As I noted in yesterday’s post, I have been suffering (and making those around me suffer) from a bad cold for the past week. So I haven’t been running. I know! After that magnificent jaunt up the hill to Herkimer County Community College, increasing my run time by the recommended ten percent, I slacked off for six days. Disgraceful!
Well, this morning I was feeling better. Still not 100%, but definitely on the mend. I knew what I had to do.
I wanted to do it early, in case I relapsed as the day wore on. It was at least 40 degrees, so I felt confident running in shorts and a t-shirt. I put a headband on. Keeps the hair out of my eyes and covers my ears if they get cold. Off I went.
Right away my hands were cold. My outfit was OK, but if I could have added a pair of big old mittens to it, it would have been grand. No matter, I didn’t need to use my hands for anything. Let them get stiff; they’ll warm up later.
I ran in a different direction from what I usually run. I had an idea I wanted to get a pedicure later so thought I’d run by two places that do pedicures and see what hours they’re open. Running with a purpose, how do you like that? One place, the Hot Spot, opens at 11 a.m.; the other, Luxury Nails, is closed Sundays. I made a mental note and ran on.
It really wasn’t too hard, running along bare, fairly level sidewalks. I didn’t feel as if I’d taken a week off. Not like beginning again at all. I should know: I stop running and begin again all the time. But now I’m registered for the Boilermaker. They’ve reached their ceiling of 14,000 runners, too. It would be too bad of me not to run, since I have perhaps taken a slot away from somebody else.
So I ran along, thinking about the Boilermaker and wondering what it would be like this year. Warmer than 40 degrees, probably. My hands still weren’t happy with me, but the rest of my body warmed up all right. I didn’t run any hills. I thought, convalescent from a cold and not running for six days, why push too hard? I ran for the length of time I had run before last Sunday, before I added the ten percent. That wasn’t so bad, I thought. I can put that ten percent back in by the end of the week.
It was a pretty uneventful run. But I thought I’d write a post about it, in case anybody was wondering. Yes, I’m still running. Still training for the Boilermaker. Colds and decongestants can slow me down, but they can’t stop me!
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