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The older I get the better I was... but after many years of idle burrowing the candle of desire is still burning and I have come to realise that running is as much a part of me as my heart and lungs... In Christmas 2008 I was 82kg and was not running a step..This is my journey , the journey of the wombat...Dogged...determined...persistent...and maybe a little grumpy.. but like the wombat my journey is territorial, its about running and I am going to work to protect it...Come along for the ride and see if I can become the wombat warrior. 2009 was a mixed bag for the wombat's journey.A top ten placing in both the Bridges and the City Surf brought a small sense of achievement but also a degree of frustration.... I think I can do better and better I will in 2010. A better run in the Busso Half iron man in support of TV in his swim and bike ride and that was about the extent of my racing. Lets see what happens in 2010 as "My journey Continues". Now in 2011 the wombat will continue his journey, but not alone the wombat has a youngling who knows how to dig. 2015 and its a new beginning , time goes on and the journey to the 2016 World Masters is under way.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Tuesday 14th Wombat in trouble...

It looks like the road is going to be a long one... My dad often said to me either "what does not kill you makes you stronger" and " It all builds character" Well I reckon I should be the strongest person alive and secondly I have that much character I feel like a comic book.

What I did not say in my entry yesterday was that during the run I became short of breath again on a small rise but I got this sorted and continued on, you know the rest..

The trouble is it took me quite a while to recovery from the run and in the early afternoon I became short of breath while working in the garden ( I could not draw a deep breath).. This was not an asthma attack of that I am sure, nor were the few other instances that I experienced earlier in the week.. I became dizzy and disorientated and had to call for an ambulance. Really scary stuff. Anyway saw the doc on Monday and ran some simple tests but nothing conclusive Heart rate 51 blood pressure 120 over 76 according to the ambos. At the hospital the ECG said things were normal and the heart rate was a steady 39...

Last night was woeful and had to sleep propped up...Got about four hours sleep and even watched water skiing at about 2am this morning. Went for and easy three miles this morning and 500m into the run was sweating like a pig and short of breath again. had to stop 4 times during the run and it was a lot slower than yesterday's effort.

At 12.30 I still felt bloody ordinary and managed to get in and see my GP... He ran through number of possible scenarios and has given me a barrage of blood tests that I will get done tomorrow. One concern that he has it that it could be a virus and if this is the case then the heart is an issue.. For this reason there is to be no exertion until conclusive tests can be provide some answers....SHIT BUGGA BUM! Finally established a routine and have now been ordered not to exert myself.. Anyway Wombat followers I am building character and getting stronger.....

Looks like I can watch the sessions just can't do them... Will keep you posted.

Barrel on Wombats....


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  1. SiBoApril 14, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    "Good things come slow - especially in distance running." Bill Dellinger

    Hope you get 100% soon!

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  2. donnaApril 14, 2009 at 6:17 PM

    I get the same dizzi problems, along with a cracking headache, and short breath when I run with a sinus infection. I don't have any rapid increase or decrease in heart rate when running. I did IMWA08 with a sinus infection, and my doctor said I could have got cardiomyopathy from running while sick. He also said if I had got it, my running, swimming and cycling days would be over. Resting is a good idea, you'll be back into it in no time. Get well soon.

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