A write-off

I woke up at 5am today, completely congested...day 5 for the cold from hell! Will it ever end?

I haven't run since last Sunday and I don't think I'll be running my scheduled 8k run today. I can't breathe through my nose at all, I'm coughing and generally feel like shit!

Perhaps my body is telling me it's run down from the training I did for the half marathon earlier in the month. Sometimes a break is good. I must admit the usual aches and pains in my legs, hips, knees and feet have just about disappeared.

So I think I'll listen to my body for once, get completely over this cold, write this week of training off and start fresh Monday.

Ian has a solid week planned for me with 6 consecutive days of running, including a speed session and an 11k run next Sunday for a total of 48k.

I'll be ready to go!

Down and out!

I woke up this morning with my head feeling like it was going to explode and I'm sure I could have roasted marshmallows on my throat!

So I called in sick, took some more Cold FX (hey I'm not going to give up on it just because of one cold) and climbed back into bed.

I barely heard Anne and the kids getting ready for work and school. And while I didn't sleep all the time, I basically stayed in bed most of the day.

In addition to a lost day of work, I missed a scheduled 8k run today. That concerns me as my race is exactly one month from today. And while this is only my second missed run since I started training with Ian, missing a run or runs at this stage can really impact my performance in the half marathon next month.

Perhaps I pushed the issue yesterday and should have listened to my body...it knew I was sick and needed rest. One of these days I'll listen.

Nothing I can do about it now except get to bed early tonight, take more Cold FX and keep my fingers crossed that I'll b ready to go tomorrow.