Sunday, 4/10/2016 to Saturday, 4/16/2016 - Dirt Cheap #1 (DNS)

I ran once (only!) this week, 9.35 miles.

Sunday, 4/10/2016: 9.35 miles, 1:18:00, 8:20 pace, 28F, 59% RH, 7 mph W wind, wind chill 21F, partly cloudy.

Garmin Connect Activity for Another 15K

It was a beautiful Sunday morning, I was up early like usual so I needed to run. I didn't get out as early as I would have liked but I did get out. It was another cold and brisk early April morning in Rochester up almost a stone's throw away from Lake Ontario. I wasn't feeling like a long or fast run so I settled for a really nice and easy 15K at a "get 'er done" pace. I could tell that my legs weren't 100% so I didn't push. My splits were: 8:18, 8:12, 8:12, 8:20, 8:40, 8:03, 8:17, 8:20, 8:18 and 8:17 over the last 0.35 mile.

My darling wife, Christine, got sick with a 102F fever during the afternoon and went straight back to bed. I watched most of the Masters while Christine called out for water and aspirin occasionally.

Monday, 4/11/2016: Rest day.

Christine went to the doctor during the morning but her fever had climbed to 103F before I got home with some prescription cough medicine to help ease her cough. Her temperature was still high when I went to bed.

Tuesday, 4/12/2016 through Saturday, 4/16/2016: Sick days .... *&@#^%*!!!!

Well ... Christine's fever broke during the Monday night so that it was only 100F on Tuesday morning. But ... I developed a head cold that seemed to get worse as the week progressed. I had all my gear stashed in the Equinox to run Dirt Cheap #1 at Devil's Bathtub at Mendon Ponds Park on Wednesday. But ... I was way too sick. It was around 40F with a cold wind in the evening. I knew that if I raced I would just fall over and probably hurt myself. Christine was amazed when I came straight home after work. It was the best decision but it still sucked! I checked and 431 runners completed Dirt Cheap #1, link here.

The rest of the day was just a continuation of taking TopCare Tussin CF Max every 4 hours, blow my nose, cough, go to work (and try not to do much). try to take care of Christine (who was worse than I was) when I could, eat, sleep ... and repeat. It sucked ... sucked .... and sucked some more.