G22 UGH I HATE BOREDOM. You are staying so positive though, with your "it could be worse!" attitude. Good for you!
shellfish26 I am feeling awkward for you. I hate house guests unless they are super close to me so I can just be myself and not put up a front. I have anxiety for you.
wambam I am sorry you are sick. With the change in weather, a lot of people here are experiencing allergies, but our entire office got wiped out last week with a brutal cold.
cole I hope your ankle feels better soon! That is so painful and annoying!
hannahb not sleeping is the worst. On Sunday night I slept 4 hours. RAGE. I cannot function without 7 hours. 8/9 is better though.
@vtcupcake I have had a raging sinus infection that is just starting to disappear now thank god. Sudafed was helping a bit.
scm1011 I laughed out loud when I read that you were still cleaning pine needles from 10 months ago, hahahhha. Remind me not to share a room with you if we do a GTG haha.
moreace01 where are you running that the weather is still so hot?? You poor thing!
clseale I am SO sorry for your athlete. How terrifying!
My whine is mostly that I feel like I suck at running. I can barely run 1 mile without stopping to take a breather at some point. I can continue that process for 6-7 miles, but I used to be able to run 8 miles without a break, at a MUCH faster pace! WHAT IS HAPPENING?? I mostly don't care, because at least I am out there doing it, and I am glad I can throw myself into something when I am so depressed, but I would like to at least run a few miles at my now MUCH slower pace without haing to take a breather!
ETA: my more serious whine is that tomorrow I leave for work for a few days and it will be my first time being away from DH since we lost the baby. I think it will be ok (it will have to be!) but I am a little anxious about it and have been having a lot more anxiety about flying. Gah.
I want to run a 5k. Specifically with chip timing because my last pre-baby 5k official time was 31:xx but that was the gun time and I was pretty far back in the crowd...but I don't know just HOW long it took for me to shuffle across the start line. I just want to know how close I am to breaking 30. (which would be a big deal for my slow ass). But we're broke as shit thanks to things breaking during and immediately after my maternity leave, so even dropping $30 on an entry fee is not in the cards right now.
BUT I WANNA. DAMMIT.
What I really want to do is the 5k during the Baltimore Marathon because I have friends doing the half and I'd like to cheer them on, but that one is $45 at this point and that's a big 'ole nope. goddamn adulting sucks.
Post by irene adler on Oct 7, 2015 10:02:57 GMT -5
I keep re-reading the thread on mantras to get you through your marathon. Right now is my busy season, and I just keep repeating embrace the suck. Do not punch anyone in the face. All you have to do is keep going for 10 more minutes, etc. .
I will be happy when all of this pressure lessens I can start feeling like a normal, upbeat human again
Post by runblondie26 on Oct 7, 2015 10:15:06 GMT -5
I guess it has to do with the love of sweet tea in the south.
When I order a black coffee, they leave out the cream but still put sugar in it at least 50% of the time. I have to specify "black coffee with nothing in it", which I forgot to do when ordering today. I was so looking forward to my cup of coffee today, so the super-sweet first sip was disappointing. Life is hard when your coffee isn't right , yo.
I am torn between being excited for the marathon this weekend and bummed about it. FWP, I know. Non-H&F related, the control panel thingy on my oven is not working. It isn't getting any power and I am way too lazy to attempt to fix it. It's been two weeks now, and I haven't even bothered. I wouldn't care, except I bought stuff to make pumpkin cookies and I really want to eat them!
This isn't a whine, but I'm sad. You know that big project I'm working on? It's very H&F related and it involves a team of athletes training for a big event. I got an email this morning, from the wife of one of our athletes. My heart sank when I saw the email wasn't coming from him. Thank god is he is going to be okay, but he was involved in a very serious crash yesterday, while training. He's really beat up. His wife said how excited he has been to be a part of all of this and the first thing he said to her in the emergency room was, "Well, I guess I won't be doing X in x weeks." You guys. I feel like I've gotten to know these athletes, and I'm so heartbroken for him.
Oh no! I know how you feel. I had a chick training for her first tri at my studio and she ended up in a really bad crash, shattering her elbow. She is back to riding indoors with me, but couldn't compete. She will try again next year, but it is so heartbreaking.
True to endurance athlete character, his wife mentioned how he was talking about what a comeback story he will be, as he competes in next year's event. He is very lucky to be walking away with his life, and while the road to recovery will be long, he will ultimately be okay. It just sucks anytime bad things happen to good people. Glad your girl is back to riding!
shauni27 - ok, for me for a marathon it is going to be hot. Like 78 on some weather sites. No clouds. I just...get really overheated really easily. I blame my thyroid issues. This time of year it should be low 60's tops. So...I'm a little freaked out right now.
I guess it has to do with the love of sweet tea in the south.
When I order a black coffee, they leave out the cream but still put sugar in it at least 50% of the time. I have to specify "black coffee with nothing in it", which I forgot to do when ordering today. I was so looking forward to my cup of coffee today, so the super-sweet first sip was disappointing. Life is hard when your coffee isn't right , yo.
Oof, I get this a lot too. I will order a latte at Starbucks and about 30% of the time it will have some sort of syrup in it. I don't want the syrup, I just want a plain latte! Is that too hard to understand???
Post by bostonmichelle on Oct 7, 2015 10:51:47 GMT -5
Antiwhine I'm finally getting my new car and doing paperwork tomorrow on it and picking it up on Friday. Whine - this process has been a nightmare but I am getting a $1000 worth of upgrades for $0 due to the headaches.
shauni27 - ok, for me for a marathon it is going to be hot. Like 78 on some weather sites. No clouds. I just...get really overheated really easily. I blame my thyroid issues. This time of year it should be low 60's tops. So...I'm a little freaked out right now.
That is hot. I'm sorry. Start slow and see how you feel. I don't know if you were planning to carry water with you, but you may want to consider it. I regretted not carrying my own water during my warm marathon last fall.
shauni27 - ok, for me for a marathon it is going to be hot. Like 78 on some weather sites. No clouds. I just...get really overheated really easily. I blame my thyroid issues. This time of year it should be low 60's tops. So...I'm a little freaked out right now.
Post by keweenawlove on Oct 7, 2015 11:40:48 GMT -5
I can't handle trips where I'm not doing the planning. I'm going to NYC this weekend to visit my cousin. He and my mom are running the Brooklyn half. My mom's been saying she's got all the getting to the race logistics figured out. Said everything is close to my cousin's place to we'll just walk to the start, etc. I just looked on google map and it's 3 miles or 2 buses away from his house. Guess we're looking at an extra early wakeup that morning.
I'm sick and I'm mad that I'm only going to be able to get one shorter run in this week. I have a half on sunday and yesterday we got an email saying because of the heat (it's supposed to be 90), the half marathoners are going to be able to start at 6am with the full marathoners instead of 7:30am. Many of the people doing the full are pissed, which I understand, but I'm so glad they're letting us start early.
My whine is not H&F related. I spent hours organizing our file room at the office. I broke every nail, was sweating, dirty, etc. and it looked beautiful when I was done. DH/boss just said something like, "hey, maybe the new secretary can organize this eventually".
This is stab worthy, IMO. I'd be like "GTFO with your damn self and don't come back without some sort of apology item." Stab stab stab. Maybe I have anger issues.
Today I'm making a doctor's appointment for antidepressant medication and I'm so scared that my damn PCP is going to be like "well, that's nice. Maybe you should just cheer up." I know she won't, because she's a medical professional, but I'm so used to hearing the "bootstraps" line I can't hardly stand it. I lost my full time job, my dog died, my mom fell and needed emergency surgery, then my dad died and people keep telling me to bootstraps it. NO. I want the damn medication, damn it.
Mine isn't that bad but when I got up at 4am to pee, I felt like an 80 year old. I was so stiff. Of course it made me wonder about my tapering. Ugh! My cycel is supposed to start on Saturday so I am guessing that might be making me feel blah.
I did make sure I remembered to take my glucosamine this morning though.
Hugs,shauni27. You've had a small break from running, right? I mean, with everything you've been through, it's not like you were consistently training. It will just take some time for you to get back into your groove. When I'm feeling like that, I start feeling so much better once I have gotten a few weeks of consistency under my belt. Be kind to yourself. You'll get there!
My whine is not H&F related. I spent hours organizing our file room at the office. I broke every nail, was sweating, dirty, etc. and it looked beautiful when I was done. DH/boss just said something like, "hey, maybe the new secretary can organize this eventually".
This is stab worthy, IMO. I'd be like "GTFO with your damn self and don't come back without some sort of apology item." Stab stab stab. Maybe I have anger issues.
Today I'm making a doctor's appointment for antidepressant medication and I'm so scared that my damn PCP is going to be like "well, that's nice. Maybe you should just cheer up." I know she won't, because she's a medical professional, but I'm so used to hearing the "bootstraps" line I can't hardly stand it. I lost my full time job, my dog died, my mom fell and needed emergency surgery, then my dad died and people keep telling me to bootstraps it. NO. I want the damn medication, damn it.
I hope you get what you need. Please report back with an update. My doctor asked me a few questions and wrote me a prescription. It was easy peasy.
This is stab worthy, IMO. I'd be like "GTFO with your damn self and don't come back without some sort of apology item." Stab stab stab. Maybe I have anger issues.
Today I'm making a doctor's appointment for antidepressant medication and I'm so scared that my damn PCP is going to be like "well, that's nice. Maybe you should just cheer up." I know she won't, because she's a medical professional, but I'm so used to hearing the "bootstraps" line I can't hardly stand it. I lost my full time job, my dog died, my mom fell and needed emergency surgery, then my dad died and people keep telling me to bootstraps it. NO. I want the damn medication, damn it.
I hope you get what you need. Please report back with an update. My doctor asked me a few questions and wrote me a prescription. It was easy peasy.
No appointment until Monday because I also want a flu shot and they need 24 hours' notice on those, then the doctor is on vacation Thursday and Friday. But I'm really hoping that something can break me out of this funk.
Post by Wines Not Whines on Oct 7, 2015 13:46:23 GMT -5
I think I'm in taper madness. Every day I get some kind of new ache or pain. Yesterday it was my left knee. Today it's my right knee. I'm sure tomorrow it will be something else.
I ran 10 miles this morning, and it felt so nice and easy, especially the last few miles post-sunrise when I could run on the trail. It's kind of amazing when running 10 miles feels like no big deal. I know at some point in December or January, I'm going to go out for an 8-mile run and it's going to feel hard, and I'm going to wonder what the hell happened to me. But I'll just enjoy this for now. It *almost* makes me want to keep up my higher mileage runs over the winter.... almost.
shauni27 - not sure if this would be your issue, but I somehow managed to develop asthma a couple years ago. I would go for a run and something that should have been pretty easy was causing me to wheeze. I got it checked out and yep - asthma. Anyway, if your breathing issues are unexplained by taking time off or whatever, this could be something to look into maybe.
shauni27 - not sure if this would be your issue, but I somehow managed to develop asthma a couple years ago. I would go for a run and something that should have been pretty easy was causing me to wheeze. I got it checked out and yep - asthma. Anyway, if your breathing issues are unexplained by taking time off or whatever, this could be something to look into maybe.
mrs.jacinthe I just went to my PCP for help too. I normally strongly dislike her and was kind of half expecting her to be all "Just get more sleep and snap out of it," but she was absolutely wonderful - she listened, asked me questions, and was very compassionate. I'm sure your doctor will be the same.
I guess I should have been more specific when I signed up to volunteer at a local race Saturday- it's a 50-miler, so yeah now I'm going to be out there for 12 hours and have to get up at 4:30 am to be there on time. I don't have the heart to say I can't do all 3 assignments that they need me for because they are desperate for help. Hopefully this gives me lots of good race karma for the future.
My whine: work has been so stressful and I had to get in early and stay late yesterday. I didn't see my children at all yesterday.
Ugh I hate those days For me it's most Thursdays through Thanksgiving, due to a class (at work) I'm teaching (after work) on Thursdays. AJ is still asleep when I leave and is in bed by the time I get home. It sucks