Objective: recovery / easy. 5:30AM: 36F, wind 10-15 mph, cloudy, dry. 15 min. strength wk A little stiff this morning, but I felt pretty good all things considered. I ran extremely slowly, even when I felt like I was moving faster. I have a couple of commercials I would like to deliver this morning. The first is that I hope everyone will consider making a donation to the blog if you have never done so. I figure it is at least as valuable as a subscription to Runners World, if not more so, and I'm sure Sasha appreciates some help paying for it all. He has a lot of little mouths to feed. There is a handy "donate" button on the page.
The second commercial is for ladies only; unless you gentlemen have female runners in your life who struggle with hormonal interference, feel free to wander off and discuss basketball or barbeque methods amongst yourselves... Back in January, my NP gave me an herbal supplement for the hot flashes I was having at the time. It not only stopped them immediately, the supplement had some very positive effects on the monthly fluctuations in running quality I have always experienced. It used to be that if a race or a long run fell on the wrong day of the month, I could depend on poor performance, dead legs, and a feeling of heaviness that sapped my energy. Since I'm going through the big M, I wasn't sure at first whether this supplement had "evened out" my running during the month, or if I was just closing shop so to speak. But I now feel there is a definite benefit, having tested it for the past 3 months. I take this supplement every day and increase the amount I take as soon as I feel my hormones slipping out of control. It is called MMS Pro (brand) Women's Formula H (440 mg). My NP said she does recommend it for PMS as well, and that some women take quite large doses if necessary, with no ill side effects. I wish I had found it long ago, so I pass it on in the hopes that it can be helpful to others. :)
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