Back in the saddle

Per someone's request, I've decided to start blogging again. And hoping this will help me train.

I decided to sign up for a half-marathon. Bull City half in October. It was a manic moment. I recently had a tonsillectomy which didn't allow me to swallow (ha!), which means I wasn't able to/ didn't want to swallow my medication for a few days, which turned into a couple of weeks. Let's just say that wasn't good. I was in a hyper-manic state and on impulse, after talking to friends, signed up, bought shoes and a new sports bra. Let's say I'm back on my meds because I don't think I could handle more decisions like that, haha.

I had my first run today. My first one since 4/27/13. Gees, I didn't realize how long ago it was. Ouch! The tonsillectomy really threw me out of whack, and my lazy attitude. It's time to change that. What a run, and not in the good way. 35 minutes: 3 min run/ 2 min walk. I tried my best every time to run, but it just wasn't happening. Not today. Some God/Bad/Ugly from today:

Good: I got out and ran and finished my 35 minutes. I'm quite proud of that. It also didn't rain. The temps weren't too bad, luckily. And there were some hot guys out running. But they had their shirts on, so chalk that up to bad.

Bad: It didn't rain. I worked up quite a sweat and was wishing for a downpour by the end.
HEARTBURN....bad bad heartburn every time I tried to run.  Have any of you ever experienced heartburn during a race or training? I'm pretty sure it's GERD. Last summer I was told I had some esophageal ulcers, so I'm not supposed to take naproxen or ibuprofen. Well, recovering from my surgery, I couldn't take acetaminophen because that was part of the pain med, so I had to take ibuprofen, and I've kept taking it. I'm pretty sure it's burned through my esophagus right now and it hurts. Any suggestions? As much as I would love to run with Tums, there has to be another option?

Ugly: Hydration...I suck at it. Considering I sweat a lot and it's quite humid, I did not drink nearly enough water or any liquid today. I will be paying for this later. Also, my fingers still look like sausages. I forgot to wear my compression gloves so my hands swelled. It still hurts to straighten them. I really need to figure this out.

If you want to see the stats from my run: http://www.runtastic.com/en/users/monica-j-2/dashboard
I'll update my stats to the right in a bit. I need to go hydrate and eat something.

Happy training everyone!