PEDs

So as I think I alluded to earlier, my allergies are absolutely positively killing me right now. I have all the classic hay fever symptoms -- watery, itchy, eyes, congestion, uncontrollable sneezing fits -- it has just been miserable. Finally I gave in and called my sister (the family doctor), who prescribed three different drugs for me (eye drops, some pills, and another thing that comes in an inhaler -- I cannot be more specific since I do not have the stuff here in the office).

Today was my first day on the new drug regimen, and I feel 1,000% better -- no sneezing, no congestion, nothing. It is a good thing they do not test age groupers for performance enhancing drugs, because I am fairly certain that some part of my allergy medication cocktail has steroids in it or something else illegal. Anyway, I hit the gym today for a short brick -- 40 minutes on the spin bike, followed by 15 minutes on the treadmill at 7:13/mile pace. The workout felt surprisingly easy, especially the run portion, which I was very happy with. With just over two weeks to go before my first race, it was nice to feel sharp and fit.

Darn Allergies!

So yesterday I did a nice easy three mile run with the better half, which is just what the doctor ordered after three straight days of intense workouts. Today I was planning on either riding or doing a brick workout at lunch, but my allergies have been just killing me all day! My left eye is red and swollen, and this morning I went through almost an entire box of tissues sneezing my head off. I felt a bit better by the afternoon, but figured it would be no fun for me (or anyone else in close proximity) if I sneezed my way through a workout.

Unfortunately now I will have to play "catch-up" the rest of the week with getting workouts in, but I think I probably made the right decision. Hopefully I feel better tomorrow. On an unrelated note, I ordered some new parts yesterday for my bike computer. It has not worked (no speed or distance readings) since late last season, and I definitely want to have it fixed before the Queens Biathlon on May 17th. I may need to send my Forerunner 205 in as well -- one of the arrow buttons does not seem to work, which is a real pain...