Chickadeedee, I'm so sorry you're having a horrible reaction to a food that you're eating...anything new you've added to your diet??  It's hard to rule out a particular item but it sounds if you need an Epipen that it's serious....what does your doc suggest you do while you're waiting for your allergy testing?  I hope you don't have to stop your running and can figure it out....I had a scary episode last Sat. morning...I pushed a little further on my mileage (still only did 3.6 mi! c'mon) and towards the end of my run I suddenly got lightheaded and stopped and put my head between my knees for a few seconds, then continued on home at a slow jog (probably not the smart thing to do).  Think I got myself into a tizzy cuz the heart started beating fast and the anxiety set in because I pictured myself fainting out in the middle of the big field I run in and with the tall grass on the side of the road I don't think anyone would have found me for a while....I took my BP when I got home and it was much higher than normal and it took my pulse a long time to settle down too...I felt really tired for the next 24 hrs....I've never had anything happen  to me like that, haven't run since but will do a short run tomorrow morning, I was out before sunrise that morning so heat wasn't an issue.  I also checked my blood sugar when I got home and it was normal.  (I don't have a blood sugar problem or diabetes, I just have a glucometer around because I get low blood sugar once in a while if I don't eat). I had a good breakfast that morning tho of apple and oatmeal.  Anyway, I know how you must feel thinking you could start feeling horrible while out running with a reaction to a food...I wear my Road ID bracelet and always take my cell phone with me, if we were to drop out there somebody needs to know who to call if they find us...I hope you figure out your problem soon so you don't have to worry about it.  I made an appt. with my doc this week to see what he says about my 'episode'...and Yes, I too lay out my running clothes and shoes every day so when I get up in the morning I see my posters that say 'justputonmyshoes' and I can reach for my clothes and not even think twice about getting out the door!  We need all the motivation we can get!

Wow, allergies - especially food ones are something you need to watch.  After I hit puberty I developed severe allergies.  Exercise made them worse.  If you develope allergies later in life, sometimes it takes a while to figure things out.  I slowly learned I could no longer eat most fruits, vegetables and most shell fish -- didn't have a problem with any of these before puberty.  First few times I broke out in hives thought it was from playing tackle football on grass, never thinking that the apples we at afterwards had anything to do with it.  It got to the point that I was a bit afraid to eat anything that I hadn't had recently.  I had a job right after high school where I got done around Midnight and I would sometimes go on a 12-13 mile run after I got home.  One of those times I'd had a tosdada and about 7-8 miles in to the run I started breaking out in hives.  No cell phones back then so found a pay phone about 3 miles from home and made the collect call home to have my Dad come pick me up and take me to emergency.  Dad wasn't thrilled and I was as sick as dog - so no happy campers on that 20 mile ride to the hospital.  I had the old version of the epipen (hypodermic needle with a two stop plunger) - never used it, cuz I felt I might need it for more dire circumstances.  For me, my reactions were very fast and severe, would starte 2-4 hours afte eating and over within 3-6 hours after that.  Last episode was about 4 months ago, had some organic yogurt that used radish to "color" it, very mild reaction - but only after a hard workout, just rash on inside of elbows and hands.  Sure beats the full body hives, ashtma, throwing up and gastrointestinal problems of my younger days...don't miss that at all.

Oh, in college after eating a walnut I was tested (scratch test), I reacted to everything including the control - sterile water!  They made their best guest by asking me what I had reacted to in the past and trying to gauge relative size of the lumps!  I assume that things have improved some, but don't be suprised if things aren't that definitive.

Ray

Sunday marked one year since I descided to get more active and started walking a 1 mile loop in my neighborhood. I found this neat CardioTrainer ap. for my Droid cell phone that tracks my route and shows the distance and the time I walk or run. There are a few other stats, but when I started this was all I needed to motivate me. The results are posted on my Facebook page. One of my friends saw those times and convenced me I should enter a 5K run/walk where I placed third in the Women's over 70 group. Well that lit my competitive spirit, and in this year I've completed four 5K events - on each one I've improved my own time. I am so pleased with how far I've come in the year. I think I finally figured out how the members get that record posted aftr their name. I've put my stats into my profile, and if I've done it correctly you will see it at the end of my message.

Sunday's race was from a point jutting out into San Francisco Bay. We started out past a small hill and then along a paved bayside trail. Due to some knee problems earlier this year, I've been advised not to run. I challenged myself on this run not to even cheat a little - I entended to powerwalk the whole route. (I've done a little running on each of the other events.) My friend Anne does a little running mixed with walking. I hoped to be able to end up closer to her times on this event. I have discovered that at the half way point - if I stop and rest until my breathing is back to normal, I can make up for the lost time with the renewed energy. But I wasn't prepared for the water stations to have been set up differently than prvious races. Instead of one water stop at the half way spot, they were giving out water at one mile, no water at the half way, and water at the two mile. I didn't stop at the first station and was surprised when I got to the halfway turn-around to find no water or even a wide place in the trail to get off and rest. By the time I got to the two mile station, I was really fatigued (just a quarter of a mile further on is a LONG way when you are planning to need a rest sooner.)  They were giving out some kind of energy drink, but I didn't notice that it refueled me all that much. Then I got to this little pimple of a hill that we ran around on the way out - Well, it was steep. My low gear was burned out, my clutch was slipping and smoking, and I just barely made it to the top. It was less than a quarter of a mile to the finish, but steep down hill is not my game, so there goes my attempt to close the gap on Anne. But, I did finish and all told made remarkable time. Anne came in second and I came in third in the Women's Over 70 Group. As there are so few in this category, our main joy is in doing it.

Phyllis

PS: The Signature that I fixed up with my results didn't post. Maybe one of the list can explain how I get it added.

Congrats Phyllis on your 5K!!!!  Loved your colorful description of your run, from beginning to end!!  I'm 57 and sometimes think I'm expecting too much of my body and then I read about someone like you and what you're accomplishing and it gives me motivation!

Pinoy1 wrote:

 

If it's a Half Marathon, it's doable. You should at least run an LSD of 10 miles three weeks before the Baltimore event.

 

Been training for my 2nd Full Marathon since June 13. I don't have problem running 13 miles but beyond it, I been struggling to accomplish my training schedules.

Last Sunday, I  ran 17 miles and scheduled to run 19 miles this Sunday. Target LSD is 23 miles, three weeks before October 9. Goal is to finish the race without bonking. 

Sounds like your training is going well. I have my first full on Oct 9 also.

Today was a great midweek run, 5 miles in the 90* heat that just hit Chicago. The good news is it's cooling off and should be good temps the rest of the week.

Tomorrow is an easy 5 then another long one Saturday.

Hi everyone. Good to see some familar "faces" that haven't been around in a while.

I startd physical therapy for heel pain....some calcification, tight achilles and muscles, etc. Hopefully thist will get the problem taken care of SOON!  At least he oked me to run, so I"m a happy camper. Gearing up to start my half marathon training..... Disney January 2012....here I come!

I was going to suggest the same, focus on your running form.

jgarafalo54, I run with music and I hate to be without it tho the other day my MP3 player quit about 3 minutes into my run...I found my mind just thinking about lots of different things and then I ended up counting steps automatically without even thinking about it...normally I love to have my music going and lately I've been listening to more relaxing type of music and trying to use my runs as sort of a meditation session too...a little Andrea Bocelli...which would drive the hubby nuts because he likes to listen to hard rock head banger stuff when he runs...I also run in a rural area in a big field and down a rural road so I don't have to worry about traffic so be careful if you're listening to music and dealing with passing cars. I also like to do at least 3 runs a week and it helps me to have it written on my calendar and to keep a running log as a little motivation, you might try that...Best wishes!