Monday was a beautiful day. Despite feeling completely exhausted from a day of travel, I elected to go for a run. My goal was 2 miles - I completed 3 miles (of running + 1/2 mile of walking warm-up and 1/2 mile of walking cool-down).
Good stuff:
Bad stuff:
Over the last 2 weeks or so, I've had 3 set-backs in regards to gut issues. Coincidentally, all three of these set-backs occurred immediately after I did my last 3 runs. I'm not convinced that the running is the issue, however, I can't disregard this either.
My plan is to do a simple walk for my next work out and see how I respond to that. If I feel well from the walks, I will perhaps try another run sometime next week and see if I get the gut pain again.
Good stuff:
- I did more than I hoped I could.
- I felt good during the run.
- Much of the sense of utter fatigue faded after running for a half mile or so.
Bad stuff:
- I ran much slower than I used to before my Crohn's flare.
- My heart rate was high (perhaps as much as 20 bpm higher than before my flare) for an equivalent work-out.
- My heart rate got well into zone 5 by about 1.5 miles into my run.
- My belly started hurting during the last mile of the run.
- I had gut pain all through the night and into today.
Over the last 2 weeks or so, I've had 3 set-backs in regards to gut issues. Coincidentally, all three of these set-backs occurred immediately after I did my last 3 runs. I'm not convinced that the running is the issue, however, I can't disregard this either.
My plan is to do a simple walk for my next work out and see how I respond to that. If I feel well from the walks, I will perhaps try another run sometime next week and see if I get the gut pain again.
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