got up at 4 to beat the heat, a pleasant 55 degrees- 3.5 miles with a 50 lb pack (no pack for Tiny E), hunting season is creeping up

qotd: how much sleep do you get in a typical night?  is too little, just right or too much?  I usually get about 8 hours which seems to be pretty close

do you guys remember a certain past member that said anything past 3-4 hours was almost sloth like?  

Got caught in a lightning storm yesterday evening.  Fun times.  Planning on a hot and muggy 6 tonight, and probably won't be as fun.

QOTD:  5-7 during the week, a little more on weekends.

Six for me last night on the local trail. Grey and stiflingly humid. Ran somewhat slow for this route but it didn't feel like it. Barely had time for a short cooldown plunge in the pool post run before the dark clouds, lightning, and heavy rain rolled in. Not sure of plan today. Perhaps 5 or 6 out at the lake.

QOTD: 7-8 hours usually.

Runtrail - reading back your post from yesterday and NH reply, put me down for a nice run in Monterey. Went out on a bike path north of town, followed the coast, ran on the road for a bit, then spied some single track. Gorgeous run, with the bright blue sea and sea otters bobbing up and down.

DHuffman - Nope. Nobody minds here. I think I speak for all of us. Welcome and please continue to post. You are in OK, right? My wife is from there and has family in Tulsa and Perry.

A bit of a follow up on my fainting spell after D3. One result of all the testing, including the ekg, showed that I had atrial fibrillation. For some reason my primary physician didn't make much of that, possibly because my annual checkup with my cardiologist was soon after that. He considered it something that really should be looked at soon because a-fib can allow blood clots to form and possibly lead to a stroke. So he sent me to a special on heart arrhythmia. Monday I had a cardioversion which reset my heart rhythm back to normal, then today I had a stress echocardiogram. The a-fib is gone but I will still be following up with both my cardiologist and the specialist. Meanwhile they have me on a blood thinner to help prevent clot formation. Apparently there is also a possibility the a-fib can return, in which case we do another cardioversion or find an alternate treatment. One of the effects of a-fib is fatigue, so maybe not all the slow runs this summer are due to the heat and humidity.

qotd: Since my time is my own, I rarely set the alarm and get up when I wake up. That may be after anywhere from 5 to 8 hours of sleep. I suppose it varies depending on how hard I ran and whether I took a nap that day.

I have a question for you all...I know this is a running site but I run very little and walk my ultras...do you all mind my being here?

Hi, dhuffman.  The folks around here call me their fearless leader and still haven't voted me out for not running much anymore.  You are very welcome here.

QOTD: I prefer 8-9 hours a night, but typically wind up in the 7-8 hour range.  Maybe one of my new goals should be to sleep more once I'm in my new place.

Warden, I don't remember that, but it sure sounds like him.    Maybe if he slept more he would have been faster and actually done things legitimately.

Yikes, George.  I'm glad things are...okay?  So far?

Well, day 37 started early, 3:45. Yeah. I overslept. Hahaha. Anyway, I ran a shortened version of my short loop by not going back through the graveyard the second time. Nevertheless, it was a pretty decent run, and I didn't mind getting up early. The girls were back to school today, so this was a test run. I think I can work it out on some days to run later since they leave at 6AM now.

Duff: No issues with walking at all. My motto has always been to walk fast and run slow.

QOTD: I have been averaging between 6 and 7 hours. Last night, I got 5 hours and 45 minutes, and I got every second of that. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out. I think 6 hours is pretty good for me, but no matter what time I go to sleep, I normally wake up no later than 5 AM. I just like to be up before the sun; I feel like I am wasting time if the sun rises before me.

George - WOW .  Have you been in AFib sine the race?  Someone screwed up if you were.  Cardioversion can be a one hit wonder, or unfortunately not lasting. Did they talk about a Beta Blocker, or are the just using an anticoagulant? A cardiologist who is an athlete is very important, otherwise they'll tell you to stop most activity. Easy to use at-home monitors are worth the price. and give peace of mind.  Good luck.

 

The a-fib was first detected at the race, so it might have predated that. It wasn't there last fall because it doesn't show on the ekgs taken at NC24 where I was a volunteer for a study they were doing. I'm on Eloquis at the moment. The specialist is a cyclist and seems to be near my age, grey hair at least, so he should understand where I'm at with running. From what I understand, the main concern with a-fib is the possibility of clot formation and a stroke. I've had an abnormal ekg for 20 years or so, so I've been through loads of tests. This is the first time there was really any concern about the abnormalities. Just another thing to monitor. I'll be meeting with the specialist on the 16th and with my regular cardiologist next month before NC24. It wont surprise me if they want to see me more frequently than annually.

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