An Update From the Beach

The past week and a half has been rough on me.  My cold ended up with me seeing the doc last Thursday so that I could get some meds to knock it out faster since we were leaving Saturday morning for Orange Beach, AL.  It helped.  A lot.  But I still can't shake this cough.  I can still feel some stuff down in my chest when I cough but nothing comes up.  (Mental picture much?)  I also occasionally get short of breath for short periods of time and all I'm doing is sitting.  I imagine it's somewhat how people begin to feel when they are claustrophobic and about 15 people get in the elevator with them.  And the fluid in my ears keeps moving and popping really loud while making me feel like I have cotton in my ears.

Needless to say (but I will anyway), I haven't ran a single mile in almost two weeks.  I should be running 12 miles this coming Sunday but there is no way.  I'll be lucky to run the nine my running buddy suggested but I will finish it.  It may be walking mostly but I will do it!  I almost felt like a run this afternoon until I had that shortness of breath thing on our dolphin boat cruise followed by an unproductive coughing fit.  

On the plus side I've done well controlling my calories but my water intake has sucked....for lack of a better word.  I have all this bottled water we bought so I could take it with me and I forget I even have it half the time.  By dinner I'm dying of thirst.  The food hasn't been remotely healthy.  Except maybe the grilled fish I had a couple of nights in a row but I've tried to keep everything under as best I can.  

It's kind of felt nice not being on a training schedule but I'm itching to get out there and go just a couple of miles.  Here's to hoping I'll be back in the groove by Sunday afternoon and that I won't irritate my almost well condition and cause a relapse.