Sock tans

My sister went to school last week and got croup and shared it with our family as an early Christmas present. Haha just kidding, she didn't mean to, but I did end up with the virus this weekend. Hers and my other sisters were worse. So yeah, I got barely any sleep last night because I couldn't stop coughing. Maybe it was better that I didn't go to the oval today and make everyone else sick. Anyway, I just went for a short run. I was going to do more (at least 8) but I felt really crappy so I cut it short. Although I'm glad I forced myself to go for a run. Not only do I feel slightly better, I found money on the sidewalk with no one around. So naturally I picked it up. It was getting soaked in the snow anyway. It reminds me of the time I found an iPod touch on the sidewalk. I left that one where it was.

Did some loop from my house stopping by a store to get one more last minute Christmas present. Had to squeeze it in because of a family dinner.

Unfortunately no running today. I had a family Christmas party that took up most of the day, and when we got home it was dark, plus steiners not open. So I did lots of core instead. How do people take off so much time from running? I've missed two days (well three including Sunday but I don't believe in running on sundays) and I'm going crazy. Plus I feel more and more out of shape. Maybe some of it comes from the stupid Para Flu, but I still feel like crap. My throat is on fire and I have random coughing fits and can't breathe because my nose is clogged. On the plus side though its Christmas!!! Best present yet: a blender. Jk you know it's new flats. About time I got some eh? Thanks Natalie for letting me have your old ones. Maybe it's time they retire. :)

I have never felt so sick. It seems to keep getting worse. I have a huge headache on top of the sore throat, cough and congestion. I kept telling myself I could finish the whole run (I was planning on 10 a day for the rest of the week to get my mileage to something okay) but I couldn't make it halfway. I really want to be able to go 10 miles like I could just a week ago, but I can't. I went from my house up to the golf course and had to stop because of a coughing fit, then when that was over with I went to the zoo and started down Sunnyside. I got to foothill and started going along there like the VA loop until the headache I got this morning intensified and I finally just gave up, turned around and went back home. Having minor coughing fits along the way. I hate being sick. 

Should've at least tried to go running but at about 9:30 this morning my head felt like it was going to split open, and still does. Migraine. Does running help migraines or make them worse? Might be nice to know for the next time I get one.

I don't know what was with me today, but somehow I convinced myself I wasn't sick anymore. That's definitely not true. Maybe it was because my head no longer felt like it was going to explode. Which is still a good thing. Well, I was in the mood to see how fast I could run a mile. I was hoping for sub 5:40 but shouldve known there was no way. I at least expected sub 5:50. I ran to Liberty and went to the 2 mile mark. That way I could start with a slight uphill and end with a slight downhill. I got 6:14. That's so slow! I was really disappointed. Right when I finished I started to cough which proved I really am not better, but once that was over I decided to try again. Half mile was a 3:08 so I quit. Really discouraging. Granted it was cold, im still sick and slightly out of shape, and the air was bad, but I want to be able to run well again, and don't want anymore excuses. I ran back to the drinking fountain and went home via 1300 S. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to try to do that kind of a workout, but it was nice to at least change it up from just runs.