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Not my actual breakfast--I did not stop to take a picture--too busy EATING! |
I did an easy 4 miles Monday on the 'mill, then RBR and another running buddy came to my house Wednesday afternoon to run in my 'hood--very nice change of pace, as I don't usually get to run in the evenings during the week, and almost never with anyone.
Today, however, I was not feeling up for it. Youngest daughter was home the entire week last week with a cough and a fever that ranged from bearable to 103, and the dear child seems to have shared it with me. I have coughed myself silly, and in fact it is now 2:45 AM and I have not been able to get to sleep because of all the coughing. I'll also confess that I have had a series of mild panic attacks tonight as I lay in bed trying without success to fall asleep. Seems I have coughed so much this week that my muscles are worn out and I can't even make myself clear out the phlegm that has accumulated, so I feel panicky that I can't breath. I know in some portion of my brain that I am not going to suffocate, but it is still scary. It is highly likely that I will be up the entire night. That does not bode well for work tomorrow (or getting the girls safely to and from school!), or for my 7 mile run scheduled for Saturday morning.

While I am in the midst of middle of the night gut-spilling, I'm going to venture away from running for a minute to express the complete and utter SHOCK that GrazMan and I got on Tuesday when we met with the orthodontist and learned just how much braces for two children are going to cost us. FIVE figures, people. Five. Thank goodness they have an interest-free payment plan, but really, five figures?!? If you've been through this particular pain, give me a shout! Misery does, after all, love company.
So sorry to hear about your coughing...a friend of mine had those panic attacks at night from the feeling that she couldn't breathe --- I just imagine that it is a very scary feeling!
ReplyDeleteRest, rest, rest...you are trained up and missing that 7 miler will not kill your performance next weekend --- in fact, a greater taper will help you to have fresh legs for race day. You won't lose fitness - I found this out with my last half --- I did NOT want to taper as much as I did but it paid off! If you can throw in some three and four milers you will be good, in my inexperienced opinion :)
Hoping you get to rest today and feel great tomorrow for your 7 miler --- buy if you don't, then don't sweat it too much and just keep resting and go when you can.
Trust your training...you are ready! :)
You have NO idea how much I needed to hear this, Jen. I was freaking out about the 7 mile run--I don't know how I'll run tomorrow given that I ended up with less than an hour and a half's sleep last night. You're right--I'm ready for this race!
DeleteAnd yes, the panic attacks were terrible. I pride myself on being very level headed, so I felt ridiculous at 3:30 am contemplating calling my mom so I could go to the ER! Definitely getting my lungs checked out today!