Each Day Is a Gift

 3 weeks 'till Boston

Warm up 5 miles with Karen. 

Then without pause, got right into 5 x half mile repeats @ 5K race pace w/ 1/4 mi jog between.  Running east and west on 3200N,  interval 1, 2, and 4 were with headwind...sucking wind and wheezing!!!  3 and 5 with tailwind...NICE!!!  Didn't get splits for the intervals except for the last one at 3:54.  

Cool down 1.25 mi @ mp.

10 in 1:34:24.  AP: 9:26  (10:18, 10:27, 9:59, 9:51, 9:55, 8:22, 8:32, 8:21, 8:33, 9:01)

So glad I got it done and beat the storm!!!  :)  It's a howling and snowing out there now!!! BUSY week doing wedding stuff, bridal shower for my future daughter-in-law, my boy has a concerto solo performance, etc. etc. etc.  :)

DEAD legs run, STINK!!!  Met Karen halfway between her house and mine.  We ran down 3rd West to get on the Rail trailhead.  Not sure what the temp was, but it was cold with frost still on the lawn.  My right knee was hurting.  Going up the trail seemed to help with the knee and warmed up nicely.  We got to the top/dead end of the trail (it will be nice when SR 92 construction is complete and the trail is connected all the way north to the point of the mountain), we turned around to head down to the Pheasant Pointe trail access towards Fox Hollow Elementary. 

When we reached 1200 West, instead of kept going east on 3200 North, Karen wanted to head north on 1200 West.  I haven't run that 0.3 mile (approx. 9% grade) uphill for awhile.  I used to run that to gauge my fitness keeping the pace under 10mm.   But today I felt like I was hauling boulders.  When we reached the top I was getting dizzy and a little out of breath.  We turned east on Bull River and within a quarter mile, instead of feeling recovered, I felt as if my heart was going to jump out of my throat.  I could feel my heart pounding under the skin of my chest.  I also felt nauseated.  I had never felt that way EVER before.  It was quite frightening.  I stopped running immediately and leaned on Karen in case I passed out.  Karen also could feel the pulsating heart in my chest with her hand.  My breathing was fine so I started to walk and got the heartbeat under control.  

When we reached Karen's house at mile 7.  I went inside to get a drink of gatorade.  After chatting a little, I went back for 5 more.  I should have just run the one mile home because by mile 8 both my knees had tightened up and hurting.  By mile 10 my legs were as if on fire.  Each step was painfully slow, like death march at the end of a marathon.   The wind has also picked up.  Never have I felt so relieved to make it home!

Took an ice bath as soon as I got in the house.  I am still puzzled by that arrhythmia episode.  I wonder if that is what a heart attack feels like???

12 in 2:03:21 AP: 10:22.  Stinkiest MLR EVER!!! :(

5 slow wheezing miles with Karen, Wendy!  Very fatigue!

7 slow slow slow miles to figure things out!  Still wheezy and fatigue.

Called the doc. office to ask for prescription.  Was instructed to go in and pick up a Symbicort inhaler, the same stuff doc. gave me couple years ago when I was diagnosed with cold/exercise induced asthma.  I only used that inhaler couple of times then. 

When I got to the doc. office, the receptionist saw how labored my breathing was; she insisted that I be seen by the doc.  I really didn't have time for that; but they said they could fit me in after the two patients he's seeing.  Bleh!

My O2 sat. was 82.  The doc. had me take the inhaler and it went up to 88.  I told him about Tuesday's scary tachycardia episode.  He did an EKG to make sure the heart fine.  The diagnosis:  asthma as a result of viral/bacterial bronchitis, allergens, etc.  Teena was right that the tachycardia was an acute reaction to the asthma attack causing a rapid dumping of adrenalin.  He sent me home with enough Symbicort to last a month and a prescription of Ventolin!  Blah!  He told me I must carry the Ventolin inhaler with me while running!  Stink!

Went hiking with Wendy, Jennifer, Diane and Karen in the A.F. Canyon.  It was such a beautiful day.  After I got home I wanted to run outside but the farmer across from my house was burning weeds and the irrigation ditches.  SMOKE galore!  That would not be good for my lungs.  So I ran inside on the TM.   Felt good to have some quick leg turnovers.

7.5 AP: 8:49

Was gone all evening and night last night trying to shop for a dress to wear for my son's upcoming wedding.  Didn't eat dinner until 9:30 pm, legs and feet extremely tired.  Took my inhaler just before going to bed at midnight, BIG mistake!!!  It kept me up!!!!  Yick!

On the way to Draper City Park I could see the big US Flag at Geneva Rock blowing in a complete horizontal display which only means one thing:  STRONG gusty wind!!! 

Despite the strong wind, I had a FUN FUN FUN run with WONDERFUL Teena, Lowell, Karen, RAD, Toby, Kathie, TomSlick.  Other GREAT Chumps: Annie, Nic, Matt, Brooke, Marty, Kim, Kendi and Andrea came too. 

17.5 in 2:42:21  AP: 9:17.  I wanted to wait for Teena who needed to run 2.5 more to make 20; but had to get home for General Conference.  THANKS ALL for a GREAT time!

Busy busy busy day with company and bridal shower for my son's bride-to-be!