Denouement

I was soooo excited to get on my running clothes and hit the roads in the late morning after the gift unwrapping.  Thankfully our young boys were young enough to still sleep in and young enough to enjoy the gifts they got from Santa, even though he didn't bring a Wii, an Xbox, a PlayStation, nor a Gameboy as requested.

When I started to run I was struggling a little bit, and realized it was my breathing.  At first I thought I had lost some fitness, but it seemed more like constriction in my lower throat, it was so annoying and it kept my pace slow for the whole run.  I was having a hard time maintaining a two-two breathing rhythm, it was more like two-one, (breathing four steps out, or two on one side, then two steps quickly in, or one step on one side).  It was like I was running a tempo run but instead my pace was often closer to 10 minute pace than 9!  At times I would get a little panicky because I knew I wasn't getting enough air, I was afraid I would faint or something.  I would force myself to cough which would allow me to breathe clear for about 1/2 a minute until it closed up again.  It was so annoying!  I didn't think I was sick but I must have some type of bug.  So I concentrated on my breathing the whole way.  My groin muscle pain wasn't really painful, just some niggling at times.  I hit a portapotty at mile 4, forgot about the breathing when I got out and started doing 7:40ish pace until I realized I couldn't breathe, got into major oxygen debt and actually had to stop to catch my breath.  Those who know me well know I don't believe in walking in the middle of a run so that was disconcerting.

 I was able to keep an 8 minute pace for the last .46, though it was on a slight downhill and I felt like I was on the edge of getting into oxygen debt. 

 What is with me!?!  Am I becoming a hypochondriac?

9:10 ave pace

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Back in business baby!

I talked with Paul about my wheezing yesterday and after a little bit of thought we figured out a likely culprit-noonish on Christmas Eve I was up in the attack and rubbed up on some fiberglass and breathed plenty of it in.  Today my breathing was much better!

I ran with MacK and Amber from Loafer, up to Goosenest.  I was happy that I felt spry enough to not dog the hills too badly.  It was nice to run outside, to run with my friends, to not have pain in my groin, and to run more than 10 miles.

Paul, the kids and I are going sledding with Paul's family for the second year in a row for the day after Christmas; hopefully we are starting a new tradition.  I hope I don't hurt anything :)

Weight psychosis:  I did feel heavier during the run, a combination of three days without running and many, many Christmas misdeeds have added up to a couple of extra pounds which my scale verified - 125lbs.  Hopefully I'll stabilize down one or two by the end of the week because I have to make my 120 goal by Painters, and I am leaving for Hawaii on Jan 5. and don't want to worry too much about what I eat while I am there.  I guess if I keep my eating to grilled fish, crab without butter, and fruit I should be ok, right?  Today I go back to normal eating and my stomach will just have to deal with it and shrink to its normal size.

Ave pace 8:20

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Ran 6 miles with MacK and then 4 more on my own.  My groin muscle is not in pain but is tender (niggling), and I only iced once today, so I am icing right now.  It was cold, about 17F with some wing chill, making it miserable.  I wore tights that were too thin, and  my double pair of $1 gloves weren't cutting it, so I switched to ski gloves after MacK had to go.

Plenty of snow and ice out there to slow me down too.

 Ave pace 8:45

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Ran with Amber and MacK. It was 6F outside!!! I wore two pairs of socks, one pair of tights, two long sleeved shirts, a windbreaker and my snow gloves. My fingers were still cold! The roads were clearer, though there were still icy parts.

My groin hurt a little for the first 1/4 mile, then just niggled after that. So, I need to ice it . . .Ok, I just left the computer and got ice and am icing it now.  It's not the most appealing place to ice, though I guess icing at all after a cold winter morning run is unappealing no matter how you slice it. 

I forgot my garmin so I don't have my pace and don't have my mileage to the hundredth (I know that will make some of you so sad!).

Mizuno

I woke up an hour late, so I stood up Amber for the 6am start, but met her, Ally, Jamie, and the Sojourners for the first time at 7am. It was about 26F, 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. We did a ridge run above Provo they call LA Freeway. It was a snowy trail, and our pace the trail was very slow, from 10-12 min/mile pace. It was beautiful and fun, though, full of uphills and downhills and great views of the snow covered valley. Even the roads were frequently icy and difficult to get a good pace in. After the LA Freeway loop (about 9.5) I ran back up 900 E and then up toward the temple (only made it part way up that temple hill) then back down 900 E and looped around the park to make sure I had the mileage for a modest 50 miles for the week.

ave pace 9:16!!! 2:10 and change of running, so a long time on my feet.

My groin would feel pinched every once in a while for the first mile or so, but after warming up it was only in the niggling state. Amber showed me some stretches for it before we ran, and I did those after the run. We'll see if the stretching helps or just aggravates it. I think I will call the sports therapist Josse recommended and see if I can get a diagnosis and some advice on it.

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