There was no long run for me yesterday. Not on the roads, not in the pool, not even a cycling class. I swapped my usual pre-long run Sunday coffee for green tea and honey. And while not being able to get out there felt like a knife in my heart, a part of me secretly savored the aspect of spending as much time as I pleased with the Sunday paper.
I am still so darn sick. This truly is the first time in forever that I haven’t at least gotten to the gym on a Sunday. My fever is simmering instead of raging but I’m still achy and I swear I pulled something in my back from the incessant hacking. And the clock to Boston waits for noone. Ok enough whining.
Since I have nowhere to go I thought maybe now would be a good time to share with you how I crawled out of the ditch of despair I’d fallen into, became a runner and dropped 50 pounds. But actually I’m afraid if I wrote it now, it would be the meds talking so probably not a good idea. One of these days…
Training Recap: Swimsuit Edition
Monday: USRD Thing 2 home sick
Tuesday: Kettleworx DVDs: Cardio, Fast Abs, Core, Thing 2 home sick
Wednesday: SRD Thing 2 home sick
Thursday: Kettleworx DVDs: Cardio, Legs, Hips, Thing 2 home sick
Friday: Ladder in the pool, 1600m, 3200, 2x800m Thing 2 finally better but I got sick
Saturday: USRD sick
Sunday: USRD sick
Notes: Sorry not much of a swimsuit edition but that pool ladder was hard. And the lifeguard jumped in and rescued someone in the next lane, how’s that for exciting? He was a very old man doing some sort of rehab therapy but still I felt the slightest bit of ‘brotherhood’ with him after the Disney water park tidbit I mentioned in my last post.
Anyway, onward! It’s a new month, I am channeling every confidence my achilles is strong and ready to run this week, and I’m gonna tear it up (carefully) out there and regain some ground!
I hope you get better soon. Something exciting for me is that my daughter is turning 2 this week and I get spring break at the end of the month 🙂
feel better marica!! enjoy the rest!
something exciting for me is that my dad will start his half marathon training with me….we've hooked up a schedule for us both to see (he is 4 hrs away) and we'll be coordinating runs. so we'll be training "together" but not together 🙂 i'm excited!
Feel better soon! Take it easy!
Yay Sarah! That is so awesome you and your dad will do 'parallel' training! So cool!
get well soon!
Sorry you're sick – feel better soon!
hope you gett better soon!! 🙂
i've got a 5K race at the end of this month. i'm hoping for a PR – and super excited to be crossing the finish line at the 50 yard line of East Tennessee's sports mecca Neyland Stadium.
feel better being sick is the worst! i have a 20 mile race at the end of the month as a last-long-run prep for boston that i'm excited for but really nervous too. oh and spring break is in t-12 days. i'm pretty excited for that 🙂
Get better soon!!!
I hope you feel better soon! Don't feel bad about skipping your Sunday workout…your body needs to rest in order to get better!
March already, hard to believe. I'm excited about a half marathon and 30K race this month… also hoping to see some signs of Spring!
Hope you feel better soon!!
Happy March! so sorry you're still feelin' sick. not fun. at all. ugh. but very wise of you to lay low and rest!
And I'm STOKED to bring on March! woo-hoo! I have my first OD tri in 4 wks (end of march, but still march!)
feel better chica!
Okay, girl, it is time you got a break, this is getting ridiculous and we need you running!!! I'm not sure what a Sunday paper is but I am truly glad you took pleasure in something so you didn't go stir-crazy. I know how that dumb old cold thing wants to stick around, but hang in there cuz it sounds like he's getting a little tired of hanging around. I'm just excited it's no longer February, that was not a good month for me so glad to rip that month off my calendar. I'm just taking re-entry back one day at a time. Hope you're feeling better soon, chica!! I'm rooting for you big time!
I hope you feel better soon. Your wise to rest and not push it.
I hope you feel better soon.
I'm so excited for March to finally be here. I want to up the runs and do some CELEBRATING!! 🙂
Oh man. Get better!
Sorry you are still feeling sick. I will pray that you feel better soon and are up and at em. March means a new outlook on my running and over all goals. I do this in March since the weather starts to get better. Jan and Feb don't count. lol. Plus being back off vacation helped me re-establish my running goals. Great post.
Hang in there and take good care of yourself! Eat lots so you have energy to fight this thing off!
Hi Marcia,
What the heck, you are still not feeling well!?! I hope that you start to feel better soon! You are still doing a great job of keeping up with your training…I am impressed:) Take care of you and hang in there:)
Hope you're feeling better soon! Keep drinking the green tea and honey x
That stuff is going around out here in NorCal, too! Feel better! And yay for Friday – hope you're up to it when the time comes 🙂
heheh i loved the day the earth stood still (the OLD one- didn't see the new one). so you got really sick, huh!!!! rest _ recover dahhhlin!!!
Feel better soon!
it's daylight savings month and in theory it's supposed to get warmer! march is a great month 🙂
hope you feel better!
Feel better soon! March is bound to be better.
You did great during your hectic week with sick kids and then getting sick yourself. Resting a few days will help prep you for the rest of your training, particularly for Friday. Very exciting. Hope you feel better soon! Hang in there!
Your body apparently needs this time to recoup. Hang in there! Green tea sounds nice about now
I feel for you! I hate being sick… get well soon! I am anxious to hear the story of the climb from ditch of despair, the loss of 50 pounds, and how you became an amazing runner that has qualified for Boston! You are my inspiration- thank you!
Sorry that you are feeling so bad! Hope you are well soon!
I'm excited for warmer weather. I am so ready to break out the shorts!
Sick! This is no good. Unacceptable in fact. Make sure you hold this against Thing 2 later in life and exact your revenge.
Get well soon! Here's to hoping for better things in March. (thanks for the comment btw…)