Nature's Remedy

I set out to run a 6.6 mile tempo run tonight, but I only made it 5.2. About 2.5 miles in, I started cramping up pretty bad. I think I was dehydrated. It was very humid tonight, and when I got back I only weighed 171. I was drenched in sweat, even more so than usual.

But that's not all... It all started either last night or this morning. Last night I had a big beer at the extreme game, then this morning I had some of Lisa's "special" cereal. It's kind of like that "Colon Blow" cereal they used to advertise on SNL. The serving size of this cereal is apparently only half a cup, and I had probably six to eight times that much. When I started feeling queasy around 2 this afternoon, I should have proceeded with caution. But instead I went to the coffee shop and had some of their dark roast. Then I decided to go home and go running.

Well, right before I left on my run I had some real serious issues. When I came upstairs looking a little pale just before leaving on the run Lisa told me I may have "overdosed" this morning.

Then, as I said, I started cramping up about 2.5 miles into the run. I finished the 4.2 loop and was ready to begin the 2.4 loop when, in addition to the cramping, I was hit with a "second movement." My entire abdomen seized up. I knew there was no way I'd finish, so I opted to just tag on an extra mile.

Despite those problems I still finished the 4.2 in 27:55 (6:39 ppm). Total time was 35:27.