Recovery Run (4.1mi)

Getting back to running, but taking it easy.  Did cross training before hitting the trails with the dog.

Recovery Walk (4.2mi)

Took another day off from running.  Did lower body cross training and a faster trail walk with the dog.

Recovery Walk (4.2mi)

Post race recovery started today.  Stuck to cross training and a trail walk with the dog.

XTERRA Point Mugu 18K Race

The first race in the 2010 series went well, with me coming in 4th 5th place overall and 1st place for my age group.

Fun With The Endocrine System

Well, after ten days of being on thyroid meds, I finally had a possible side effect.  Personally, I'm glad it wasn't one of the nasty ones, like seizures, but hives aren't exactly fun.  Nothing disfiguring, mind you, and I was actually convinced that I just had a couple of bug bites.  When I finally asked my wife if she'd been suffering from bug bites, and she said "no" I thought something might be up, and when the marks appeared across my back I was certain.  My wife is pretty much mosquito bait on feet, so if she was fine, then I wasn't suffering from bug bites.

The doctor confirmed that I was having some kind of allergic reaction, but there's always a possibility that it's from something else (I've been snacking on peanuts A LOT this week) but the safest course is to stop the meds (and the nuts) until the reaction goes away.  Once they clear up for a week I'll go back on the pills and see if they make a return.

Apparently, an allergic reaction is pretty rare in this situation, especially since I've exhibited no other side effects.  I'm hoping that it's just that I overdosed on peanuts this week, but only because it will be easier to regulate what I eat than to adjust my thyroid.

Easy Run (4.12mi)

Pressed for time, I went with the dog for a quick trail run.

Intervals (4.16mi)

The dog and I went for a very short intervals run.

Easy Run (8.26mi)

Took the dog out for a 4mi trail run, then repeated it solo.

Recovery Run (6.45mi)

The dog and I went on a trail run.

Getting it started

I finally realized that being unable to log onto MySpace for a week only mattered in as much as I missed being able to update my running journal.  Eventually, I hope to migrate all of my old posts over to this site, but for now I'm just going to enjoy having more control over my posts while not being bombarded with requests to become friends with "FakeSlut69".