There's just no way around it, nothing more to do to fight it, it's not going away anytime soon, blah....I'm sick. As much as I've tried to ignore it, avoid it, pretend I don't notice it, it's really here to stay. Can't breathe, hacking up a lung, glamorous baritone voice, dripping faucet, that about sums it up. So, what I thought I could overcome has now overcome.
Friday my middle child was home sick with a fever so all I was able to do was run a quick 4 miles, and that was a struggle. I could tell my lungs were screaming for me to go home while my nose refused to let any air enter, it was a battle. Once the massive headache began, I knew I couldn't fight through this cold anymore so I took off Saturday and Sunday from all exercise. In fact, the only exercise I performed for those two days was walking to the bathroom to blow my nose. I haven't spent two days in bed probably since last year, I am beginning to feel like I'm wasting away!! Spending the entire weekend in bed is not my ideal weekend, but it was what my body needed.
This morning, waking from yet another restless night, I popped two Excedrine (yes, that's 125mg of caffeine) and I'm hoping for some relief. Today is my scheduled 22 mile run and my friend Linda is planning to bike it with me!! I know this sounds like an absurd idea, but as of now, I'm planning on running. Call me crazy but with only 19 days till marathon day I'm not thinking I can take more than 2 days off right now. But, I'm also willing to listen to my body (if it yells loudly enough), so we'll do a mile-by-mile assessment and see how far I can handle.
Stay tuned. :)
Happy Monday
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