Cursed Realm of the Faceless Ghost

I'm more or less back on track today. I was supposed to run my mile repeats this morning at about 6:00/mile, but I quickly realized that that wasn't going to happen, so I slowed them down to about 6:30. I'm still feeling a bit congested and I have the occasional phlegmy cough, but otherwise I feel okay and my run reflected that. I hope to be back up to full speed by next week, if not sooner, but for now I'll be happy to keep completing my workouts a little more slowly.

I was sort of still on track today. But I overslept, and since we were going to be out tonight and there would be no time to run later, I had to make do with what I could. I was supposed to run six easy miles, but instead I ran five and I ran them faster than normal. I can still feel that I'm sick, but I'm getting better. I hope to have this kicked by the start of next week. 

I've heard that it's supposed to warm up sometime this week. I hope that means I get a chance to do my long run outside this weekend. 

My lower legs have been pretty sore for the last few days, which is troubling. I probably shouldn't be out hammering hard until that gets better. But with as bad a start as I've had over the past week and a half, I couldn't bear to miss another workout, so I ignored the pain and ran my 800s as planned. I ended up with a bit of heal striking to reduce the discomfort, and I got through the workout in one piece. For the rest of the week I have nothing but easy miles planned, so I'll take them very easy, then rest on Sunday, and hope things are better on Monday. If they're not, I may have to miss a few more days next week. 

Today was a lot like Tuesday. I was supposed to run six miles easy, but instead I ran five. But unlike on Tuesday, it wasn't because I didn't have time. It was because I didn't have motivation. And also my leg still hurts. 

Another four miles, and I felt a little better than I did the last few nights. That's because my leg didn't hurt as much. That sounds like it could be a good thing, but the reason that my leg didn't hurt was that my leg has gone numb. I noticed a few hours ago that it felt like it had gone to sleep, and it still feels that way. That can't be a good thing, but I don't know what to make of it. 

My leg was still numb today, and I had a headache. I sinus infection, from the feel of it. Plus, we're giving talks at Church tomorrow, which means we had to prepare for those. By the time it came down to it, I just didn't want to run tonight, so I didn't. 

My training is looking pretty dismal so far.