Accident Prone!

Yes it is true. If it is going to happen, it is going to happen to me! Yesterday at work, I was being productive and closing files so I could make more room for storage in my area. Our shelves at work are know to be "slippery" and so I was being careful. I was on my last 2 boxes which were 2 shelves over my head. Box 1 was about 15 pounds and got it down fine. Box 2 seemed to be about 30 pounds. Wasn't worried about the weight, just the shelf. Well, I got the box, but the bottom shelf and top shelf fell simultaniously and I could only hold the box and one shelf. The other wooden shelf fell directly on end on the top of my foot! Holy %^@*(_*#@W#@#! And I knew someone heard the crash and whatever came out of my mouth and moments later in popped one of my co-workers and I was like GRAB THE BOX, I HAVE THE OTHER SHELF. When I looked down I knew it was bad as I saw the blood gushing from my throbbing foot. Then came the tears, not because of the pain, I can deal with the pain. No the tears were from the thought of it being broken and I have so many events coming up! As my attorney rushed me to the ER all I could think was great, all this training and here we go again. My foot was swelling and already turning blue. I finally got back in the ER about 1 1/2 hours after arriving. When the x-ray gals came in to x-ray it, the first thing out of their mouths was WOW, that looks broken. I lost it! They felt so bad, but I then explained that I was a triathlete, and how much of a set back this could potentially be. I just kept praying in my head, please don't be broken, please don't be broken. In came the Dr. about 45 minutes later. She said nope, not broken. WHEW! Was I more that relieved! The first question out of my mouth was when can I start running? She laughed and said give it a few days of ice and rest and it should be good to go. They gave me a tetnous (sp?) shot since I hadn't had one since '92, cleaned my injury and sent me on my way. Resting today...considering trying to swim tonight as I can't stand resting! Been icing all day and feels pretty good, just sore! Here are a few pics...

Tornado Alley Duathlon

Well, I completed my second event in which I was thrilled! The race was on Sunday morning, and I couldn't have hand picked a better day to race. Here in OK, you get what you get, but Sunday morning was beautiful. No wind! It was a F-1 Formula race. (2mi run-10mi bike-2mi run-10mi bike-2mi run) My first run was what I wanted my pace to be and I was happy with bike 1 time. After T2 and on to the second run, I felt good, but my legs felt tired. Pushed through run 2 where I knew I could rest some on bike 2. I was pleased with my bike times considering I haven't been training much on the bike. My third run sucked ass, but that was to be expected as I need to up my run mileage as well. Overall a great day and great race. My goal was to finish under 2:15:00 and my offical time was 2:13:49, so I was happy!

The battle with Addison's

I have a rare disease called Addison's Disease or in medical terms known as Adrenal Insufficiency. I was diagnosed in November 1996, so I have lived with it for almost 12 years. I know how to control my meds and all, and since beginning training 3 months ago for tris I have felt fine on my normal dosage of Hydrocortisone and Fludrocortisone. Well, Saturday morning I ran in a 5k and did great, felt fine. We had a packed Saturday as usual and we were grocery shopping that evening and I almost passed out in Wal-Mart! I then remembered I forgot to take my meds that morning. I never forget to take them, but just running out the door that morning I forgot. It's not like this is the first time I have forgotten them, I can usually sustain about 1-2 days without meds until I crash and go into Addisonial Crisis in which I will have a 24-48 hour window to live if I don't get my meds. Well I have felt like crap since Saturday. I doubled my meds on Monday and Tuesday to give myself a little boost and still didn't feel good. I also rested and have not worked out since the race on Saturday! It's killing me not working out, but maybe my body needs a rest. I went to my normal GP dr. on Tuesday (couldn't get an appt. with my Endocrinologist) and had him run my levels. Haven't gotten the results back yet, but I am super frustrated. Feeling a little better today, so I am going to ride the Tornado Alley course a couple of times tonight. I hope results come back okay. I probably just need to get into my Endo to see if my meds need to be adjusted with all the training I am doing.