Hi to Chris's Friends! (And update on teeth)
So Chris is off to Indiana for the weekend, to catch up with friends. He says to me before he leaves, "you know they are going to want to see photos of you....can I just point them to your website?"
"Sure!" I say with a devilish grin and a joke about making sure I take his photo off the site first (he's a little reserved - not exactly the type of person to post his mug all over the 'net...not like *some* people I know...ahem...).
Soooo...here's my shout out: Hi to Chris's friends! Do I pass muster?! (Is Chris just totally embarassed that I've done this? Is he all red and dying over there?!) I hope you guys are having a lot of fun :)
Okay, back to my regularly scheduled programming: running.
Or more like, the lack thereof. I mean, I know I'm in my taper and all, but shouldn't I still be running, oh, just even a little bit? I skipped Monday night's run thinking, oh, I've got time this week; only ran 2 miles Tuesday morning (cranky!); stuck to my "no-running-on-Wednesday" rule; and I was supposed to go out tonight, except the dentist this morning said, "Hey, I've got an opening this afternoon; let's do your root canal!"
I'm contemplating running after the root canal, although I've heard horror stories about the pain...and that's even if I get the root canal. They've already called and bumped me back an hour due to a more urgent emergency that came up in the meantime. Chris thinks I should go spinning - not as much of an impact and I don't have to worry about forward motion and all. Of course, he thinks I need more cross-training in general anyway :)
My only other times for running this week are tomorrow morning and Sunday evening, since I have Ash. I may end up with a much more drastic taper than I was anticipating! Yikes!
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UPDATE - Thursday evening
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The root canal is done. I'm numb. I decided it was stupid to go for a run and/or do spinning tonight; I need to let my body heal. They're putting on a crown, so they drilled away my entire tooth after filling the root canal and putting in a post. I have a fake tooth that's bugging the crap outta me in there now. I have to keep it for about three weeks until I get the permanent crown.
I'm tired. I'm ready for my roasted corn chowder soup and the movie "Stardust".
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UPDATE - Friday morning
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Just finished 3.25 miles and am feeling good :)
Comments
Good luck with the root canal. My Dh has to get one next week. :<(
Posted by: Javamom | April 17, 2008 01:25 PM
Go for the run. I played ice hockey 24-hours after having my wisdom teeth pulled in 3-hours of surgery...of course, I'm crazy. ;-)
Posted by: Chad in the Arizona Desert | April 18, 2008 12:49 PM
Yikes - a root canal? I'd be resting, too.
Posted by: Donald | April 18, 2008 07:42 PM
Glad you survived the root canal and are feeling better!
Posted by: Sarah | April 19, 2008 07:01 AM
I've had quite a few root canals and definitely don't like running the day of. The pounding seems to aggravate things. I hope you're feeling better and "enjoying" the taper.
Posted by: Rob | April 19, 2008 09:30 AM
Yikes on the root canal! Tapering is hard, even when you know it's good for you. Keep reminding yourself how happy you'll be when you are super rested for your race:)
Posted by: Carilyn | April 20, 2008 03:31 PM