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Cough, Cough Away

So my son’s cough and cold virus has attacked me too.

WEDNESDAY:

Two days ago, I woke up with an itchy throat. My solution? An early morning 10k run at 5:50 min/km pace.

I felt great when I got home, but by afternoon, the cough had worsened. And, worse, my nose was congested.

THURSDAY:

I had a morning appointment with my trainer for strength training at the gym.  I peeled myself off the bed, added two packs of tissue in my gym bag, and crawled my way up to the 2nd floor of the gym.  I attempted to finish 10 minutes of my warm up on the elliptical only to have my gym trainer send me home.  ”Get out of here and get some rest” he said warmly, then he said “baka mahawa din kasi ako sa yo eh!” with a laugh.

I thought it best to stay home and avoid spreading this nasty virus.  But, I had hopes that it would be gone by noon time.

Coach Jim’s wife, Susan, had invited me for a run the following day, and I confirmed with her optimistic that I would be back in the pink of health by this morning.

FRIDAY (TODAY):

Nope, my combination of prayers, OJ, and double dose of vitamin C wasn’t enough to scare the cough and colds away.  I had to pass on the morning run with Susan or any other form of exercise today.  Thus, my eyebrows are glued together and I haven’t even smiled since I got out of bed.

By tomorrow, I expect to be back in fighting form for Greenfield Sunset Run. Hopefully by then, I can greet you with a smile.  Sniff sniff. Cough cough.

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9 Responses to “Cough, Cough Away”

  1. Get well soon Jaymie! :) Hope you’ll feel better tomorrow :)

    Reylynne said on Apr 23 10 at 1:00 PM Reply

  2. ..Try water therapy, drink lots of H20 from time to time. Get well soon!!!!

    Haste said on Apr 23 10 at 4:31 PM Reply

  3. Rest well madame. Your body will bounce back big time after this downtime.

    thewanderboy said on Apr 23 10 at 5:44 PM Reply

  4. I was directed here by “just a simple thought” blog. I am glad I happened upon your site. Having a cold and wanting to run can be very frustrating. I hope that you regain your head and are able to enjoy your Greenfield Sunset Run. Take care, and your gym instructor was right in sending you home. The only place you want to share that with is the bed. I don’t know which is worse : having a fever or a cold.

    Kenley Jones said on Apr 23 10 at 9:05 PM Reply

  5. Get Well Jaymie! :) see you at sunset today, hopefully.

    GET WELL!!

    kassy said on Apr 24 10 at 4:41 AM Reply

  6. Thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate that. I like your site a lot and enjoy the information, I will add it to my blog roll to keep up with it. Have a great day and keep running.

    Kenley Jones said on Apr 25 10 at 12:24 AM Reply

  7. Get well soon Jaymie, been feeling the same lately. I blame it on the weather :) Take it easy, run it off haha :P

    Luis Arcangel said on Apr 25 10 at 10:40 AM Reply

  8. get well soon… take lots of water

    ane said on Apr 26 10 at 1:25 PM Reply

  9. I have the SAME THING!!! I’m on Day 6 now, though, and I can honestly say that it’s on its way out….not using a box of tissues per day like I was last Friday!! Feel better!!! =)

    Trish said on Apr 26 10 at 8:01 PM Reply

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