Sick

This week has dragged on. It all started on Tuesday with the onset of a terrible cold. Did a 14 mile hike up Grasshopper Peak with some friends. I thought the fatigue was from getting up early and my allergies, so I went along. I'm glad they're a little bit slower than I normally am because I was dragging, badly.

Did you know that it had been exactly one year, to the day that I had a cold. My most recent cold occurred a week before the Equinox Marathon. Is it that my immune system is stronger than most? Some people think so. Personally, I think it's because I'm no longer teaching and hanging out in a germ cesspool every day at work.

That night, I was in bed at 8pm and didn't wake until noon the next day. Wednesday was tempo run day. Running with a cold seems to help the symptoms so away I went. During the warm-up, I convinced myself to run whatever tempo miles I could do.



With one mile to warm up, I made it 4.5 miles pretty well. Matt and Alex were running a tempo on the same spot I was, and I was surprised at how long it took for them to finally drop from sight. By mile 4.5, I had enough. I was feeling dizzy. Often when I have a cold, I lose my appetite, eating and drinking far less than usual. Dizziness was not at all surprising.

So despite a cold, it was still a successful day in my book.

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What do you do when you have a cold? Most of the time, I park myself on the couch with a water bottle, box of tissues, and a cozy blanket. Since I've got pregnant friends up the wazoo right now, the crochet projects have joined me and my Kleenex on the couch.

I wish I could make one of these in my size!! :)

One finished baby package to mail out.