This was supposed to be my first 10k!!!!!!!!!!!
I signed up months ago so I would be motivated to train for it… However, 5k races & boating got in the way so I did what I could.
I was tempted to switch to the 5k but my friend Mary after she finished her half marathon said she would sign up and would pace me. I still wasn’t convinced but then 3 of the women in the beginning runners group (they did their 1st 5k in June) signed up.
I was too embarrassed to back out.
I wasn’t afraid that I couldn’t do it since I ran my first 5k after only running 1 mile without stopping. I was nervous that I would push myself and get injured –that bump knee & those old age aches & pains.
Well, everyone said I could do it and my friend Mary promised to drag me through it.
It was COLD in the 30’s. I couldn’t decide what to wear but I opted for shorts and long sleeves. I would wear sweats until the race began. My hubby had picked up my race packet yesterday so I didn’t have to arrive too early.
This is where the bad part starts.
People had been dropping like flies at the office but not me, I said!! I have my first 10k. I started feeling lousy Thurs eve. Sore throat. All day Friday, I had a headache. I didn’t sleep much Fri eve and I felt worse. When I got up on Sat, I actually felt a little better and was very excited to get to the race.
My friend Mary called and we agreed to meet. I parked my car and waited through 3 shuttles to get to the start which was about a mile away. When I got there I immediately bumped into 2 friends from the running group.
All of a sudden, I got this really intense HEADACHE! I mean I couldn’t move. I wanted to start the race but I couldn’t. I called my hubby & cried on the phone to come get me. The shuttle driver was nice enough to take me back to my car.
Depressed about the race, I rested on the couch for the rest of the day & felt a little better but then the pain started to come back so my hubby took me to the doctor. He gave me a shot & the pain went away but the doc was very concerned that my blood pressure was high and ordered me to the ER.
My blood pressure got even higher there -197/109. They did all kinds of tests – blood work, EKG, Cat Scan and ALL WERE NEGATIVE!!! They gave me something to lower my blood pressure and sent me home (at 3am).
Today I took my blood pressure and it’s 120/80. I can’t wait to run again.
Yesterday I was so DISAPPOINTED about the race! Today I’m just happy to be healthy…There will be other races!!
Happy Running!
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That’s awful! I’m glad that your blood pressure is back to normal. It’s disappointing that you didn’t get to run the 10k, but it’s good that you took care of yourself. Feel better!
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So happy you’re feeling better! Like you said there will be other races. I was going to race this weekend too, but last minute, decided not to do it. Like you, I said, there will be other races and I’m cool with my decision (after a suitable period of mourning of course 😉
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I’m glad to hear you’re feeling better. That must have been a scary experience. And yes there will be other races so don’t worry about it. I’ve cancelled a race a few times too because I wasn’t ready or feeling well.
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First, I’m happy to read that you are better today. I hope that nothing come of your high blood pressure and that you can try for a 10K again another time. Take care of yourself!
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Hope you feel better. A 10k is really no great shakes. Once you get in your rhythm, the miles just flow by. The biggest thing about a 10k is mental. If yoy can get over the mental hump, as a runner I believe that you can, then you will find that the 10k is probably one of the most enjoyable races you will ever run.
PS: The Troy Turkey Trot 10k thanksgiving day. Flat execept for a small hill.
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Sorry hear you weren’t able to run your 10k but high BP and massive headaches are not to be taken lightly! You definitely made the right choice in taking a rain check on the race. There are 10k races every week so if you miss one here and there then it doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things!
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Egads! That’s terrible! I hope the blood pressure thing was just part of the bug that was going around. I think if you ran the race, your head would have exploded.
It sucks to miss a race, but its just one race and there will be others. Better to be healthy than to slog through a race being ill.
You know, the Stockade-athon is coming up. 🙂
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I hope you are okay. That must have been scary! Health is more important for sure!
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Glad your feeling better sorry bout the race
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