this morning i was supposed to complete my "long" run for the week, a big 11 miles. i was pretty pumped about it, and i even decided that it would be great to do it outside. well, i hate excuses but i've been kinda sick since last friday with a sore throat and stuffy-ness. i just hack and cough and blow and snort, and it is just disgusting. my nose is raw and i'm running out of tissues and day/ny-quil! i know, its such a sad story. but i've been able to push through it in the gym because there are facilities and lots of kleenex. like i said, i hate making excuses and feel like a failure if i let a little cold stop me in my tracks.
anyways, i woke up with a sore throat and decided to drink some water, pop some pills, grab a cough drop and i was out the door! it was a beautiful cloudy morning and perfect running conditions. well like ten minutes into it i was hacking stuff up and blowing stuff out, and it just wasn't a pretty sight. to paint the picture, i left a great trail of spit along the way and my shirt was my kleenex... yeah, disgusting! so needless to say, i gave in a bit and didn't get the full 11 miles in and only did about 7 miles and i probably walked about a mile of it. so not the worst, but not ideal.
i'm just excited that i can run again and that i have the mental and physical ability to run outside... for some reason that's harder for me to do than on a treadmill. i can't wait to get better so i can complete a run outside. oh the exciting life i live!
question... is it better to work out when you are sick which can either help the cause or make the healing take longer, or is it better to wait it out and possibly heal quicker?
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