I managed the first eight runs, right up to w3r2, and was getting ready for the final run of week 3. That's when the lurgee hit me. I managed to run on Wednesday with what I assumed was a cold, even woke on Thursday feeling okay, but Thursday night was bad.
There was fever, there was nausea, there was snot...
I didn't think it was a good idea to try running on Friday, so I went for a walk instead. I wandered for about 90 minutes, scouting for potential running routes and just generally taking advantage of the healing power of long walks. I felt okay, so I held out some hope of going for a run one day late.
Yesterday (Saturday) was worse. I realised early on that I was not going to be running. More shivering, more snot (now with added catarrh) and my wife works weekends, so more time alone with my three year-old daughter who seems to have the same bug and yet still manages to be perky.
Well, it's Sunday and this morning brought with it suspicions of divine retribution for some evil I have done. This is a Biblical plague or a curse out of Greek epic poetry. Even the idea of running tomorrow seems like a vague and impossible dream when I feel like I spent the night getting my liver eaten.
However it goes, I expect that I'll end up skipping a week. If this doesn't clear up by Tuesday, I might even drop back to week 2, just while I build up my strength again. We'll just have to see how I feel when I finally shake this bug.
The real killer, it must be said, is that everything 'good' seems to make the nausea worse. Lemsip is the worst offender, but even drinking water makes me feel bloated and sick...
What I've learnt in the last few days
W5r2 complete but back on the couch for a few days
Help - I'm feeling like a wimp
Looks like I picked the wrong week to run week 5
Feel like I'm cheating - advice needed
