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This one is anyway. Ben woke us up early, desperate to go out and relieve himself of some of the gallon or more of water he drank last night in response to the Benadryl. At least he wasn't sick this morning and isn't scratching.
I'm planning a short run after we walk him. It's 51 this morning - shorts weather! Weird.
Count me in on the tired penguins, for sure. Didn't sleep at all last night, between a sore throat and no other reason. FFS. I have 7 miles tonight.
Ginny, glad Ben isn't sick this morning. Enjoy the walk.
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Ginny - it is good to hear that he's feeling better
DR - 7 miles on no sleep with a sore throat sounds terrible :-(
It is beautiful outside today. I may try for a short run (probably intervals) to see if I can do it without dry heaves. That's been my major barrier to running so far. I've basically just been walking an hour or so a day instead of running. I can't wait to start feeling better.
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Damaris - sorry you're sick. Good luck with the run.
Jill - I hope your morning sickness eases soon. When are you due?
I had a nice 5.7 mile run in the sun. A bit windy, but very nice.
I found out part of the reason Ben was sick: one of our neighbors dumped several pounds of fried chicken (legs and wings) into the grassy area where we walk him. It's been there several days and he has managed to snatch some a couple of times. I had no idea of how much was there until I started looking more closely this morning. I don't know if they were trying to be kind (feed the mink and feral cats) or if they were trying to kill off some of the dogs, but several day old chicken is not healthy for anybody.No wonder he was throwing up. Sometimes I really hate some of our neighbors!
Due mid July so I should be feeling better soon. I did 24 minutes of 2 minutes running (really slowly) 1 minute walking. It went okay so I'll try to go again Thursday for a bit longer with a bit longer intervals. Tomorrow I'll go for a swim if the pool hours are suitable.