In the Hole With Bree

Here's Amy Mo and I in Lake Placid. Yes, I am really that beautiful after 23 hrs of training!

Oh Bree.... I am right in the hole next to you. Mine is manifesting itself in the form of GI distress. Liquid both ways... and that's all I shall say. It's hard to say what will correct this form of self destructive hanging out in the holeness.... well there is one thing that will.

Our biggest four letter word.

REST.

Now we have to be very careful about how we treat this kind of syndrome. An antibiotic will only be effective if there is something (a bacteria) to treat. An antibiotic will do nothing against a viral illness. An antibiotic will do nothing for me in GI hell.

Rest will. Great nutrition will. Sleep will. Hydration will. Good vitamins will. But no mega doses of vitamins.... your body will only absorb so much. Take extra and watch the color of your pee change.

This is the tango we dance as athletes who walk the fine line. Overtraining can result in injury or illness. The cure is rest. How long to rest? Take it day by day. Knowing that this is how a big week and not a fast enough recovery manifests itself for me.... I know a day of rest will be sufficient. Maybe 2, we will see.

Not only will you return to health if you find some R&R... your body will actually be able to absorb the heavy load of work you did do. Which is the point. If we keep thrashing ourselves that work doesn't get absorbed and the hole gets deeper. Making climbing out of it ever so interesting.

So remember..... rest, fluids, nutrition, and see the doctor. Only they will truly know if an antibiotic is actually necessary!