Lulu Runs

Intervals cut short

Having had a couple of late nights and too much food due to the birthday festival I wasn't too enthusiastic about heading out in the cold this morning. However, the thought of Garth the Garmin awaiting his second trip out provided the extra incentive needed to get moving!

I did a couple of laps of the oval to warm up and felt somewhat sluggish. We did our drills and then got into the intervals. I was doing 4 x800 and the others 4 x1200. I went out relatively cautiously and did the first in 4.36 and then the second in 4.34. However, half way through the next lap I started to feel really tight in the chest as if I couldn't take in enough air so when I got back to Sean I told him and stopped. I walked for a bit and then jogged around the oval for three laps to see how I felt. Sean's view is that either I overdid it, but looking at the last time we did 800s I was going a little slower than that, or that the cold, dry winter air had triggered a mild asthma attack. I've never had asthma before but it's possible I suppose. Alternatively, it could just be the effects of a couple of late nights and too much yummy wine and food!

Anyway off to see the doc this afternoon to see what she thinks. I have to say even now my breathing doesn't seem to be 100% so we'll see what happens. Tomorrow I'll just take Garth for a gentle jog and see how we feel..

posted by Lulu @ 11:08 AM