Training Day 19: Running with Germs

I haven't skipped the gym in about 2 years, but this cold has totally wiped me out. After calling in sick to work and lying around all day feeling like a balloonhead, I finally peeled myself out of bed around 3pm. I knew that if I didn't at least try to run today then I would have to make it up tomorrow, and I couldn't relax thinking about it. Even as I pulled on my workout clothes I wasn't sure if I was going to make it out the door, but I'm very glad I did--the weather was beautiful and otherwise I would have missed the entire day. So I walked over to the neighborhood park with the plan that I would just see how far I could get, and not even try for a good time or anything. Somehow I ran (well, jogged) 14 times around the park and then ran back home and mapped it on the USATF site. I've been a little too generous with my mapping up until today, and what I thought would be 4+ miles was actually 3.67. Still a pretty good run for a sick day. Tomorrow I may or may not go to school so that will determine whether I do cross-training or just some afternoon yoga. But next week is Spring Break so hopefully I'll be over my cold and ready to run!