This Spring has eroded my body system with hay fever symptoms, runny nose, itchy eyes and palate. Unusual is these annoying moments tend to stay away when I'm running.
It's an odd feeling that I know something is not right about my internal system while running on Saturday. The darn thing was that Linda and Sam rode up the hills so easily when I could swiftly catch up on downhills. For one, Linda nursed her bad cold a week before marathon and Sam was crook with his injured calf. Me..?! I was absolutely injury free and running like Hell's Angel. Still I know I was not strong.
Had a call from the chiropractor's yesterday about making it there in 15mins! Of course I flew at the chance since my appointment was not until 16th. Mainly to see my crook big toe. It was painful when I cocked it out and had been bearing with this for months. Sometimes, I don't get bothered checking it out till it was painful during some act of motions.
And Yes, the phalange was twisted on top and bottom in different directions. It must have been one of those moments when I kicked into some solid object unknowingly and brushed the incident aside. She fixed that quickly. I am all good again!
And whilst there, I shared my body 'heaviness' feeling with her as she's also a kinesiologist. Checked all connected parts and finally found my ileocaecal valves were acting up. These are connectors from big to small intestines. Instead of 'open and close' action, one valve was opened and the other was closed. My digestive system was going funny though I might not felt the full impact, these were slowly affecting other areas. I couldn't tilt my head left without feeling the whole world is moving. And when I lay on the bed, the head was like a ton crashing onto the pillow. There were also other related symptoms, such as heavy legs, etc.
I must lay off spicy food, coffee/tea for a week. Damn, can't remember the other two.
This is my long explanation of my speed lagging behind the two runners.
My first hay fever in 4 springs and I think I fared very well!
Temperature today is 30deg and my evening training session has just been changed by coach late last night to running in the shade. 800m x 6
The heat of 30deg doesn't feel as hot in Asia as here due to the low humidity. I'm usually thirsty by the end of a warm up! Thank goodness there are taps in the park.
After today and tomorrow's 30s, the mercury is dipping to teens again. This is what Melbourne Spring is about, never know what we're getting. And I like the unpredictability of the mercury as I'm just like one. I spring to do one thing and may not touch another for a while. Another runner mentioned that we are pre-determined to weather a particular season better. She was born in July thus, summer is never her liking being too hot. I'm in September, I'm cool.... haha.
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