Last evening was last I heard anything about Ribs.  Seems he was have to 'bouts of bleeding and had to receive some blood to replenish supplies.  Were considering going back in to find out the problem but seems to have stopped.  They were removing more and more machines, tubes, etc. so that was a plus.  Dr. told him he would feel worse today and even worse Sunday but then he should start feeling a rebound and gradually then better.

Ran only 7 of 10 planned Fri. morning.  Took Saturday off and still met my weekly mileage goal.   Taking Sunday off as well and then starting back up Monday.

Leave for Ft. Worth TX Thursday morning as my son gets married Sat. afternoon.   First marriage for him and first of our children to be married. 

Yes Fred that was a nice run.

Congrats Raider!

Easy Rich

I have taken 2 days off in a row.   It will put me behind this weeks mileage but I think well worth missing a few miles.  Have a 13 and a 20 planned this week.  And am going to run a 5k race Thurs nite in Ft. Worth rather than a 5 mile tempo run.  I think that will even out.

Ribs sat in a chair yesterday for a bit and ate his first real meal since the surgery.  This caused some pain later but had the problem under control before the"saint" (Mrs Ribs) went home at 10 PM.  I think ol ribs is going thru and ordeal.

Jim

There is no such thing as an easy 16 miles.  A groin injury has to be respected early on or it will become constant.

I hate to hear that you are injured {{{BUT JIM}}}, said Spock, {{{Try to be logical}}}

I need to go back and catch up on all your antics, but I do want to wish Ribs a speedy recovery.

I've been thinking about our maturing bodies in terms of  engine or chassis.  I think we need to start treating them like classic cars taking them out them on special days, doing more maintenance, refrain from burning too much rubber, etc.  I think my chassis is going first, but I have a good body shop I'll continue to use as needed.

Jim, I'm not a fan of taking very much.  After a 50 mile hilly and pushing it ride on Saturday I found myself very sore in my trouble areas.  I took one Motrin and got lots of rest that evening.   I woke up with tired legs, but was able to complete a 65 mile ride the next day.  No pain, just a little stiff this morning. 

Rich, last summer I reached a point where, while driving, I had to say "Red light.  Stop."  I also had a constant fever blister to the point of a now permanent scar.  Fred mentioned over training and the need for recovery in his very subtle way.  I also had trouble sleeping and would wake up with my heart racing.  Maybe you need to think about the intensity of your training and the number of races you are doing.  That's just a FWIW from the least experienced person here.

I don't know why my resting heart rate is up.  They say it's caused by overtraining or your body fighting off an illness.  I had a cold and fever for a few days, but I've also been racing and training and not recovering like I should.  Probably a combination of everything.

Monday,

Set out to run 7 easy, but cut it to 5 once I got underway.  Heart rate was better this morning, up just slightly, but still no zip.

Euphoric, I apreciate your FWIW's.

ks, what would be a 5K pr for you?

The cold, fever and higher heart rate are all  big warnings. You are probably over training.