Sunrise later in the morning and sunset earlier every day.

Fall is on its way.

You could even feel a chill in the air (Perfect for running.)

Pumpkin everything is on sale and dying flowers could be replaced by fall decorations and mums.

The week started out poorly but improved…

Last Week –

• Sunday – After another poor night of sleep, I dragged myself to the gym… (Last week’s WRD explained my sleep issues.)

The good news was that my legs and body felt no negative after effects from the half marathon the day before.

It was a beautiful day and we should have gone on our boat, but I felt crabby with no recourse.

So my hubby suggested that I go to the ER.

Fun. Fun.

They ran multiple blood tests (7 of them).

All came out negative and their only suggestion was to see a specialist and use Benadryl cream for the itching at night.

• Monday – Day OFF from work – Labor Day.

No relief from the itching but I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and go for a walk.

While I was gone, my hubby made plans to spend the day on the lake and invited two friends along.

Initially I was skeptical that I would have fun but actually, it worked out well.

• Tuesday – I had planned to run early with Jenny but I just couldn’t get out that early. At least it was a WFH day.

And after work, I finally went for a run.

• Wednesday – Another WRH day. I got up early and went to the gym.

Believe it or not, there was a cancellation and was able to see a dermatologist this afternoon about my mysteriously never ending rash.

He did some scraping and looking under a microscope. Found nothing and guessed perhaps it was some type of insect bites like sand flies.  IOW, he had no idea what it was…

His recommendation was to take Allegra twice a day for 2 weeks and come back and see him.

After I set up for tomorrow’s class, I went for a run hoping it would feel better than the day before…

• Thursday – Today I had to teach in-person. That meant Starbucks and no early morning activity.

After work, our monthly tennis ladies meet-up took place.  We had dinner along the river and then went to Autumn Glow.

• Friday – Same as yesterday… just a different flavor coffee.

It’s been a while but I did play mah jongg in the evening.

Rash update:

Outbreaks have stopped and old rash is disappearing…

But a new bite has appeared and it is red and swollen (may need to repeat the Lyme test) and an itchy rash (not bites) on both sides of my neck. UGH!!!

• Saturday – Malta 5k. It’s a race that I’ve done many times in the past.  Obviously I registered before all my rash issues so I had no expectations but fun.

And I did have fun, ran faster than expected and even won my age group.

After the race, I drove to the Zim Smith bike path to add on some more miles and meet friends for brunch.

Got both done before all the rain!!

• Sunday – Gym visit is planned (my running friend plans to teach me how to dead lift) and then up to the lake today (weather permitting)…

This Coming Week on the Run – 

• Monday – gym, STEM mentor run
• Tuesday – run
• Wednesday – gym, dinner & movie (Downton Abbey!!)
• Thursday – run
• Friday – gym, train to NYC
• Saturday – Squirrel Stampede 10k, college reunion/Broadway show, train home
• Sunday – gym, boating

This Coming Week on the Blog – 

• Tuesday – Malta 5k Race Recap
• Friday – 5 Reasons to Look Forward to Fall

Happy Running! Training for any big or small races this fall?  Do you like 5ks? Does it feel like fall where you live? Please share.

 

 

 

 

 

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