Hey, so I found this cool new hobby today - mountainbiking!!! You are probably saying, "what Jen? You've lost your mind. You already go mountainbiking." You would be correct, but I felt very new to it today! I don't know what my deal is lately - every time I go out I feel like I have no cardio. Maybe it's the pollen, maybe it's the weather, maybe I'm just getting fat and lazy? No strike that, I'm neither fat nor lazy. I guess I'm just too busy and cardio is suffering from the desk chair/schoolwork disease that I've been battling for what seems like too long. Entering Week 5 of Module 5 and it seems like Module 8 will never get here! I know it will, but I'm frustrated because I want to be better at riding and better at running; but never seem to have enough time in the day. I have to get over being frustrated! I also have to get past the fear of having a migraine headache every time I ride. I rode casually and cautiously today - not that I could have gone much harder in some places, but there were plenty of opportunities where I needed to be hammering. I didn't though.
Two Sundays ago, I rode my road bike on a 30 mile ride, felt the headache coming on at the end. By 830p that night I was violently ill. I threw up at least 4 times in two hours. MISERABLE!!! This is what I fear now. I really don't want to have to suffer after each bike ride. I went to the MD back in October and that was a joke - he had every excuse in the book to explain it - everything from SportLegs, dehydration, TMJ, sinus, etc. The stupid thing is all he could recommend was drink more, don't take SportLegs and relax. Never offered a med to treat the headaches when they occur - I guess I'll try Excedrin Migraine next time. I didn't take SportLegs two weeks ago and haven't for sometime. I have a bottle of them sitting here for nothing. I guess I could try them again or give them away. Who knows. Meanwhile, I want to get back to riding as I have bike races coming up over the summer. I'm focused on trying to train for a 10k trail race on May 7th and when that's over, it's time to ramp up the riding.
Today though was cruiser day at the Cove. I did get filthy and I did wind up keeping a 7mph pace which isn't too terrible. It was fun and that's really all I was after today. I look forward to getting back out there again soon. =)HAPPY EASTER!!!
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I am very sorry to hear about the migraines. I control mine with super doses of magnesium maleate and vitamin B2. Also dietary changes, like no wine, no cheeses, no nuts, no chocolate, no meats with preservatives. Good luck and I hope the Excedrine helps.
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