Cursed Realm of the Faceless Ghost

Catherine and I went out for a short, easy spin on the road bikes for the first time in a while.

In the evening we went to my sister's house with the rest of my siblings for cake and Guitar Hero.

AM: I've come down with a little cold that's been going around, so I feel a bit sluggish and I've got a fierce sore throat. Fortunately it doesn't seem to affect my running much and I put in some good miles on the Slate Canyon loop.

48:52

PM: Easy run with Catherine. One lap around the Towne Centre, 3 miles total.

27:18

AM: My cold made it hard to sleep last night, and once I fell asleep a false alarm from the carbon monoxide detector woke me up, so I was slow to drag myself out of bed this morning. But I felt a lot better once I was on the road and squeezed in 6.8 miles before class. Now if I could only get rid of this sore throat . . . 

47:00 

PM: Went for an easy run through Provo with Catherine.

32:03

AM: This cold I have seems to be a slow, mellow one. It's not intense enough to put me out of commission, but it does make things uncomfortable. I've moved from the sore throat to congestion, so I felt worse on my run this morning than I have for the last couple of days. Still, the legs seem to hold up well enough.

I miss running on the trails during the week. On the other hand, I do seem to be running my road runs a lot faster these days. I wonder if there's any connection. I just hope I don't slow down too much in the mountains.

48:19

PM: We're behind in a couple of classes, which means less homework, which means time to run this evening. I ran up to the top of the Y, but I wasn't feeling so hot. I was slow, and I even had to walk a small portion. I made it from the parking lot to the top in 16:07, almost 90 seconds slower than last time.

AM: I finished studying earlier than usual last night and I thought I'd have a chance to catch up on my sleep. But I ended up needing two Sudafed and two Benadryl to get my nose to stop running, and that stuff makes me restless. I tossed and turned all night and woke up feeling pretty drained this morning. Four miles, nice and easy, no watch.

PM: Catherine and I wen t for a short, easy run together. As we were leaving our house, some girl came up to us and said, "Can I ask you guys a favor?" I asked her what and she said "Is either of you 21?" Ah, the joys of living next door to the state liquor store.

AM: I planned to run up the Y again, but I felt awful and retreated about halfway from the top. I'll blame this cold for now.

48:30

I went out for a longish road run today. Maybe it was the heat, maybe it was my cold, or maybe it was both, but I just wasn't feeling it. My stomach was not up to the task, and a as a result I didn't eat or drink anything and I lost five pounds in less than two hours. Which is not to say I ran poorly--I just felt like crap and didn't go as far as I had hoped to.

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