First Lola was SOOO sick and of course, I was the one up with her all night, I would not have it any other way.
I got very little sleep.
I missed workouts.
My training plan shot to hell for the week.
This weekend Lola turned the corner with her illness and is on the mend. Just a bit of a cough but other than that, she is doing great.
Sunshine was on the forecast and I was so excited to take advantage of the nice weather!
THEN
I was lucky enough to catch it--Whatever critters invaded her lungs for the previous week and a half had moved into me. I felt it coming on Friday and by Saturday morning, I just knew it.
MY TURN.
I did workout Saturday morning-5+ miles on the treadmill (progressions and hills) and then worked my legs in the weight room until my glutes caught on fire (I love a good burn).
I did the best I could with the run considering how junky my lungs felt.
Dawn and I took the kids to Joker's for an afternoon of fun.
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| Lola loves that big yellow tube-slide |
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| Lola just beat me at a water gun game and she's celebrating |
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Eli climbing the rock wall |
Saturday night was not a good night of sleep-I was up coughing, coughing.
Sunday morning was a cough-fest. I spent more time coughing than I did NOT coughing. I tried to keep a positive outlook and was going to change my planned workout to an easy Zone 1/2 recovery effort brick (20 miles bike/5 miles run).
I was also hoping to make it to the Total Immersion clinic too but I would not even attempt to swim when I can breath on land.
Didn't happen. Not a single thing.
I just could not breathe. I could not stop coughing.
The only workout I got in was the tapity-tap of the keyboard while on Twitter and then turning the pages of the book, Born to Run while sacked out on the couch.
By 4pm Sunday afternoon, I broke down and drove to the pharmacy.
Time to bring out the big guns.
HELLO NYQUIL!
I don't like to take any kind of meds-ibuprofen included but I needed some sleep and I needed to stop coughing. I have not taken anything stronger than ibuprofen in about 3 years...
By 6pm I was out like a light. A full 11 hours of straignt of sleep and I woke up this morning feeling quite better! I can still feel a bit of a rattle in my chest, but wow. Much better than yesterday.
I am going to take it easy today but you betcha I'll be trying to get my sweat on...
You did enter my Ryder's Eyewear giveaway...right??
10 comments:
Oh bummers! Glad you (and Lola) are finally feeling better. I'm with you, i hate taking any meds and OTC meds even less. I have very strange & scary allergic reactions to meds and it has only gotten worse as I've gotten older.
I'm betting you get your sweat on today???
ahhh, DD is my FAVORITE.
I have a hard time taking off too. Take it easy and rest up, if you can!
It sounds like this is making the rounds. I'm hoping to stay healthy because I hate taking any meds as well. Glad to hear a good nights sleep helped.
Oh, and I'm reading Born to Run right now too. :-)
I share your pain. I've got a bug that won't quit. Feel better! Cute pics!
oh! i do hope the coughs go away 100% ASAP!!!
glad you got to catch up on some sleep though!!!
heres to a good week of training! (cough free,that is!)
I hope you feel better soon
I'm glad you are feeling alittle better. I got that cough about a month ago. I felt fine but was coughing all the time.. I thought I would never get rid of it. Hang in there.
Oh no!! Feel better soon!! I always love the pictures of you and Lola!! How do you like Born to Run? I really liked it a lot, more than I thought I would.
BLAH! So glad that you are feeling better! Keep resting and make sure you're 100%!
Hoping you are feeling better!!
Nothing. Nothing. Beats. Nyquil. Nothing.
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