It has been a while that I have posted and on Sunday April 26 I ran the Montreal half marathon as part of my training. It was a beautiful day , in fact I got sunburn...not expecting sunburn when the weather is supposed to be 5C and cloudy...
Late March thru mid april I suffered thru a heel injury that alternated between nagging and excruciating, I did limit myselfin my big upramp time for milage, as a result I was unsure of my half marathon results.
I was plesantly surprised when I found I was off by 36 seconds from my first, despite the interruption in training, and a little extra winter weight. Also the day before I started having a gout attack
Tearing Down the Wall
Around Kilometer eight I thought I was done my pace bunny was outdistancing me and I thought I was done. My legs felt like the stuff surrounding Hoffa, I felt as if I was a snail moving thru salt. but at kilometer 12 I hit a huge second wind and passed a hundred runners finishing a few minutes off my bunnies time. I thought that was a testament to the training I did complete.
The Gout Conumdrum
Gout affects the joints and for me its my second toe joint, it becomes swollen painful and generally a drag. Saturday I awoke with mild pain and took some meds, now the gout meds are actually a type of poison, and causes massive gastrointestinal discomfort, so I took them sparingly. Sunday the pain was worse, and I limped in the morning, so here was my issue, do I restart the treatment knowing that I can royally wreck my run, or run with a lot of pain and lack of flexibility? Since I was feeling no side effects, passing gas worse than baked bean night and stomach that hosted a party of Tequila, rum and beer. I decided to take the meds and pray.
Balance of Training
Now 3 weeks out, fully in train mode, I have to respect my kilometers and yet squeeze a lot under me. The training equivalent of having the cake and eating it too
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