About:writeontherun

Location:North Bend WA USA 98045

I'm a lucky woman who loves her life. I have an amazing husband who makes me laugh and challenges me all at the same time I have two very young, bright, funny, entertaining children and a job I love as a physcial therapist. In my free time, I'm a runner (slow but sure), a hiker, a writer (at least by avocation), and a human jungle gym for my little ones. This is my third 1/2 marathon, along with a couple fulls, but my first foray back into distance running since the two back-to-back little ones. (My running partner's favorite fact about me is that my kids are 363 days apart.) It's also my first attempt at any type of blogging, and I'm basically computer illiterate, so hang in there with me.



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Help! I’m struggling…

November 28th, 2007 by writeontherun

The good news is that it must have been a bug of some kind that flattened me for the half marathon through hell. The bad news is that I’m having some pretty serious trouble eating still, without my stomach revolting. I’m pretty sure that there is, in the words of my 3 year old, a mean monster in my stomach that twists and turns and breaths fire when I try most foods. As a result, here’s what I’ve gotten down since Saturday morning (it’s Wednesday night): 1/2 bowl of plain pasta, 1 yogurt, 1 bowl of corn flakes (not a good experience), 1/2 bowl of raisin bran, 1 bananna, and, cursed addiction, some milk and coffee mixed pretty equally (which was the best of the bunch, ironically). And more gatorade and water than I want to think about. This is not what I would suggest for a pre-13 mile run diet. So I went to run today, because as long as I’m not eating anything, I feel reasonably ok. It wasn’t a terrible 3 miles, but it was slow and I could sure tell at the end that I didn’t feel right. Let’s just say that the idea of adding 10 miles on wasn’t all that appealing. Sigh. I’m hoping for a terrific dinner tonight, a miracle recovery and a great run tomorrow morning. I’m in need of the great run because, as you can well imagine, my confidence is plummeting along with my weight.

Workout:

  • Type: Run
  • Date: 11/28/2007
  • Time: 09:45:00
  • Total Time: 00:32:00.00
  • Distance: 3.2 miles
  • Average Pace: 10:00/mile

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2 Responses

  1. Brad Hefta-Gaub Says:
    November 28th, 2007 at 9:28 pm

    Wow! I hope you feel better soon!

  2. Lisa Sabin Says:
    November 29th, 2007 at 3:28 pm

    Yuck! I would stick with the bland foods. I hope that you get some of your energy back.