A safe ladder for vertigo sufferers
I found out that I could have one of four ailments making me dizzy. I could have Meniere's Disease (great, a disease!), Benign Vertigo (I need to google that one), a virus called something that starts with an L, or some migraine side-effect possible caused by allergies. So very helpful, right? I got a prescription for a drug I don't plan to take as it causes one to be very sleepy. I don't know about you, but I can't just decide to fall asleep in the middle of the day. I suppose the "good" news is that all of those generally clear up in 1-2 weeks. Let's hope my symptoms clear up in a week, which would be tomorrow. I had hopes of that Thursday, but this morning I was dizzy all over again for a couple of hours after waking up.
Wednesday I did not warm up from Runtex due to the dizziness and general not-feeling-well-feeling. I did, however, meet Sarah & Gayatri at Austin High and do a good mile or so warm-up on the trail. We did the ladder workout of a 600m, 400m, 200m. I like this workout, and I can't explain why. I guess, like 400's, I am able to stay at a steady pace and not slow down. We haven't done 800s in so long, so I don't know anymore how I am on those. I like these shorter track workouts b/c I actually feel fast. No snickering allowed.
I perplexed Gilbert when I told him I hoped I had an ear infection, which would explain the dizziness. He has never heard of adults with ear infections. He was kind though and put me with the 2 set group instead of the 3-set group as he intended. I also want to say that running made me feel so much better. I never would have gone if I had actually felt dizzy at the time, so I'm glad the dizziness has mostly been a morning and late night/middle of the night thing.
The first set was fine. I think my times were 3:29, 2:20, and 58? I thought that was decent considering my health and general tiredness from our trip. I also was following instructions to stay at the same pace for all 3 lengths...give or take some seconds. We could see a rain storm coming the entire set, and on the 600m of the second set, it hit. It was a hard rain, and I honestly think there were some tiny hail pieces pelting me. Everyone finished up nicely though, despite being soaked to the bone. Sarah and I even did a cool down jog at the track before leaving.
I'll post the rest of the Cali trip this weekend. We have surfing and Disneyland to come. You won't want to miss the Dream Disneyland Day.
Wednesday I did not warm up from Runtex due to the dizziness and general not-feeling-well-feeling. I did, however, meet Sarah & Gayatri at Austin High and do a good mile or so warm-up on the trail. We did the ladder workout of a 600m, 400m, 200m. I like this workout, and I can't explain why. I guess, like 400's, I am able to stay at a steady pace and not slow down. We haven't done 800s in so long, so I don't know anymore how I am on those. I like these shorter track workouts b/c I actually feel fast. No snickering allowed.
I perplexed Gilbert when I told him I hoped I had an ear infection, which would explain the dizziness. He has never heard of adults with ear infections. He was kind though and put me with the 2 set group instead of the 3-set group as he intended. I also want to say that running made me feel so much better. I never would have gone if I had actually felt dizzy at the time, so I'm glad the dizziness has mostly been a morning and late night/middle of the night thing.
The first set was fine. I think my times were 3:29, 2:20, and 58? I thought that was decent considering my health and general tiredness from our trip. I also was following instructions to stay at the same pace for all 3 lengths...give or take some seconds. We could see a rain storm coming the entire set, and on the 600m of the second set, it hit. It was a hard rain, and I honestly think there were some tiny hail pieces pelting me. Everyone finished up nicely though, despite being soaked to the bone. Sarah and I even did a cool down jog at the track before leaving.
I'll post the rest of the Cali trip this weekend. We have surfing and Disneyland to come. You won't want to miss the Dream Disneyland Day.
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