Adductor Melt Down

OMG, I am freaking out!  

 

Last night during my run, my left adductor muscles (groin) were bothering me.  But I just ran through it.  The pain would come and go.  I really wasn't paying too much attention to it - too busy dodging cars and ice since the sidewalks were too dangerous to run on!  Today...I can feel it when I walk!  Twinge!  Twinge!  Twinge!  And it seems to be getting worse as time goes on today.  ARGH!!!!

 

I am not happy about this at all!!!!

 

Apparently, it takes anywhere from 2 - 6 weeks for healing.  WTF? 

 

I mean, WTF am I supposed to do without running????? 

 

Running is the only constant thing in my life right now and without running...without all my running highs...without all my running endorphins...without all my running off of all the cookies and goodies...combined with the perimenopause...

 

AHHHHHH!!!!!! 

 

Melt down!

 

Please let me only down and out for a couple days...I NEED to run. :(

Let Me Off!!!!

Wow. What a difference a day makes. I feel like an emotional train wreck right now. I swear it must have something to do with perimenopause. Unreal. I mean, the week before has always been a wild emotional rollercoaster of an ordeal. But now...it's just plain unbearable.

Weekend was good except for the migraine on Saturday. (hmmmm...I got one a month ago, oh lord, this sounds perimenpausal, too, now that I think about it. UGH!)

Today, I got home from work, put on my running gear and ran 4.67 miles outside. It was a great run. I felt awesome and elated - you know, the runner's high! - and was dancing and singing around the house after I got home. Two or three hours later...balling my eyes out.

Now here I sit pondering WTF is going on. And searching the web! LOL!!!

Sure enough everything I've been experiencing...perimenopause... Hot flashes (night sweats), irregular periods, mood swings, difficulty sleeping, worsening PMS, fuzzy thinking, breast pain, unwanted hair growth, stiffness/joint pain (although this could be running induced), craving sweets/carbs, weight gain (yes, even with all the running, I've gained weight)...

I just want this torrid ride to stop...

Someone please let me off!!!!

Dear Richard...

Since this is how you keep tabs on me....

Had a fab time on my date with SpongeBob (long story) tonight!

As you know, we went ice skating (I finally found the right place!!!) and then out for a bite to eat...didn't get home until ~11! Once I got home, I had to bake some cheesey potatoes for my potluck at work tomorrow, which just came out of the oven, and now I'm off to bed.

Just thought I'd let you and the rest of the world know! :)

(sorry, I couldn't resist! LOL!!!!)

Hmmmm...

Yeah.... Hmmm...

Things that make you go hmmmm... Like men that make you go hmmmm... Where the heck are they????? OMG, I'm dieing over here! I'm in my 40's! The prime of my life! I need a cub and quick! LOL!!!

Seriously though...things have been going along. I've been doing pretty good on my own. Ya know...the single life.

I've been doing a lot of running. Yes, even in the cold Michigan weather. Even in the negative wind chill weather. Even in the 30 mph gusting wind weather.... I'll be running 3-4 tomorrow and then 9 - 12 this weekend. Gotta keep going to be ready for the Martian Marathon so I can qualify for BOSTON!!!!

Any who...this isn't about running. So....

I went out tonight... It was okay. No big spark. No this is the one. No I can't wait to see him again.

I think I have a date on Sunday. Not sure if it's a real date or not...it's a long story. But I sure am looking forward to it! I've known this guy at work for a few years and we are both single now... So we're doing something on Sunday...tbd. I'll let ya know how it goes!

I dunno. I'm not ready to get involved...but I feel like I want someone around.

I don't mind being alone...but I miss having someone in my life.

I keep going back and forth.

I know I'm not mentally ready to be in a relationship right now.

But...

Maybe I just need a good man to make me go....

Hmmmmm... ;)

Hee, hee, hee!

Crazy Runner Chick!

Not cold (35*F), nor wind, nor drizzle (yes, drizzle for most of the run), nor black ice...not to mention dreariness/lack of sun will keep me from my run!

 

That was Sunday's run ---> 8.4 miles dodging black ice in the drizzly dreary weather. And why is it I only saw male runners on the road/path yesterday???? Hmmm…one was pretty cute! Alas, I can't tackle all the men I see running down Hines Drive!

 

Last Thursday I ran 3.48 miles in 15*F (feels like -2*F) with 39mph winds before a Christmas Party. Wow, that was cold and rough! I need some better gloves for that kind of weather…for sure! Saturday I ran a quick 6.5 miles.

 

I'm thinking I actually like this winter weather running! :) I know I like it better than running in the summer heat!

 

I do want to get a pair of compression tights, but at ~$100 a pop…I'm gonna have to wait until after the holidays. Ohhhh and not to mention the new Brooks Defyance 3 are out now!!!! I'm going to have to go test them out at a running shoe store! And I have a feeling that I'm gonna wanna pair of those, too!  Drats...mo money, mo money, mo money!  You'd think running would be relatively inexpensive...but NO!  Argh!  LOL!!!!!

 

Sheesh, today is a day of rest…and all I can think about is running!

 

I am a Crazy Runner Chick!!!!

Slacker!

Wow...can't believe it's been a week since I've written last...

So last Saturday a.m., I ran a 5K Jingle Bell run and ran my fastest time ever! 23:35 overall which is a 7:36/m pace!!!! WoooHooo!!!! Should I mention it was only 21* F????

I have to admit that I'm getting tired of going to these races alone. I would love to find a running buddy who shares my passion and tromps about with me at all these things. I see everyone around me with a group or friend...and then I start feeling lonely... Not to mention no one at the finish to share my personal victories.

Sunday I stopped into Beyond Reality and got myself a new tattoo!!! Completely impulsive and I had only planned on getting suggestions for a design...but then decided to go for it! She's a Runner Girl to celebrate finishing my first marathon (26.2 miles).



Last night, I ran in my first snow of the year. It was soooo exhilarating! Okay, so it was only flurries, but enough so that the flakes were flying up my nose. Ick!

My next race is on New Year's Eve...a four miler... I decided I'm done with dating, done with the drama...just done...with everything to do with men for a while....so, why not race on New Year's Eve?!?!?! LOL!!!

The Martian Marathon is in April 2010...18 weeks away. My training started this week and out of the shoot it's is pretty much the same distances I've been running the past four or five weeks, so I should be fine. I've been considering adding some speed training and trying to better my time so that I can qualify for BOSTON! Wow...to BQ (Boston Qualify)... A dream... A goal... All I need to do is better my marathon time by 18 minutes. Yup, that's all! LOL!!! ;P Technically, if I better the last five miles time - that would shave off 8ish minutes...then it's just 10! ;)

Got my Yaktraks in the mail today! Which means no worries for ice and snow! But I do want to get a pair of CW-X compression insulator tights. At $100 a piece, I'm gonna have to wait until after Christmas. I bought this killer Brooks jacket...wore it last night...worth every penny of $150!

What else....

Work is super crazy busy. Very thankful for my job...but very much looking forward to Christmas Break.

Christmas... I'm a humbug. I have a two foot tree on my mantel. That's about it for decoration. Really not in the spirit of things this year... I'm thankful and content...but seem a bit unsettled.

Really need to get back working on the reunion... July will be here before I know it. I still have to find a couple hundred people...ugh.

I think that's about it for now...

Gotta do a little better at posting more often and not being such a slacker! ;P

Here Waiting.

I have so much I want to say, but I'm not going to out of respect for not splashing Paul's life all over my blog. Let's just say that I'm done...it's over...and good-bye.

No more looking.

No more searching.

No more trying to make things work.

No more time spent on BLEEP, BLEEP, BLEEPERS! ;D

If love wants to find me...I'll be here waiting...