipe to myself and will give it a try, perhaps this weekend.
 
I was so freakin' tired this morning, but am finally perking up. I'm looking forward to Friday when I have the day off work. I am thinking I might go north and visit my favorite veteran, my grandfather. He spent a few days in the hospital last week and at first they were worried it was his congestive heart failure getting worse, but it turned out to be bronchitis. Still, I know that the day will come (and probably sooner than we all would like) when I won't be able to visit him anymore, so as long as my cold continues to improve and doesn't decide to drop into my chest, I'll go visit for part of the weekend.
 
Funny story: last night, before 10, my mom (who was in her bedroom) was startled by a loud knocking at the door. She opens it up to find 2 paramedics, with the ambulance having lights flashing and such. It turns out my grandpa had set off his panic button without realizing it, and since he didn't have his hearing aids in, he didn't hear the voice from the box asking if he was OK so they sent an ambulance to check on him. He was standing at the kitchen counter eating ice cream. <img alt="lol.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_8_1320846630276_167" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/lol.gif"> My mom thought she had the protocol set that the alarm company would call the house if they didn't get an answer from the box, but something apparently was changed and so she needs to reset the preferences. Nice to know, though, that the button does work. My mom used to work for the county EMS and she gave them kudos for their response.

runningINnyc · Nov 9, 2011

Morning all! Crazy gorgeous morning here, very mild temps and a ton of fog creating a story-like scene in CP; ran 8 miles in the company of two friends. My PF is flaring up again and I'm trying to get it under control; if you've ever suffered pls post your best tricks to deal w/the monster -- thx!

Brandy · Nov 9, 2011

I hate PF
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the sock is always good plus having the right shoes. Still it flares up, especially after speedwork and I find that an epsom salt foot bath does help 

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Timr1 · Nov 9, 2011

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what Brandy said...Here's a few more PF tricks:
 
1. put a golf ball on the floor under you desk. take off your shoe and roll your foot over the golf ball. Try not to moan so loud that your co-workers will wonder what the heck you're doing. For added effect, store the golf ball in the freezer when not in use.
 
2. take a small 10oz water bottle (full of water) freeze it in the freezer. Use it as a roller on the bottom of your foot.
 
3. Use the stick roller on the areas of your calf just above the ankle (on all sides) those muscles all connect
 
4. get the small size Icy-hot patch and put it on the bottom of your foot (most drug stores have a generic). 
 
Rotate your shoes. Do stretches while you're at your desk.
 
Details here:
<a href="http://www.kickrunners.com/t/73730/plantar-fasciitis-exercises">http://www.kickrunners.com/t/73730/plantar-fasciitis-exercises</a>

Timr1 · Nov 9, 2011

Great article about a New York City marathon:
 
<a href="http://www.runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=24364&PageNum=1" target="_blank">http://www.runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=24364&PageNum=1</a>

NCRG71 · Nov 9, 2011

I ditto the golf ball trick. I don't get PF very often, but I find that it gets aggravated by my refusal to wear flats. The golf ball works wonders.

runningINnyc · Nov 9, 2011

Rolling my foot with a KU golf ball as I type... thanks for all the suggestions!

Auntie Moe · Nov 9, 2011

morning peeps.
 
In my never ending sickness, now the antibiotics are giving me stomach cramps and making me soooo tired. In the words of Liz Lemon, NERDS! I can't wait to feel normal again.

Best of luck, Prae!
 
Hugs to the rest of you!

KP · Nov 9, 2011

Maria - see your person for some ART to check/clean up anything you might have going on upstream.
 
Halfway point with the ankle today...surgery was 3 weeks ago yesterday. Total of 6 weeks immobilized, so 3 down, 3 to go.

praecipua · Nov 9, 2011

I'm freaking out a little (in a good way). I talked to a friend of a friend at one of the potential new universities and it was a great conversation. He let me know that I'm "doing very well" and multiple people in the department were interested in my file. Eek! Thanks for crossed fingers.
 
Glad to hear that kp is half-way through his torment and Ailarie's ankle seems to be on the mend.
Hooray for yummy treats!
 
Must.get.work.done.today.

solarpowered · Nov 9, 2011

Maria - put an arch support in your shoes temporarily. Something with a true arch support, like Superfeet, not a cushiony one. It will relieve the pain. Use the inserts for a few days (obviously easiest if you can wear sneakers) and then you should be able to take them out and be ok. Almost everyone through the store who we've recommended that to say it worked like a charm. My sister used mine for a few days when her PF flared up and after 3 days or so she was fine.

NCRG71 · Nov 9, 2011

Prae - that is so very exciting!!!
 
KP - you're almost done! It's in the bag.

theia · Nov 9, 2011

Good luck, Prae!!! Maria, I've done the golf ball trick and the frozen water bottle trick for PF. Hope they work for you!
 
Joe Pa is retiring at the end of the season. That's way too good for him, methinks. 
 
WARNING:
The remainder of this post will be whiney and self-indulgent. Feel free to ignore/skip ahead. 
 
I am absolutely at my wits' end with this fracking insomnia crap. The first time I remember having trouble was 2000 (yes, 11 years ago). Back then, I would have a few weeks of sleep issues and then weeks or even months of no problems at all. Lather, rinse, repeat. Over the years, the problem weeks kept increasing while the restful weeks/months decreased. The past 4 years or so, there are no good months. There aren't even good weeks. The norm has been a greatly interrupted sleep pattern (trouble falling asleep and then waking and not being able to fall back to sleep at least 5-8 times per night). That's the norm. Once in a blue moon (a couple of times per year), I'll have a good night where I don't wake up at all, or if I do, I am able to fall back to sleep quickly. Far more frequently, I'll wake more than the average 5-8 times per night (more like 10-20), or I'll wake up in the middle of the night and remain awake for an hour or more. 
 
Over the past year or so, it's gotten even worse, so I finally caved and got a prescription for sleeping pills. WITH a sleeping pill, I sleep for 5 hours. That's it. No matter what time I took it, I'm awake 5 hours later. OK, that's my sleep schedule, I can adjust (and have adjusted). Now my body is rejecting even that pattern. The past three nights have been so putrid that I'm on the verge of tears. Now I sleep for a maximum of 4 hours, apparently. 
 
I am irritable, cranky, unproductive, and lazy. I cannot even imagine working out right now, given that I drag myself out of bed in the morning and collapse on the sofa in a heap as soon as I get home from work (and last night I had plans with Mom, so I couldn't even do that until later when I got home for good). Yet, after such a great week of workouts last week, I *want* to go work out. And then when I don't, I berate myself and feel guilty.
 
Something's gotta give here. I don't know how much more of this I can take. I just can't function this way for much longer. This morning I almost fell over from exhaustion, and that was after showering and getting dressed for work, not even right when I got up. By mid-morning I usually feel OK. It's the rest of the day that's totally screwed. 
 
Thanks for letting me vent.

Ailarie · Nov 9, 2011

Theia - Hunnybunny, go see your doc again. Copy/paste pretty much what you've just indicated above. It's possible that a change in medication (either higher dose or different med entirely) may be all that is needed. If that is not successful, you may need to be evaluated further by a sleep specialist (whatever that's called.. I'm sure there's a long word for it.).
 
There is help out there. It's just a matter of finding out what kind of help is good for YOU.

Whooping it up Wednesday!

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