She didn't want me putting her picture up here again but I told her that I had worked my ass off for the last 3 months to get her that shirt and so she was damn well gonna pose for me.
Today my wife ran 30 kms in a time of 2:33:47!! Of the 320, fifty year old women that ran this race Claudette finished 16th, which puts her in the top 5 percentile!!!! She was also in the top 10 percent of all female runners, the majority of which are younger than her. That's what I call success and I am damn proud of her. Way to go old girl! And for crying out loud...look at her!! Fifty??? Wow!!
Despite a different kind of day for myself I am not the least bit envious......no wait.....maybe a little bit. Check out the very cool shirt. Mine is a very boring single colour blue. Bummer. I would steal hers if only it would fit me. Oh well. Such is life.
Very quickly on my day. I'm not sure what it is but something is quite wrong. I knew suddenly at about 18 kms that it was gonna be the same story as the last 2 weekends. At 20 kms I sent Roo on ahead by herself and I finished the last 10 alternating walking and jogging. I finished in 2:38:34. Just for the record I ran this same distance in a training run in February, with no rest, in a time 0f 2:27! WTF!
Now I have to find the problem. Please know that is not because I am a shirker. I have never experienced anything like this in all the years I have been running. I actually had moments of dizziness even while I was walking. They were serious enough that I moved to the side of the road away from traffic because I did not trust myself to not fall down. To totally and completely fall off the rails like this is not in my experience. Something is quite wrong!
I am hoping that it is the hyperbaric treatments. Certainly the timing is coincidental with the beginning of my struggles. There is at least some anecdotal evidence that prolonged use of the treatment in healthy, fit athletes can have a negative effect. I will talk to the Doctor this week to see what he says. If not that, then I guess maybe I'll go to church.
It was also great to see Teresa and Brett there today, and the scientist in my dear sister has al;ready produced a theory related to hemoglobin and the production of red blood cells that I will also ask the doctor about. I'll let you know what he says Teresa.
Whatever it is I will figure it out. Despite my fears I am intrigued by the mystery, and I know it is of paramount importance that I do not let it get the better of me mentally. I promise myself to stay positive.
(30 km race, 2:38:34)
Love
Peter
Teresa's pretty smart. You listen to her and sort it out without getting yourself all worked up. I am prouder of you for knowing when to quit than for any great result you might have had. Game on!
ReplyDeleteWhat Cory & Teresa said! My initial thought was also the hyperbaric treatments playing a role. It can't be a coincidence that you just suddenly had this issue with running now. I bet it's no big deal.
ReplyDeleteAnd man, still... running 30KM PERIOD, and in a time of 2:38 still blows my mind. I'm a healthy, young 25-year-old male who didn't have to go through shitty cancer AND tooth extractions in the week before, and I couldn't run that!
Congrats to you both!! Dad, I looked up your race time and you still beat the large majority of people in your category! Obviously a set back sucks 'cause you're training for the Ironman and all (let's bracket the fact that you are even training for an Ironman which is in itself mindblowing), but in the big picture, you are one heck of an athlete!
Love,
Mike
what they said, but really, I just love ya!
ReplyDeleteYou both did absolutely fantastic. Hopefully your issue will resolve itself soon Pete. I can oonly imagine how frustrating it must be. Nonetheless, your time was still great, so do not beat yourself up. You are both winners.
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