Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Running Fever
Today's Run: n/a
Run Time: n/a
Total Miles to Date: 49.0
Thoughts on the Run:
No, I don't mean running fever as in ... "passionate about running." I mean, literally, that I am running from a fever.
Yesterday was my wife's birthday. I woke up a little late, sleeping in after the long run, so I decided I would do my yoga in the evening. I headed into the office to train some new employees and organize the projects for the week, then came home a bit early so that we could go to dinner. I picked my wife up and we headed to a local Italian restaurant.
I had a soup and a Caesar salad with chicken. As I was eating the soup, however, I noticed that things started to seem strange. I felt light-headed, my vision was blurring, and my ears started ringing. My wife and daughter looked at me a bit alarmed ... and told me I was flushed and didn't look so well. My wife felt my forehead and said, "Yes, you're hot ... you're running a fever." So, we finished our meal and instead of me being the chauffer, my wife drove me home. I had plenty of fluids and went to bed early.
This morning I feel much better. Still a little weak but definitely no fever. Some aches in my legs but that is probably from the run.
This week was supposed to be a 5-3-5 (5 miles, 3 miles, 5 miles) then two days of rest before the race. I decided to modify it. I'm taking complete rest today, then I'll do two 5 milers back-to-back and then still have 2 days of rest before the run. I'll pace my first 5 miler and go easy on my second.
So, today is a day of rest and getting to full recovery from my little bout ... I feel like I should be 100% tomorrow but if not I plan on running, just taking it easy. My rules for working out are simple: if it's above the neck (congestion in the sinuses, headache, etc) I still run. If it involves fever or is below the neck (i.e. congestion in the lungs, stomach, etc) then I take a break.
I also found another site for plotting routes and had fun with it. This site posts elevations! So, I was able to plot the elevations for my 8-mile run:
It looks like a lot of up and down but I believe the total change in elevation from highest to lowest is "only" 200 feet.
Because of the precision of this, I was able to plot the 10K I will be running this weekend as well. Here it is. It's basically an out-and-back. Some ups and downs but a total elevation change of only 100 feet. I'm definitely looking to run sub 1-hour on this course provided I get recovered from this bug. I've been taking extra Vitamin C and in the past these have only lasted 24 - 48 hours since I started taking a multivitamin on a regular basis.
So, that's it for now ... my parents are stopping by as they are driving back to Florida from a wedding up in Pennsylvania. They weren't going to see us until Thanksgiving but this is a great surprise - very happy to see them. My mom has been running for years and is in incredible shape. Maybe we can do a jog together - if not, I'm hoping over Thanksgiving. My dad and mom both do quite a bit of skiing as well. I love to ski and look forward to a "combined ski trip" sometime with family.
Until next time,
Jeremy Likness
Run Time: n/a
Total Miles to Date: 49.0
Thoughts on the Run:
No, I don't mean running fever as in ... "passionate about running." I mean, literally, that I am running from a fever.
Yesterday was my wife's birthday. I woke up a little late, sleeping in after the long run, so I decided I would do my yoga in the evening. I headed into the office to train some new employees and organize the projects for the week, then came home a bit early so that we could go to dinner. I picked my wife up and we headed to a local Italian restaurant.
I had a soup and a Caesar salad with chicken. As I was eating the soup, however, I noticed that things started to seem strange. I felt light-headed, my vision was blurring, and my ears started ringing. My wife and daughter looked at me a bit alarmed ... and told me I was flushed and didn't look so well. My wife felt my forehead and said, "Yes, you're hot ... you're running a fever." So, we finished our meal and instead of me being the chauffer, my wife drove me home. I had plenty of fluids and went to bed early.
This morning I feel much better. Still a little weak but definitely no fever. Some aches in my legs but that is probably from the run.
This week was supposed to be a 5-3-5 (5 miles, 3 miles, 5 miles) then two days of rest before the race. I decided to modify it. I'm taking complete rest today, then I'll do two 5 milers back-to-back and then still have 2 days of rest before the run. I'll pace my first 5 miler and go easy on my second.
So, today is a day of rest and getting to full recovery from my little bout ... I feel like I should be 100% tomorrow but if not I plan on running, just taking it easy. My rules for working out are simple: if it's above the neck (congestion in the sinuses, headache, etc) I still run. If it involves fever or is below the neck (i.e. congestion in the lungs, stomach, etc) then I take a break.
I also found another site for plotting routes and had fun with it. This site posts elevations! So, I was able to plot the elevations for my 8-mile run:
It looks like a lot of up and down but I believe the total change in elevation from highest to lowest is "only" 200 feet.
Because of the precision of this, I was able to plot the 10K I will be running this weekend as well. Here it is. It's basically an out-and-back. Some ups and downs but a total elevation change of only 100 feet. I'm definitely looking to run sub 1-hour on this course provided I get recovered from this bug. I've been taking extra Vitamin C and in the past these have only lasted 24 - 48 hours since I started taking a multivitamin on a regular basis.
So, that's it for now ... my parents are stopping by as they are driving back to Florida from a wedding up in Pennsylvania. They weren't going to see us until Thanksgiving but this is a great surprise - very happy to see them. My mom has been running for years and is in incredible shape. Maybe we can do a jog together - if not, I'm hoping over Thanksgiving. My dad and mom both do quite a bit of skiing as well. I love to ski and look forward to a "combined ski trip" sometime with family.
Until next time,
Jeremy Likness
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