Thank you for being my personal WebMD and sharing your advice on the supplements. I trust you fellow runners and bloggers more than the meathead at GNC.
I learned that liquid iron in the form of ferrous sulfate is the way to go. This may be way TMI, but I heard that a possible side effect of iron supplements is constipation. Anyone care to quash this rumor?
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| Let's be honest, I look a little constipated here |
RUNNING
Despite a failure of a run yesterday, which I blamed on low-iron level and shoes, I managed to have a freaking-fantastic run this morning on the treadmill.
8.34 Miles in one hour (A new high for me!)
Minutes Pace (Miles per Hour)
1-5 7.7
5-10 8.0
10-15 8.1
15-20 8.2
20-25 8.3
25-35 8.4
35-45 8.5
45-55 8.6
55-60 Worked my way up to 9.0
I have to admit that at the 35 minute point, I bumped the incline down to 0.5, and at the 52 minute point, bumped it down to 0.0. Kinda cheating myself, but any incline feels like a mountain when I’m nearly sprinting.
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| Mountain. Can you spot me? |
I'm still going to knock back some iron supplements, regardless of magically feeling energetic on that run. I have totally not figured out what makes for a great run. Some days it just won't happen.
BABY SHOWER
This Saturday I will be attending a baby shower for my “sister-in-law”
She is my boyfriend’s brothers wife, but I consider my boyfriend’s families my in-laws at this point. They lovingly welcomed me into their family years ago, so it feels silly not to consider them relatives.
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| Me on the right, at my in-laws home. The baby-shower girl is on the left. I was reading an awesome book about explorers of the Grand Canyon |
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| More of his family. Preggo is the pink girl on the right. |
I’m going to drop by Target this evening – which is exciting even when it’s a chore since they ventilate giddiness drugs into the air in Target – and pick up a baby shower gift.
Her registry is pretty much never-ending, so I’m having trouble deciding what to get her. Any suggestions as to what is most appreciated by new moms? Diapers? Books? Breast-feeding gadgets?
Here's hoping there will not be any tee-hee-giggle-giggle games at the shower with sex innuendos. I like pin-the-pacifier-on-the-baby, and that is all.
