Training Log Archive: BrandNewMe

Jog to start

Loc event. Haverthwaite. Green course. Still single-mumming, so I was leaving the kids in the van with a DVD and wanted to be out and back quick.

I started 15 mins after first start, so had a line of 15 oldies to reel in. I got the first three by number 1, and the rest by number 3. Then I got cocky, and didn't look at the map, and blundered around in the general direction, give or take 90 degrees. Then when I was close by I didn't know it so was still v crap. 5 mins dropped here. Then was equally crap to the next one. It was a short leg, so after taking an equally crap direction out if the control, was not as far off as last time, and managed to only drop 3 mins. Then nailed the next few, then dropped about 30 secs to the 2nd last one, 45 to the last control and 30 secs to the finish, losing myself the lead in the process. Totally mince!

White course with Lucy. We walked the hills (well she walked and I hauled her) walked the flat unless she could see the control in which case she pegged it, then she insisted I held her hand as she threw herself at breakneck speed down the hills. Scary stuff!

Morning spent at the Halifax YMCA roller disco with james and 5 kids. This was tricky. I haven't been rollering for many moons, but this didn't stop Lucy 'bambi' ward wrapping both of her arms around one of mine and swinging from it, all the time. This was v tiresome, and also greatly affected my ability to stage upright. I only fell over once so heavily I thought I had broken bones (wrist). By the end I was cocky enough to skate across the caff holding a milkshake. This could have been messy. £3 / person well spent. Cheap fun in Yorkshire.

After we got back I was so full of 50p mix I had to go running. Set off due south from James's, up the other side, then right, down to the valley inbetween cragg vale and mytholmroyd, then up to stoodly pike. There were lots of footpaths on the map (that I hadn't brought with me) but the farmers had managed to remove all of the signs, so lots of pissing about in the tussocks, until the pike hove into view and I started to cheer up again.

Round the pike, and back the quickest route via mytholmroyd and the canal. I bonked a bit on the way out, so I was doing no extra mileage on the way home.

Single parenting all day, but wanted to go running, so I persuaded the kids to go for a bike ride around the meadows. They did 2 laps, and with Lucy that was really pushing it. I told her if I caught her I got to kiss her, and that kept her moving. Finished the 2nd lap to be called a loser poopy-bum by my training partners, which I can quite confidently say is a first.

Rheumatology this afternoon who told me the sporadic bouts of flu-like symptoms I have had for the past 18months+ is undifferentiated connective tissue disorder with 2ndary raynauds.

Connective tissue disorder is where the white blood cells start attacking healthy tissue. Undifferentiated means that it is not a specific CTD like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis etc. 2ndary raynauds means that it is making my raynauds worse. Good news - it is unlikely to turn nasty and start attacking my organs etc. Bad news, there is not much in the way of treatment, so unless I want to go on antimalarials (not right now) I will have to put up with regular bouts of shitty, flu-like symptoms. Nice to know I have not just been imagining things. More tests next week.

All day sledging, and a bit of XC skiing. Massive fun! The boy had a bad XC skiing fall though and hurt his arm. I am a bit concerned that we are going to have to take a trip to sick kids if it is no better when we get home tomorrow...