A Hurting Friend

A friend of mine that I have known for 30+ years is in the hospital with congestive heart failure.  It makes me feel sad for him and his family.  I hope he recovers and is stronger again. 

I am feeling a bit under the weather at the moment.  I am achy all over and have a sore throat and feel like I have swollen glands.  Of the two primary probable ailments...  an upper respiratory infection or an allergic response to the pollen levels rising exponentially in my region, I am hoping it is an allergic reaction.  That would be the shorter lasting of the two.  I usually have little to no problems with allergies, except during the first onset of the season... And, then the allergic feelings are sporadic.  

I still forced myself to jog two of the five miles. Today and got my heart rate going to 150, so that is good.  I am aiming to try to jog some every day now instead o just walking.  If I can get a high enough consistency number with jogging, I will be able to force myself into I even when I lack some gumption.  I figure if I can get to the magic number of 25 days in a row of jogging at leas two miles of my five miles total, I may have enough consistency to keep it going come hell or high water.  I remember feeling the sense of commitment with walking setting into me at about day 25, and hell,  I am getting closer and closer to 3000 now.

As I sit and finish this typing while having a pipe, my heart rate is 62.  Not bad at all, especially while having a damn pipe. 

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