Well, y’all know I ran the 3 Bridges Marathon last Saturday. I set out on a nice marathon recovery plan to start the week and on Sunday I ran a slow 2 miles:
Monday, I walked 2 miles and my legs felt great. I was recovering nicely!
Tuesday was a running rest day, but I completed 30 minutes of yoga that was pretty awesome. I was feeling pretty awesome about life.
Wednesday, was awful. When I woke up, I felt like there was something suffocating me from the inside of my lungs. Aaron was hacking earlier in the week, and after a marathon your immune system is beat to nothing, so of course I got sick! Yippee!
I ran fever and I hacked. Ewe yuck. Here comes the most amazing part. I actually followed everyone’s advice and did not run!
Let that sink in. I did not run. Woah, I have literally ran on a broken foot (more than once). I’m getting more running mature (is that real?). I have realized that being healthy and having quality runs is more important than burning a few calories or logging a few miles.
So yeah, I’ve been sick. It has not been fun. I did go to Walmart today because we were totally out of food. I have fever again. More Yippee!!!! It is the kind of hacking cough that gets worse when you get hot. Nothing will stop the coughing unless I bust outside on the porch.
Ok, I am not going to say anything else negative. Sorry, thanks for listening. One more rest day and hopefully I will be better by Monday.
What do you think?