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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Sick

The damn malady going through our area hit both my wife and me yesterday.  I am very sick, with a fever of 100.3, achy all over, phglemy, coughing and sneezing.

I was bound and determined to keep running although this morning I did my five miles in a pattern:  I did three miles, then because I was exhausted and hurting, I rested about five minutes and did another mile, then rested and did the final mile.  Today was the first day in a long time that I absolutely did not want to run at all.  But I needed to force myself so as to keep going.  I am glad I did, although I had to modify it to a 3+1+1 pattern.  That still counts as five.  And for how badly I currently feel, it was the best I could do.

I am going to take an aspirin and lay down for an hour.  I have class to teach, but it is not until 10:30 today.  I can let some of the b*llsh*t paperwork I had planned to do this morning, slide for a bit.  But, of course, I have to also get crap ready for the Department Meeting tomorrow most all of the rest of today after class.

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6 comments:

  1. Sorry you and your wife have caught 'it.' I hope it doesn't last very long. Take care and get better!

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  2. Yuk!!! Or like most being sick is no fun.
    Wishing you a speedy recovery.

    Coffee is on

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  3. You are a true runner. Some of us will use any excuse to avoid exercise. Being sick is at the top of the list. Take care of yourself and get well soon.

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  4. Not really a runner... more of a person who fears stopping something it was hard to develop in myself. Approximately 3300 days of doing it every day (5 miles, initially walking, now running).

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