Raynauds…what!? and Weekly Recap!

So about 2 months, right before I was leaving town for a ski weekend, two of my finger tips turned white and went tingly! This lasted for about 10 minutes and then they turned blue. I had NO idea what was happening! Luckily I didn’t think about it much since I was busy for the whole weekend. However, about a week later it happened again! Then, it kept happening and more frequently. Sometimes one finger, sometimes four, sometimes left hand, sometimes right. Here’s my finger one day on the light rail on the way home from work. I wish I had taken more pics!

White, can't feel finger and tingly!

Blue, blood returns, feeling again!

So I started researching it, and I wasn’t coming up with anything good – except that blood couldn’t get to my finger tips so it turns white and tingly and then when the blood goes back it turns blue and you regain feeling. I was freaking myself out I was diabetic and was going to lose my fingers. After one of my many searches, I can across another runners blog with the same symptoms and she said it was Raynauds! So I started googling Raynauds and running and came across other blogs and forums with lots of people this happens to! Especially when it is cold, your fingers (and sometimes toes) don’t get circulation and get white and tingly and loose feeling. After weeks, Aaron finally convinced me to go to the doctor after it happened twice in one week. I had been delaying going, and I was trying to form a pattern when it would happen. After chocolate? After a walk? Always after work?

I told the doc my symptoms, without leading on I did my internet research and thought it was Raynauds. The first thing she suggested was Raynauds Disease! So we did some blood work to rule out any autoimmune ‘stuff’ causing it and everything came back fine. So at this point, it is just more of a nuisance. I have to keep an eye on it in case it becomes more frequent or happens for longer. But really, nothing is wrong. Hopefully with spring and summer on its way, it won’t happen as often. Although it did happen on my walk to yoga last night, and it was so nice out!

So on to the fun stuff!

You may remember my awesome motivational calendar to kick-start tri training. So far, the week has gone fairly well according to schedule! 

Planned schedule for this week

Sunday – 4.5 mile run – still felt really hard, but got did my Wash Park route in between Easter cooking chaos and it was great to get out

Monday – AM: 750m swim – yay pool!
PM: Yoga – Pigeon pose is NOT my friend. Sometimes I feel like I am really good at yoga, and then someone throws in a pose involving my hamstrings…those guys are NOT flexible (yet :-) )

Tuesday – 3 miles hill/speed training on treadmill. I couldn’t do as big of an incline or as fast as before race/giving blood – but feeling better each time.

Wednesday – Lunch: 40 minute spin – use ‘indoor cycling’ app and I love it!
PM: Yoga - Raynauds after I walked there… 

Ready, set, spin!

Thursday – AM: 1000m swim – planned was 750m but felt good so I kept going!
PM – Wash Park Run after work – 65, sunny and gorgeous – I love Denver! This was a very mental run. 2 laps, 5 miles. It hurt, it was hard, but I knew I had to just keep going! I'm so glad I did :-) Came home and AA had cooked some amazing steaks, with asparagus and quinoa! YUM!

Post 5 miler today!

Weekend Outlook!

Bachelorette Party in NYC – oh boy! I’m a bridesmaid in one of my best friend’s wedding from high school this summer so this weekend we are all meeting in NYC. Luckily my other bf lives in Denver so we are traveling together. BUT that means a big damper on my training! Normally I like to fit it my fitness, but with 12 other girls (that I don’t know) I may feel intimated to go throw on my running shoes (and more likely won’t feel like it). So I’m hoping for maybe a short 3 mile run at some point. Maybe a quick bike ride before the plane tomorrow?


Does anyone else have Raynauds? Is it more common than I knew?

How do you fit in training during a weekend away with friends?