My rant for today- Being sick!

[KSH]

I think MANY of you can join in with this rant for today.

What is up with everyone being sick? And then those sick people pass their germs to the healthy ones... making them sick.

Being sick by itself sucks. It sucks even more because it cuts into training time! I already had to take Feb 8th to Feb 12th off because of a cold.

And now today... my throat is sore and I feel drained. DANG IT! I can't get sick for a 2nd time in one month. Can I?

Here's how I see it... everyday I miss a training session is one step further away from doing an IM in 08. I can't keep missing weeks at a time. I have to get my running base up for my Olympic distance in May and I can't do that if I keep getting sick.

I am crossing my fingers and toes that I won't get a full on cold this time. I am going to try to run tonight as planned. If I need to miss a workout, then I can cut into my swim yardage without doing too much damage to my training.

[rocknrollgirl]

I have been teaching high school for 19 years. And in those 19 years, I can count on one hand the times I have been sick. I have been sick three times since Sept.

Now the first thing that would spring to mind is...Oh but you are training harder this year. Actually I checked my training logs for prior years and I am really not training much harder.

I asked the doc when I was there last week, and she said that the kids came back sick in Sept and have been sick ever since. There has not been a break this year.

So I feel your pain...this was a bad one this time too. Fever, head, throat, chest.

It started with a sore throat so be careful.
Lots of bad bugs out there.

[spokewench]

KSH: Hang in there. Even if you get sick again, you will be able to do your IM in 2008! We all have to adjust our training because of sickness, or work life getting in the way, or whatever. If you are feeling sick, rest as much as possible, get over it as well as you can and then hit your training again. We all get caught up in our training schedules, but you have to go with the flow when you have to, i.e. when you get sick. Use this as good rest time and you will come back stronger than before.

Here to hoping that you are not coming down with another cold! But you will be fine and your goals are still achievable.

[Tri Girl]

Sorry you're sick again, KSH! Sheesh- that wind blowing 80 mph sure doesn't help any. I think all sick people should be quarantined (ok- not really, but keep your germs to yourself already).

I, too, teach and I've been really sick this year. I've used all 10 of my sick days (ridiculous, I know) and I just had to use #11 last week. Just plain silly. I've probably stayed home a couple times when I could've gone and toughed it out, but it's just so hard to be "on" and entertaining when you feel like crap. I've only been teaching 10 years, but I was really sick my first year, and now my 10th. Makes sense what you were saying RNRGirl. Those crazy kids and their crazy germs...

KSH- rest up. Don't stress too much about missing training. I learned a few weeks ago that if you push it when your body's not really ready, you'll only be sick for longer.

Take care, ladies...

[rocknrollgirl]

I wonder what makes it such a bad year. I am a Bio teacher, and I will be dipped if I can figure out any biological reason.

It is stinky, that is for sure.

[emily_in_nc]

Everyone around me at work has been sick on and off for months. Sneezing, coughing, hacking. I'm a bit of a germaphobe and cringe every time I hear another cough. I'm washing my hands even more than ever.

So far, I've been lucky and well. Not even a leetle cold. KNOCK WOOD.

Get well, all!

Emily

[KSH]

Well... I went to get my run on.

But I didn't have socks. So I ran without. HUGE MISTAKE!

I now have 2 blisters on my arches... and it hurts to stand and walk. DUH!

On the upside... I might be fighting this cold off!