"If we don't suffer enough we won't remember it."

4.5 miles @8:04 pace.  My lack of sleep the last few nights has caught up to me and I'm getting a head cold!

8 miles @ 7:00 pace.  I would have gone 10, but didn't have the time and also thought it would be better for me to do less since I'm a little sick.

8 miles, slower than Tuesday.  Still sick.

6 miles with Marie and Amanda, avg 7:35 pace.  I was about to text them saying I wasn't running when I got the message they were coming to my house.  I couldn't believe how bad I felt.  My whole body was weak and tired.  My legs ached like the end of a marathon after only 3 miles.  At one point I said, "I would ask to slow down, but we're not even going fast!"  I truely wanted to walk home after only 4 1/2 miles.  I had a nap later that morning.  I've needed a nap every day for a week now, and finally got one.

Got to bed early the night before thinking I could maybe do a run today.  Woke up at 6:00 a.m., thought about how bad I felt the day before and how cold it was and went back to bed.  Slept until 9:00 a.m.  I showered, sat in my office visiting with my uncle and helping him with his tax return for a few hours, ate lunch and watched a few minutes of TV, then took a nap for two hours.  I was still tired when I went to bed at night.  I'm not running again until I feel better.