3K with Headache 😐

[Instructor57]

So luckily today was my short run day !

My last 2 runs had been a 10K then a 5K so today I planned to do 3 or 3.5K

Perhaps as well as I wasen't really feeling it this morning, but with the weather forecast for tomorrow then I thought I'd better get a run in today .

I took a couple of decongestants about 1 hour before my run .

It's a shame I wasen't 100 % as the weather today was just right ! Ahh well it was at least a run .

Thankfully my head started to clear as I was around 2.5K and now I feel quite a bit better .

It's not a seasonal thing , I have sinus problems all year round and have done all my adult life .

I had planned on doing the NRC Fartkek run but then decided probably best not to push it today

So 3K done , no problems other than the headache, infact I was happy with my pace ,

One thing I have certainly learnt in the almost 12 months of running is listen to your body!

So , water drank , stretches done and a big mug of tea made .

No plans for the rest of the day other then watching F1 this afternoon , oh and I might wash the car as I have a pupil taking his driving test on Tuesday .

The aircraft picture is one I found from some time ago , I used to be on the flight test crew at British aerospace Woodford .

The picture is a Nimrod MR2, I flew on this aircraft XV254 Testing the AQS 901 Sonics system 😁

Happy running 😁

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

3k is 3k I57 - especially when you start out feeling a bit meh! Love the pic- my late Dad flew the Nimrod’s illustrious predecessor, the Shackleton , for a gazillion years!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thanks ! Oh that's interesting , was he in the RAF ?

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Yes he was - RAF St Mawgan is home port!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

I knew St Mawgan well (From the air ) 😁

[nowster Graduate10]

I'm a fellow sinus sufferer, and continue to be one even after surgery in 2007.

Paracetamol sometimes eases things on its own, leading to "drainage". (TMI?)

For difficult ones, I usually find a Lemsip dries things up enough for comfort.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Yes, I actually turned down surgery many years ago !Talking of TMI, I actually have a sinus irrigation system that I use when really bad 😁

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Ditto! I saw a specialist nurse a couple of years ago. Little sachets you need to dissolve in warm boiled water and use a special squeezy bottle to gently squirt into each nostril.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

This is a pumped system ,

Sinus irigation

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Ooh! Fancy!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

*TMI ALERT*Its a strange sensation pumping up one nostril and feeling your head fill up then draining down the other side 🤣🤣🤣

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

I’m glad you made it out and that you’re feeling a bit more chipper now. I did about the same distance the other day, just wasn’t feeling it, but was so glad I got out there. That’s a very cool job you used to have! 👍👏🏼🏃‍♂️😊

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

Thanks , I certainly feel glad I went ! That job was great , although some scary moments sometimes on test flights 🤣

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Glad you managed to get out for your 3k - despite that horrid headache.

Nice photo. You are a man with a really interesting history.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

Thank you , at least the headache cleared !I have had a few interesting jobs over the years , I was at British aerospace straight from school and stayed there 16 years 😁