1 Mile Walk at Five Rivers EEC
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Just a very short walk at Five Rivers, around the Beaver Pond and on part of the woodlot trail. The Beaver Pond heron was preening (and scratching for one long while) and there were a few turtles enjoying the last remnants of the day's sunshine. Not too many people on the trail, but when I got back to the car the lot was packed and there was a fairly noisy group gathered at the shelter right next to the lot - I suspected some sort of "learn to walk/run" group for women (and I was right - I'm pretty sure it was the AREEP's "New Beginnings" program.) So good timing on my part - had I gotten there later than I did or had I been planning on a longer walk I'd have found the crowd very frustrating.
JMH
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
BACK OUTSIDE ON A WARM FALL DAY
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Well, after over 2 days of mostly staying in bed and trying to get rest and my high fever coming back again and again, I broke down and went to the doctor. Or rather, to the PrimeCare Urgent Care Center. (I don't mind mentioning them by name because I felt they did a great job of taking care of me. In fairly short order they'd diagnosed my problem as a case of influenza B, gave me motrin to bring my fever down, and put me on two successive IVs to get my fluid levels back up. Unfortunately, I'm likely to remain contagious until sometime this weekend, so no work for me for the rest of the week, which sucks.
When I got home I walked out to CVS to pick up the meds I'm supposed to be using for the immediate future. Can't say I felt particularly strong but it was great to be out walking on a warm fall day after spending much of the last few gorgeous days feeling like crap and lying in bed. I'm not a fan of ibuprofen - but right now it's doing a great job of knocking down my fever, so I'll tolerate whatever doses I need.
JMH
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Well, after over 2 days of mostly staying in bed and trying to get rest and my high fever coming back again and again, I broke down and went to the doctor. Or rather, to the PrimeCare Urgent Care Center. (I don't mind mentioning them by name because I felt they did a great job of taking care of me. In fairly short order they'd diagnosed my problem as a case of influenza B, gave me motrin to bring my fever down, and put me on two successive IVs to get my fluid levels back up. Unfortunately, I'm likely to remain contagious until sometime this weekend, so no work for me for the rest of the week, which sucks.
When I got home I walked out to CVS to pick up the meds I'm supposed to be using for the immediate future. Can't say I felt particularly strong but it was great to be out walking on a warm fall day after spending much of the last few gorgeous days feeling like crap and lying in bed. I'm not a fan of ibuprofen - but right now it's doing a great job of knocking down my fever, so I'll tolerate whatever doses I need.
JMH
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
CRUD... A CHANGE IN PLANS
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Woke up feeling mildly funky this morning... a little achey, tired, and my throat had a slight catch in it. I had hoped that doing the du would kick it, but afterwards it became pretty apparent that if anything it was getting slightly worse.
So both my walks today were shortened and I dropped riding the southern Rockland County rail trails from my plans for the afternoon. Most likely I'll have to skip Pfalz Point tomorrow (right now I'm having trouble walking 2.5 miles, much less running 10) and riding on the Walkill Valley Rail Trail.
All of which means I spent an extra $100 for a room Saturday night in the crummy hotel I stayed at (got back too late to cancel the 2nd night) and I'll lose my registration fee for the Sunday race (at least that's a fundraiser for someplace I admire.) And I lugged my mountain bike up and down the Hudson River Valley for nothing...
Bleah.
JMH
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Woke up feeling mildly funky this morning... a little achey, tired, and my throat had a slight catch in it. I had hoped that doing the du would kick it, but afterwards it became pretty apparent that if anything it was getting slightly worse.
So both my walks today were shortened and I dropped riding the southern Rockland County rail trails from my plans for the afternoon. Most likely I'll have to skip Pfalz Point tomorrow (right now I'm having trouble walking 2.5 miles, much less running 10) and riding on the Walkill Valley Rail Trail.
All of which means I spent an extra $100 for a room Saturday night in the crummy hotel I stayed at (got back too late to cancel the 2nd night) and I'll lose my registration fee for the Sunday race (at least that's a fundraiser for someplace I admire.) And I lugged my mountain bike up and down the Hudson River Valley for nothing...
Bleah.
JMH
Friday, September 26, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Monday, September 08, 2014
Sunday, September 07, 2014
GOALS...
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Earlier this year, when it became evident that I would be able to run again, albeit very slowly, I set two major goals for the year - running the Greylock half marathon in June and doing a century ride in the fall.
I fell short when it came time to run Greylock, but did run the Banff Half Marathon a week later, so I consider that one a partial success. I'm still working on distances and terrain as challenging as Greylock... right now my legs tend to lose it after 10-12 miles of easier trails. But I hope I'm improving.
The Maine Lighthouse Century Ride was a definite success, and a learning experience as well.
Now it's a matter of seeing how the rest of the year goes... I'll have to wait to see where I am at the start of next year before I decide if I want to tackle any major challenges.
But for now... a partial success and a complete success seem like good reasons to be happy with what I've accomplished so far this year...
JMH
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Earlier this year, when it became evident that I would be able to run again, albeit very slowly, I set two major goals for the year - running the Greylock half marathon in June and doing a century ride in the fall.
I fell short when it came time to run Greylock, but did run the Banff Half Marathon a week later, so I consider that one a partial success. I'm still working on distances and terrain as challenging as Greylock... right now my legs tend to lose it after 10-12 miles of easier trails. But I hope I'm improving.
The Maine Lighthouse Century Ride was a definite success, and a learning experience as well.
Now it's a matter of seeing how the rest of the year goes... I'll have to wait to see where I am at the start of next year before I decide if I want to tackle any major challenges.
But for now... a partial success and a complete success seem like good reasons to be happy with what I've accomplished so far this year...
JMH
Saturday, September 06, 2014
Friday, September 05, 2014
T-9:00 & COUNTING...
Friday, September 5, 2014
After four and a half hours of driving and four states, I'm trying to figure out what I'll need for 9-10 hours of riding tomorrow (with a possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon)... and wondering if I'm even remotely ready to ride 100 miles.
I guess by this time tomorrow night I will have found out the answer to that question.
JMH
Friday, September 5, 2014
After four and a half hours of driving and four states, I'm trying to figure out what I'll need for 9-10 hours of riding tomorrow (with a possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon)... and wondering if I'm even remotely ready to ride 100 miles.
I guess by this time tomorrow night I will have found out the answer to that question.
JMH
Thursday, September 04, 2014
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
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