Thursday, May 7, 2009

Tapering Doesn't Agree With Me

The Wapack 50-Mile race is the day after tomorrow and all week my stomach ulcer has been acting up. Heartburn. Nausea. Bleh.

Yes, I have a stomach ulcer. I know what you're thinking. How can such a calm, mellow, loving person like me have a stomach ulcer? Honestly, I don't know. My GI Guy says it's just one of those things. I'm sure it must be related to the two bouts (one rather serious) of Post-Partum Depression I went through. My stomach was in knots for most of 2005. Dark period indeed.

But I'm all better now! Why this lingering malaise?

I was so looking forward to this race, but I must say that I'm a bit frightened to go out and run 50 miles in this condition. Not terrified, but certainly taken aback. Grandma and Grandpa are going to watch the kids so Brian can drive up to the race with me. He'll drive to the aid station at Mile 9. I think I should know by then how my stomach is going to fare. If I'm in bad shape at 9 miles, I'll call it a day and go for a lovely hike up Mt. Monadnock with Brian. If I'm okay, I'll go on. I'll make sure to have 50 bucks in my pocket for a taxi, though.

Often running makes the ulcer better. Go figure. I'm hoping it will work itself out on the trail. (HA! I inadvertently typed TRIAL for trail. That old Freud dies hard. Let's hope it doesn't turn into a trial....)

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  1. Well...looks like we have something else in common. I'm doing quite well right now (even though I've been taking yikes-NSAIDS) but, I have an ulcer too.
    Wishing you a great day Saturday-I'll be checking back to see how it turned out.

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  2. Wow, Lori, you too.... Weird. Must be something about the homeschooling, ultrarunning personality type! Mine usually doesn't bother me too much. Why now?? What is NSAIDS?
    pam

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  3. Bleh. I just went out for a four mile trot through town and it was unpleasant. Trying to run 50 miles in this condition would be a death march. I'm out.

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.........

    pam

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  4. Aw Pam, I'm so sorry. Feel better soon!

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  5. Awww Pam, I'm so sorry. Tapering never agrees with me either and I'm not sure why. My GI issues usually resolve once I start running and don't come back until my next taper. Weird. Hope you can figure this out!

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  6. Thanks for feeling for me! I think I have some sort of bug. I am better this afternoon, but not well enough to run 50 miles. I'm going to volunteer at an aid station. Save it for Pittsfield Peaks 53. June 6th!!!!

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  7. Hey Pam, I'm really sorry about your ulcer and the race. Sounds like you made a wise decision, though. Hang in there.

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  8. (That was me -- Tracy)

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  9. Ah Pam, whatever are you going to do? Maybe you should just look at doing some long training runs and forget about the races. The anticipation of running in a race may be why the ulcer kicks up. Let me know if you want to go out. I am doing the Cockaponsett Trail race this Sunday (hopefully my legs get some life back into them by then).

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