Momentum

It's been a very productive and exciting 2 weeks for me in regards to training and personal health issues.

Let's start at the root of all things -

The allergies, sinus and general fatigue have virtually disappeared and allowed me to get back on schedule with training (and life for that matter). I love getting back to the feeling of actually wanting to go run and not being held back by the fear of getting sick or succumbing to nature.

I've developed a health regiment in the last 2 weeks that seems to be working well. The true test was a recent business trip...I *always* get sick during travel. Whether it's the petri-dish environment of the airplane or my attempts at staying active while on the road. In either case, I'm back from travelling, got in my required mileage and am feeling great (e.g., not sick).

I've already mentioned this in previous posts but there are 3 products that I would highly recommend for anyone training for a marathon (or longer):

• First Endurance OptygenHP
• First Endurance MultiV
• Genr8 Vitargo

While certainly not quantitative by any means, these 3 products have not only boosted my overall health (MultiV) but aided with longer runs (OptygenHP) and recovery (Vitargo). I have easily made the jump in mileage (~30 miles per week to 50 miles per week) without any fatigue or sickness. I'm very happy with these and am recommending them to everyone I know. The only downside...they're expensive. Fortunately, I have resources that assist with that part of it :)

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Warming back up

In more ways than one, things are starting to warm back up. Aside from the normal temperature gains this time of the year, I feel pretty good about some recent decisions and changes (improvements) in my health.

First and foremost, I've decided to stop taking my sublingual allergen treatments. It has been pretty clear that they are at the root of my ailments - from the watery eyes to that lethargic feeling of death-warmed-over in the morning - I can't go on feeling that way and still be a productive human being, let alone train for any races.

I mean honestly, what do you expect when you're actually introducing the specific allergens to your body that you know you're allergic to? I've been off these allergens for 2 days and am feeling 1000% times better. So much so that I actually made it up at 5 am on Saturday for my 'long' run of 8 miles.

I'm also heeding advice from others as well.

Sinus rinses twice a day. Probiotics. Active recovery. MultiV supplements.

The other big change I've noticed is from taking OptygenHP by First Endurance. There used to be a time I'd head out for 8-10 mile runs and need a day of rest before covering the same distance 2 days later. Not the case any longer. Not only can I do these distances back-to-back, I feel like I can take on longer runs without needing a lengthy recovery time. I'm pretty much sold on this product but damn, it's expensive.

So while I'm looking forward to getting my runs on this week, I'm also cautiously awaiting my travel next week. I really don't want to be sick again. I'm already several weeks behind in training and another blow could be devastating. We'll see...

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