Thursday, August 28, 2025

Congested but Not Defeated

 Extreme congestion has me feeling pretty miserable today. The cold seems to be staying in my head (for now) and hasn’t made its way into my lungs (yet), but I decided to play it safe and call it a rest day. Of course, “rest day” in my world still meant a brisk 3+ mile walk at a 12:37 pace, with an average HR of 108.

I felt okay this morning, but by afternoon things really hit me, and I’m downright BLAAHHHHH. Fingers crossed I can shake this off quickly—I’d hate to lose momentum now, especially with how well training has been going. Thankfully, I already hit my 100-mile goal for the month, so if I need to dial it back for a few days, I can do it guilt-free.

Hopefully, I’ll be back here in a day or two writing about my next great run. But you never know—this could just as easily end up being the point where I look back months from now and think, oh yeah, that’s when I got sick and everything fell apart.

I’d like to believe I’m in a strong enough place with my training and goals that it won’t come to that. Still, based on past experience, I can’t help but wait for the other shoe to drop.




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