For weeks after I have a migraine I feel as though I am living on a knife's edge. I feel like I am one glaring headlight, one flash of sunlight,one storm front away from another headache. I constantly change my gaze asking, "Was that a blind spot? Am I getting an aura?" But I know that taking time off from running will throw my training off. It would be too easy to stop and too hard to start again.
I did take Monday off. I was still too close to the migraine to go running. Today, I knew I had to get out there. Since Sunday, I have been hydrating like crazy. I am rarely without a glass of water and I made sure I was getting the sleep I needed. Hopefully, that is two triggers eliminated. Now I just had to worry about the weather.
When I woke up this morning, as I was making the coffee, the idea of NOT going for a run today did flit across my mind, but I quickly pushed it aside knowing that this was not an option. As I watched the weather report and saw the storms forecast for today, I just hoped they were low pressure fronts and not high pressure fronts.
I got dressed and stepped outside to the sound of thunder (how far off I sat and wondered). Today I ran in the rain. I ran VERY slowly. I was plodding along. I felt dumpy. I tried not to think about what other people would think as they passed me. They have no idea how far I have come or how far I have to go. I hoped I would not get a migraine when I got home. I was barely winded when I got home. This was an important run. I did it. I got back on schedule.
Today's run: 2.6 miles. 33.4 minutes. 12.56 min/mile pace.
What are you doing for exercise today?
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