Frustration Sets In

It's spring here so the tree pollen is having a hey day!  Unfortunately, that means I'm feeling a little under the weather.  It doesn't matter that I take Singulair nightly, sniff my steroid spray every morning, and today I even used the albuterol inhaler the doctor gave me last week.  That pollen still loves to bug me.

Ask Terri.  She's been with me when I ran out of my allergy meds and the tree pollen back east actually gave me pneumonia!  It's crazy! 

In L.A., I see no smog...just pollen.  And it's slowing me down.  And that's frustrating me.

I'm in my 3rd week and ready to step it up another notch.  I started running last week and I'm ready to continue running longer and stronger. 

But my body is rebelling.

My coach Arleigh told me today that during the 1st week my fitness went from A to M on my abilities.  That's not typical.  In other words, my fitness improved exponentially in that 1st week and I keep expecting those same results, but my body won't let me get those same results every week.  I need to learn to pace myself for the next couple of weeks and let my body catch up.  She said in my last 2-3 weeks I'll really be able to step it up and make huge improvements.

Bronson reiterated to me that I'm working harder now than I ever will again.  He said what we do here is way more than he did playing college football.

I guess I just have to be more patient and stop expecting so much from myself.

On a good note, it was a gorgeous sunny day and I stretched, then did a walk/run on Venice Beach, immediately followed by an hour of circuits and 30 minutes of abs/core work.  Lunch was yummy - pan seared sea bass with brown rice risotto and green beans...yum!  I had a visit with the chiropractor then did an hour of partner training with Gorgeous Schuyler of the cute butt!  That's where I hit my wall.

My heart began to race, I became light headed, my breathing was messed up, my face was flushed.  I finished up with Schuyler then went to lie down and rest.  It took almost an hour to get my heart rate and breathing back to normal.  2 hours later my throat started getting scratchy and I realized it was allergies taking control of my body again. 

I sat out of the cardio interval class and continued to rest.  I ended the day after doing an hour gym boot camp, but I was very slow and very careful so I wouldn't pass out.  Getting back home was an adventure.  A few of us were injured so Trainer Jonathan offered to drive us back.  Roberto got to sit in the front; Tom, Kathy and I sat in the back and we had Desi laying across all of us.  Desi is such a trooper...she was totally willing to walk home, but she has a bad limp from an injured hamstring we wouldn't let her walk.  We laughed all the way back...good thing it's only half a mile otherwise Jonathan would have probably gotten a ticket!  Desi's feet were sticking out the window!

I'm gross, sweaty, wet, just plain yuck.  So I'm headed to the shower, then planning to lay on the couch and watch TV for the rest of the night.  I've got to let my body rejuvenate itself so I'm ready for tomorrow.

Night all!