Two weeks ago Drew got a really bad sore throat, with only a low grade fever. You might remember I said it was bad enough to miss school, work, and even practice.
Well that turned into a cold and lingering cough.
And Drew, being Drew, and the 'tough man'---canceled both doctors appointments I made. I must say he was slowly getting over it!
Till.......
Well that turned into a cold and lingering cough.
And Drew, being Drew, and the 'tough man'---canceled both doctors appointments I made. I must say he was slowly getting over it!
Till.......
Last Friday night!!!
He was scheduled to race in an open 10K on the track with mostly college guys. A great opportunity to get that qualifying time he wanted for Junior Nationals this summer.
Of course coming off this bad cold was not great, but he knew his body was in great shape and ready to run, except for that!
He ran his first 4 miles just a little under his pace and was looking good for making the qualifier!
Then the stomach cramps, with some pretty severe side effects for 48 hours....aside from that he said he felt great!
He missed his qualifier by 48 seconds in a 6.2 mile race!!
Thankfully he was able to get into his doctor, who is also a runner, and get some answers!!
A bacterial infection hanging on and the need for antibiotics.
And answers to the stomach pain---
I guess when you push that hard you body will shut down blood to unneeded areas a the moment to get the blood to your head, lungs and legs. So his intestinal track kind of rebelled to being shut down and.......the rest is not so pleasant history.
Now we wait for test results to make sure and pray for complete healing of his infection and IT issues. Praising God for the way He made our amazing bodies and how they can heal!!!
You know being able to put pain out of your mind is part of being a good endurance athlete--now we just have to help him understand when pain is good!!! LOL
Oh, by the way, he has one more chance for the qualifying time before he needs to notch down his training for the 3K in high school track.
He was scheduled to race in an open 10K on the track with mostly college guys. A great opportunity to get that qualifying time he wanted for Junior Nationals this summer.
Of course coming off this bad cold was not great, but he knew his body was in great shape and ready to run, except for that!
He ran his first 4 miles just a little under his pace and was looking good for making the qualifier!
Then the stomach cramps, with some pretty severe side effects for 48 hours....aside from that he said he felt great!
He missed his qualifier by 48 seconds in a 6.2 mile race!!
Thankfully he was able to get into his doctor, who is also a runner, and get some answers!!
A bacterial infection hanging on and the need for antibiotics.
And answers to the stomach pain---
I guess when you push that hard you body will shut down blood to unneeded areas a the moment to get the blood to your head, lungs and legs. So his intestinal track kind of rebelled to being shut down and.......the rest is not so pleasant history.
Now we wait for test results to make sure and pray for complete healing of his infection and IT issues. Praising God for the way He made our amazing bodies and how they can heal!!!
You know being able to put pain out of your mind is part of being a good endurance athlete--now we just have to help him understand when pain is good!!! LOL
Oh, by the way, he has one more chance for the qualifying time before he needs to notch down his training for the 3K in high school track.
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