AM - 11 2450 x 2 and Arctic Circle with a few laps thrown in here and there. A little sluggish at first, but it felt okay. This will be my only run for the day as we have a meet in Cedar and I don't want to push it too much just yet until I am sure I am feeling better all the way. (cumulus orange 345.4) As I ran, I thought back to previous years and realized that I often get sick at this time of year. Last year, I am not so sure (Pre-blog and didn't keep that good of records), but it seemed like I developed a bit of an ear-infection around this time that affected me for about a week. 2005, I was pretty sick for 3 weeks leading up to Top of Utah, and it really wiped me out. I think it is a combination of things: not as much time to rest (being at school), being in close proximity with many kids, and needing more rest because teaching really takes it out of me. Now that I am seeing a little trend, I will watch out for it next year and try to prepare for it better. | 