Swine Flu

I am pretty sure that Gavin and I ended up with the swine flu last week. We were not tested but it is going around town like crazy. We were sick for a whole week and this week we are still feeling tired and drained. So obviously running has not been going well. I tried to run at the beginning of last week when I was still in denial about being sick, body aches, being very tired, and the chills? Flu? I don't think so, yeah right! Once I finally came to terms with the fact that I was sick I didn't run anymore and I tried to get lots of rest. Fortuneatly JR was home and he took Brooklyn out on a Daddy/daughter date Friday. I don't know how but neither one of them got sick and she needed to get out of the house.

Finally on Monday I tried running again, I managed 3 miles before I was toast. I ran 4 on Tuesday, did Jillian's shred video on Wednesday, and barely did 3 yesterday. Today I had a long run with some friends, they both have races coming up the next couple of weeks and we planned on running 12. It was 34 degrees this morning with winds at 26mph and bursts of 38mph. We still decided to tough it out and it wasn't too bad, just depended on where the road turned. I could only handle 6 though, I was still tired and my lungs are sore? I know that sounds weird I'm just not sure how to describe it. I'm planning on taking tomorrow off and hopefully will be back to myself on Sunday.

My friend is trying to convince me to run the Rock and Roll Marathon in Pheonix in January. That's only 11 weeks away, I'm not sure if I'm up for that. I did sign up for the Pile on the Miles challenge for November, I am hoping it helps me get out of this funk I'm in. It better, I won't be getting very many miles in if I continue to feel this way!