Hey, I only learn lessons the hard way, but once they are learned, they are ingrained. So, no more running events while sick. Period. In my defense, I actually felt better on Sunday and thought I was better, and the run itself felt really good. Aside from the first mile in which I struggled with a side cramp. After that subsided, the rest of the run was amazing. My time was 44 minutes, quite a bit slower than I was hoping for, but clearly due to the first mile of pain. Within about an hour after the run, the adrenaline wore off and I knew I was in trouble. I literally went home and passed out. My chest congestion was awful, my cough got worse, I slept all day Monday and went to work sick for the rest of the week. I skipped all workouts and just started back with my personal trainer on Friday. None of this was worth doing the run. I should have just skipped the run and I'd have been healthy a week sooner, but my stubborness didn't allow for this at the time. And again, I felt better at the time, I swear!
Somehow through my sickness and lack of exercise, I didn't gain any weight back and I'm still at 155. 154.8 to be exact, if my home scale can be trusted. I have 4 weeks until my next 5k and I feel pretty good about that. I know I can do the distance, I just need to focus on staying healthy and improving my speed through sprint intervals. Adria is training with me for the Cindo de Mayo 5k, my goal is an 11-12 minute mile by then. I'll be happy with a 12-13 minute mile at the Young Life 5k in April. Overall I am feeling much better, though I really took it easy this weekend and made a point to rest a lot. Next week I'm going to try a normal workout schedule so I'm hopeful my body can handle it!
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