Notes
I think I underestimated the humidity on this one. Upper body was so tired by the end. 17km on was tough.
So when I got back I was feeling a little light-headed, went inside grabbed a bottle of gatorade and drank about 1/3rd of it, but then I started feeling nauseous. Just sat for a few minutes and began to feel worse. Went upstairs to see if I could walk it off (genious I know) didn't work, tried to drink some water but that was the last straw. I ran to the bathroom aand puked my guts out for about 5mins.
Felt better after that and pounded back a granola bar and some water. Uh oh not feeling so well again, laid down in bed for a few mins, but the I had to run to the bathroom again. Everything I just drank and eat came flying out of my mouth at an astonishing rate. So now Karyn decides to take me to the hospital. Nothing makes you feel more like an idiot than having your 5months pregnant wife having to pack up your 2 kids (3 and 1) and drive you to the hospital because you decided not to bring along fluids on your 20km run.
When I got there heart rate was elevated and I felt like crap. Was hoping they'd just stick an IV in me and I could be on my way in an hour or so. Umm not so much. After I registered I went to the bathroom and dry heaved for like 5mins. Man did that bathroom have some kind of echo to it. I walk out of the bathroom and everyone is giving me that look like "hey look theres the guy that was puking his guts out". It's a great feeling really. Anyways ended up waiting for about 3 hrs. In the mean time I ended up taking in and keeping down a bottle of 7-up and Iced Tea. I was feeling way better. Had another little check-in with the nurse she took my blood pressure and said it was returning to normal. She said it would still probably b another hour before I was seen, so we just bailed and I went home. Me = moron.