Monday, August 25, 2008

August 7th, 2008 Gall Bladder Surgery


After my 9.3 mile run on Sunday, I came home feeling wore out. More than usual, as the day continued I became sicker and sicker running a temp and feeling flu like symptoms. I went to bed and woke up Monday feeling the same but again as the day went on I got worse. I went to the doctor's and was told I had a 48 hour bug. Tuesday morning I actually got up and went to work. Big Mistake!! I came home feeling worse than before...burning up. Ed took me back to the doctor's and they drew blood and sent me on my merry way still running a temp of 103.9. On Wednesday morning enough was enough, so I asked Ed to take me to the emergency room. To my surprise I needed to have my Gall Bladder removed. Who would have thought? No symptoms ever before. My thought was....."How long would I be with out running???" (This is the sicko in me....) "I am planning on running the half marathon in October...." GREAT! Will less than two weeks after my surgery, I am back to running. It is alittle tough but I am going slow and I will run that half in October!!

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Thacher Park Trail Run.....August 3rd, 2008



Hudson Mohawk Road Runner's Club 9.3 mile Trail Run was an incredible run for me. I was so ready for this one. I was pumped! We ran through mud, small flooded areas, up extremely muddy hills and beautiful trails. I ran with my newest running buddy Melanie. We had fun running together, although, she went back out and ran another 3.5 miles. (CRAZY!!!) After the run we all enjoyed a BBQ picnic of chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs. After the picnic the drama began....read next blog entry....

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

ARE Summer Trail Run, July 24th



ARE has their Thursday night trail runs no matter what! Rain or shine...Mud or swamp....Ed and I headed up to this run after a steady down pour in the afternoon. We knew the course could be alittle muddy. Mud? Who cares...We took that run on..It was a blast! We ran through mud and we ran through swampy conditions. we took time out for some good old fashion mud fights. Alittle scrap on the knee and another fun night of running....