Friday, October 14, 2011

Continuous Beating

So, I told myself on Wednesday that I was still sore from Monday and I have a race to run on Saturday, so I'll just do an easy 4 mile run....
Well, it was rainy and cold and I had no motivation to run outside so I decided to go to the Y.  I worked late so I missed my class (which is probably good because boot camp always kicks my butt) and ended up on the treadmill.
However, then I just started in on my usual beating -  "Oh, I've run this program so many times, I really should increase my difficulty settings" and "Let's see how fast I can run up this huge incline" - multiple times over, and then my personal favorite "I have some energy left over, I better sprint as fast as I can for the last five minutes to be sure I have absolutely nothing left in my legs." Good Times.
I have been consulting with our family running expert, Bria, and we have determined that a very possible reason for my bowel difficulties is actually dehydration.  So, I have upped my water intake and this has seemed to help, as least it did on Wednesday.  We will see how tomorrow goes.  I now have a hose that goes directly from the water hydrant to my water bottle.
However, I am still a little worried as the regularity is at an all time high - damn those delicious Honeycrisp apples!!!!!!!!
Good luck tomorrow Brother Aaron!! I know you will do super!
My bets are on Boo Boo - I'm all in.
I'm scheduled for another "easy" run tonight....we'll see how it goes.

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