30+ DRC 302

Two days after what was supposed to be a milestone, my joints ache. Never really knew weather could make me feel like this.

And why is it a milestone? Idunnoknow. I guess because it has a couple of zeros in it. It's only a couple of days difference from today, which really isn't much of a difference.

So, yay me! THREE HUNDRED AND TWO straight days of running at least a mile a day!

Ok. Now that THAT is out of the way.

I've been achin' bad these last couple of days. It's not the exercises I've been doing. I've cut back on those because of the achy-ness (am I spelling "achy" right?). It seems to have come along with the muggier weather we've been having this last week. I've woken up sore before, but this is ridiculous!

I once asked my chiropractor (whom I haven't been to in over a year. Awesome!) if weather could really affect joint pain. He replied with an affirmative. He said gas bubbles can build up in the joints, and with changes in air pressure, the bubbles can cause stress in the joints.

Isn't biological science awesome? Ugh.

So . . .  the joint pain . . .


Once I get moving, I feel better. But it got bad enough Saturday morning that I didn't want to move much. I had intended to get up earlier for an 8am run. It was hard, I'm not gonna lie. But I convinced myself that it would go away once I got moving. It did, but it took half a mile of pain to get through. Not fun.

But then again, certain types of pain I'm a wuss about:

• I've sliced my hand open, no problem. A few stitches and I was good as new.
• I've dislocated my shoulder. Ow, but was lucky enough to have a paramedic on the opposing roller hockey team set it back in. That felt worse than the the popping out. Bastard friends all had a good laugh at it. Jerks. But it was something relatively quick and the soreness after wasn't horribly bad.
• I've had my wrist broken (roller hockey again) where I was doped up in time at the clinic to not really feel it. After the surgery a couple of days later, I was given this massive bottle of vicodin. Took'em for a couple of days and stopped. I'd rather deal with the pain than the stoppage . . . if you catch my meaning (and I made a couple of hundred bucks selling 'em). I think the statute of limitations is in effect by now.

Looking back on those incidences, and many others, I've dealt with them ok. I don't know why the joint pain is buggin' the crap outta of me now considering all the past stuff. Weird.

 I'm going to have to look into what may be going on. My upper body isn't as bad as my legs, but there is a bit of it buggin' me.

Is it age?

Am I finally gettin' old that I'm gonna be complaining of joint pain?!

Is that wood box not too far in my future?

Nah! At least not if I can prevent it!

GD

p.s.
no time to check. run smiley :)