Day 89, 276 To Go

March 30, 2013

Today I went to another kids birthday party.  My Tri training partner's son, Mason.  He is six.  Derek was, of course, very excited to go to the party.  I was excited to eat cupcakes and candy.  We have different priorities.

I ate my share of chocolate and candy and Derek had a blast playing with the other kids on the playground.  All was good.  It was a warm day (we are getting more and more of those) and just a bit windy.  All I needed to do was find a good time to go for my run.

After the party, I finally got time to run my 15 minutes.  It was a slow run and I really wasn't feeling well.  I was starting to lose hearing in my right ear and I couldn't keep my nose clear for more than a second.  Breathing, as you can imagine, was not easy.

I have been using nasal spray.  These are addicting.  Not addicting like heroine, but addicting to your body in a way that after a while, if you stop using them, your nasal passages get clogged up for no reason.  It is a viscous cycle that I am stuck in...again.  I'll have to wean myself off the crack again soon...but not until my cold is gone.  I can't believe I am getting sick again.

Its not just me that has been sick...earlier this week a variety of my children were complaining about various maladies.  Of course, I can't say what was bothering them because all I heard was WAHHHHHHHH!  WAHHHHHH! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!  Usually, this crying was in the middle of the night.  Sleep has been hard to come by, lately.

Here are my numbers:

Time: 15:00

Distance: 1.48 miles

Pace: 10:09/m

Max Pace: 8:52/m

Calories: 192

Avg HR: 126

Max HR: 134

Honestly, even if a tiger was chasing me, I wouldn't have gone any faster.  I would have just let it eat me and been happy with the knowledge that the stupid cat would get a stomach ache since I am full of germs.  Take that you stupid tiger!

Run for Life!