H.O.T

Not much to write about this week which is good.  Here are a bunch of pictures and some words so I get off of my butt and go run :)

The theme this week with regards to running was H.O.T.  No heat acclimation for us, I guess.  Ollie isn't handling it well, so we did 1-mile loops to keep her near the water bucket.  Basically, an out and back to the end of the industrial park. Pretty boring for most, but for me, nothing a good podcast can't take care of.  At least one of the runs had a puddle she could get in about halfway.  The rest of the week, no puddle, so we did our normal walk breaks every four minutes and got it done.  The wind Sunday was really bad as well making our mileage a little shorter than we had hoped for.  Welcome to weird spring and the crazy wind in Kansas.  Two lifts this week and this happened:

This isn't the first time I hit myself with the bar, but this is the first time I've done it with that much force.  I bit my tongue on both sides and had a little swelling for a couple of days.  Just about knocked myself clean out.  Now I know how boxers feel when they get a good uppercut to the jaw.  This was on a shoulder press no less with the bar in front rack.  I've hit my nose before and grazed my chin but never right on the kisser like that.  Luckily Tony was at the shop at the time, but he was outside and I couldn't find him when it happened, so I continued my work out.  I felt this for several days in my tongue and face.  As of typing this on Sunday, I am still sore.  Just mad I didn't get any type of bruise to show for it!  

Saturday did not go to plan, but we made the best of it.  It was the first time in 7 years I wasn't working the arrive and drive at the TKQMA track and it felt so weird.  I have heard that they had record numbers and I am so excited for them to get new members, new blood, and money into the coffers.  The boys did let me go to MBC for a beer or two as we made several trips to get parts for race cars.  It helps now that right across the street there is a shop that sells vintage video games to entice Andrew to want to be down on Pontyz.  The last few years I have really been into summer beers with lime and once again, I am here for it.  Limebash at MBC is the PERFECT summer beer.  Go have one if you are in town!

And let's end on a health update?  I am a week into the estrogen patches and so far, I've had horrible cramps, horrible fatigue, and a pop-up period.  Not loving this but willing to go through it to see if this helps with my anxiety.  I have a week of doctor's appointments this coming week with another round with my PCP to check in on how all the meds are affecting me and my yearly mammogram.  Still haven't heard back from the high-risk cancer doctor that i am supposed to visit due to my score being so high on my high-risk cancer quiz.  Thanks to mom for helping me fill that out because it mainly focused on my biodad's family and their health.  I only have one living aunt on my dad's side of the family left to help us fill in the blanks.  

Have a great week y'all!