Injury Report

Had my doctor's appointment last week.  Still waiting on some tests.

But the doctor thinks I might have asthma.

What?  I'm 34.  Doesn't that sort of thing usually show up before now?

Apparently, adult-onset asthma is a real thing.

At first I was all pissy and depressed and worried that my running career was all done.

Now I'm a little more optimistic.  If we know what it is, we can treat it properly.

And hey... It's not cancer!

Progress

I got 3 miles in today.

As of right now, my lungs do not feel like they've been dipped in lobster butter.

This is the longest run since September.

I have to be able to do 5 comfortably by March 1st if I'm going to do the Buffalo Half Marathon this year.

Grrrr...

I'm still sick.

I can only run about a mile before I feel like I'm going to barf.  Today, I actually coughed up a big phlegm ball after.

It's all in my lungs.  No sinuses or anything.

I've been doing acupuncture for 6 weeks now.  It's helping some, but not quite enough. 

Needless to say, I'm frustrated.

Baby Steps

I'm still a week away from my acupuncture appointment.  But one of the things Kevork mentioned on the phone last week was that bronchitis is usually aggravated by dry conditions.

I ran the humidifier all weekend and feel slightly better.

I did a "hard" mile on the treadmill today at lunch and didn't feel like I was going to die.

So that's good.

Bronchitis Update

The bronchitis is still lingering.  It's killing me that I can only do a mile or two at a time.

I'm going to take a different approach with treating it.  Rather than do another round of antibiotics (I've already done 3) , I'm going to try acupuncture.

Wish me luck.

Me bitching - feel free to skip.

I'm still only about 75 - 80%.  I can do anything for 10 minutes, then I feel like I'm going to hork.  My lungs feel like they're getting crushed.

I'm lifting weights.  I'm running a mile or two at a time.  But I'm still not all the way back yet.

Bluh.

Mission Statement

Training for the Buffalo 2010 Half Marathon starts this week.

My goal is 1:50.

Yes, that would be 30 minutes faster than my time last year.  It's a stretch, but it's not impossible.  Even with the bad bout of bronchitis, I'm a much better runner than I was at this point last year.

And considering how little attention I paid to nutrition and strength training last time, there's definitely some room for improvement there.  Speed work will also be playing a larger role in my training this time around.

Right now, I'm in the "rebuild" stage.  I'm guessing it's going to take six weeks or so to get back to where I was before the bronchitis began.  After the rebuild comes the distance and the speed work.

I've answered the "Can I do this?" question.  Now I want to do it well.