Just woke up from a nap on the couch. I had a bag of ice wrapped in a small towel placed on my forehead while I was lying down. When I woke up the bag of ice migrated its way around my head to a spot under base of my skull. The ice was necessary to reduce the swelling going on inside my head. See, I had developed one hell of a migraine. At least, I think it was a migraine. It was an intense headache that felt like someone drove a spike through my head. The bright sunlight piercing my shutters in the bedroom felt harsher than usual. Every small noise seemed to be amplified several times over to the point of being too harsh. I was entirely nauseous and in fear of throwing up. It was basically rough going over the past few hours. How the heck did I get to this point? Well, I’m sure I can pinpoint it to this morning’s run.
On schedule, we were supposed to do a 12 kilometre run. I got through that, but then decided that I wanted to head back out for a couple of more kilometres. The plan was to just head out west until I felt it was appropriate to turn back. Secretly though, I was looking to tack on another 10-12. I wanted to go over 21 kilometres just to tell myself that I could to it if I wanted to. So, I went on, but as usual at around the 13K point I started feeling a bit rough. At 15K I started feeling like doing 10 more wouldn’t be wise at all. Luckily, at that point I was at the road that would give me a 7K route. So, I turned and started heading back. As I went, I struggled more and more. By the time I got back I knew I was spent. Those 19 kilometres were hard earned.
Usually when I have a lengthier run I do all of the proper prep work the night before. I load up on water to stave off the headaches. I eat enough carbs to make sure I’m fuelled correctly. I’ve had enough problems in the past to know that doing these things are a necessity. Last night though, even though I was toying with the idea of going farther than I should, mentally I was only doing a more manageable 12K. Oops.
Post-run I was feeling a little bit light headed. It was kind of expected. I went over to Tim Hortons, refuelled, then headed over to the plyometrics class. Yeah, I know it’s a little bit insane to be doing a hard class like plyo after doing a long run like that, but I figured I could handle it. The class was OK, but I was actively battling a post-exercise headache at that point. I must have looked slightly insane pacing about, but I had to do it. I had to keep the energy up or else I’d just collapse mid-class.
On my way home I was planning on getting a nap in for a few hours to recover, by my parents decided to drop by. I spent a few hours entertaining them which include some gaming on the Wii. I guess we were causing a ruckus which caused the downstairs neighbours to pound the ceiling to tell us to knock it off. I’m a little bit mortified, but it was 5 p.m. It’s not like we were doing something in the middle of the night. Whatever. Anyway, when they finally left that was my opportunity to lie down and get a small nap in. Unfortunately the nap finally allowed my body to start complaining and rebelling. Hours later, I’m now feeling slightly better, though…I’m sure I’ll have some lingering effects for a while.
Tomorrow will be a better day! Declared it!
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