Sparrows Experiment

ca you say 'spirit world?' been there and done that, lots!! little twinkles on the horizon and such..

hey! take it easy on the 'word mash' it is harder to read. BUT- you are worth it.

every day can't be a dream.

Let's just make sure race day is strong :jump1:

I am so very glad you are a part of my life, athletics, and personal relationships. You mean alot to me Sparrow!

XOXO
g-nite
 
I had a horrid night of sleep.

My mission was spin and swim today. I got to the gym and EVERYone seemed to want to stop me and talk. Just as I thought I was free, a good friend I haven't seen in a very very long time stopped me. I was so surprised to see her and we ended up talking the ENTIRE spin class. Wow, I felt like such a newbie. lol. ALTHOUGH, it was wonderful to catch up with her and it just felt more important than the previous task at hand.

Our gym pool is down for repair so I met the masters group at the community pool where my kids swim on swim team and I coach. It is a GORGEOUS 14 lane 12 foot deep pool with waveless gutters. It was SO deep that I actually felt like I wasn't going anywhere because the ground didn't look like it was moving!

Swim workout STUNK. I felt slow and awkward. More proof that i need to be in the water more-as if I needed more. :(

300 warm up freestyle
300 reverse IM
8x50 kick/swim in IM order-2 of each stroke @1:00
10x100 odd pace freestyle (hold 1:25)/even IM I held 1:23 on just about all of the free
4x25 sprint
4x75 swim/kick swim choice
5x100 kick
2x100 various skulling drills each lap
3x100 pull
cool
3700 total

My body was feeling it. I could understand if I actually WENT to that spin class but I didn't. The swim was my only workout. I'm back to my "clean" eating as far as no sugar/flour products go so I'm hoping a better diet will mean better energy.
 
30 min hill spin
30 min HIIT. "recovery" pace was 8:06/sprint pace was 6:00
core

I'm to the dr again today. I feel like I'm getting weaker and weaker and I'm massively fatigued again. I push myself through it, but then have to take naps everyday and basically be almost non-functional the rest of the day. Something just ain't right. I'm going to ask for a Celiac blood test and maybe discuss other auto immune possibilities like Chrohns. Also a referral to the chiro. Ya turn 30 and ya fall apart!
 
I hope your doc finds something! But, at my age, I don't wann hear anymore of that "po' po' pitiful me - I'm 30 nonsense"!:eek:
 
sparrow said:
Ya turn 30 and ya fall apart!
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Ha! This is why I made a preemptive strike and fell apart at 25! Now at 31 anything I do has to be an improvement. On a good note I "ran" two miles this morning and there was no popping or shin problems. Last time I ran I was a lean 205, now at 297 and six years older I was thinking I was going to just crumble to dust at the mile marker.... I am still alive! Hope you feel better.
 
sparrow said:
30 min hill spin
30 min HIIT. "recovery" pace was 8:06/sprint pace was 6:00
core

I'm to the dr again today. I feel like I'm getting weaker and weaker and I'm massively fatigued again. I push myself through it, but then have to take naps everyday and basically be almost non-functional the rest of the day. Something just ain't right. I'm going to ask for a Celiac blood test and maybe discuss other auto immune possibilities like Chrohns. Also a referral to the chiro. Ya turn 30 and ya fall apart!
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Make sure you get all the tests done and don't let the doctor tell you that there is nothing wrong with you. Obviously you know that something is going on and has been for a while. Don't be afraid to find a different doctor to get second opinion.
I remember going to my family practice doctor two years ago and he didn't wanna order any tests for me. Not even a simple blood test. He said: What do you think you have? Cancer?! and started laughing. Sure enough two months later we found out that I had stage 2 cervical cancer:mad:. (I'm ok now):jump1:
 
bettyhenes said:
Make sure you get all the tests done and don't let the doctor tell you that there is nothing wrong with you. Obviously you know that something is going on and has been for a while. Don't be afraid to find a different doctor to get second opinion.
I remember going to my family practice doctor two years ago and he didn't wanna order any tests for me. Not even a simple blood test. He said: What do you think you have? Cancer?! and started laughing. Sure enough two months later we found out that I had stage 2 cervical cancer:mad:. (I'm ok now):jump1:
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yeah it makes me crazy when they're like "oh well you couldn't have 'this' because you're only 30. SO they don't even look into it. Like the celiac disease. Its not exactly UNcommon for women MY age to have celiac but my dr made it sound like "oh no, YOU wouldn't have that because...." blah blah blah. However, I was very strong with her today and I told her I WANTED those tests even if she thought it was silly. I told her that there is certainly SOMEthing wrong and I know that better than she would. hahaha. She looked surprised that i was fighting back.

The funny part came when she said "okay well why don't you tell me about your lifestyle" and I very seriously said "well I'm working 3 mornings a week after I workout for an hour or two, then I take care of my 3 kids all day and clean/bills/errands etc. Then I coach swimming at night for 4 hours until 8pm and between all that I'm training for a half ironman. She was like :eek: um and you're wondering why you're tired? hahaha
I kindly explained that this crazy lifestyle of mine is nothing new. the only new thing is that I'm hecka tired all the time now. I got what I wanted and I'll take my millions of blood tests tomorrow morning after I "fast".
 
You're right Katie - only you know how you feel, and if you feel something's wrong you have every right to find out what it is. Hope things go well with your tests.
 
Thanks Stingo-been out of touch with ya. I still read your diary though. Thanks for posting.

I got some extra sleep last night. We all finally got home from work and (the kids) church stuff by 9 and my husband and I were doing our little day debrief session on the couch (we make at least 15 min to just check in at the end of the day, even the crazy ones, when kids know they cannot interrupt us) and I totally fell asleep! haha. This morning he joked "thats the last time I share my deep dark personal stuff with you" haha. I said "oh whatever, the last thing I heard from you is what you ate for lunch." lol. :D

Anyway, I did have some good sleep last night and I feel a little more peppy today. I may not even need that nap :)

My normal M/W spin instructor and friend was out today and we got the motivational speaker spin instructor. He is SOOOOO cool. Normally teaches at night so I never get to take his classes but I was thrilled he was subbing. He just is SO positive and makes you really reach for what you want. He often catches me on other things too like when I'm doing weights or running and will give me lots of kudos for being so focused.

The worst part of my morning was that I LOST my DIAMOND to my RING! :( I was soooo sad. It looks like my ring got snagged on something and popped off a prong. It could have been ANYwhere it happend. I searched the gym but it really could have been yesterday even. I'm hecka sad.

After I did spin class I lifted full body but I just did 2 sets of 12 on each of the major muscle groups and then some abs. I was a little discouraged by that point. I found out about the ring right after spinning. So my heart wasn't in it.
 
Hi Katie, I read your log daily, even if I don't post in it all the time. (All this triathlete stuffs I don't know anything about ya know lol.) Sorry to hear about your ring, but when one door closes another opens...?
 
Tri class. We did a lot of stuff that is going to be too confusing to explain. It was hard, and good and unusual and I'll probably be sore. After tri class I just went to do another 20 min of cardio.

I took my fasting blood tests this morning. Eleven vials of that! dang.

I'd like to run to the gym, do the spin class and then run home tomorrow. Thats 12.6 miles round trip and a good lung busting ride in the middle. We'll see. The half is next weekend.
 
Woke up very very sore. Ran to the gym 6.2 mi. Hit uneven pavement at 4 miles and almost went down. Twisted my ankle and it hurt like a motha. I sat on the side of a very busy street wondering what to do for a few minutes. It was some screaming pain. After about 5 min it subsided enough to trot and I had to turn it a certain way at touch down to keep it from hurting. Despite all that I averaged 9 min miles. lol. Thats one way to slow me down.

I'm disappointed since that made me nix the rest of my morning plans. It seems my fitness goals get sabotaged at every turn.

I may try to get on my bike later. Maybe if I stop making plans things will work out better!
 
stingo said:
How is your ankle now? Hopefully it wasn't anything serious.
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Its still quite tender and throbbing. The outter ankle is swollen and I can't see my bone there :(

I was talking to a friend just yesterday about how it seems like the week before a race SOMEthing always goes wrong. We joked how we can beat ourselves up with neverending hours upon hours of training with no injury or sickness and then the week before one of those 2 things happens! I could list every race I've ever done in my adult life and name something for each one of them!

Here I sit. :SaiyanSmilie_anim:

I know I didn't break anything. I can still put weight on it and walk with a hobble. I think I just really stretched some ligaments. I'll ice and rest like I know I should. I'm sure it'll be okay within a few days. In the meantime I'll try and spin hard and swim.
 
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Took the day. Obviously.

Last night at one point I put weight on the ankle in a weird way that gave me so much pain that I quickly hobbled to the bathroom to throw up! I feel like a mess. Sleeping was uncomfortable as the sheets were putting my foot in a "point" position. I finally just ditched sheets. I'm not a very patient injured person. My poor family.

I woke up very stiff and sore but better! I can put weight on it without much of a limp and it has a greater range of motion. I'm soaking it in epsom salts and putting arnica gel on it 3 times a day along with ice.

I counted out from my big race. I have one more week before a 12 week countdown. I'm happy about that because that means I can stop stressing about this little injury for the week, just get better and then start a more focused 12 week training for the half ironman. Till now it has seemed closer than it really is. I think its FF and his race coming next month that makes me feel that way.

I will probably be able to run the race next weekend but I'm letting go of the PR mentality. I'm just going to go have fun, enjoy the beauty and encourage friends I run with/past :)
 
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