The flu season has hit the Central Coast of California hard. Loads of people at work are sick with the flu and the news reports are saying the flu shot is ineffective this year as the flu has mutated (I never get the shot, so I'm not worried about the mutation). On Thursday, I started feeling a bit under the weather. Just run down and sneezy. I was hoping just for allergies. Instead of coming home and going for a run that evening, I came home and went to bed early. Same drill on Friday night.
Today has been the worst day yet. Lots of violent sneezing and runny nose. I took a nap mid afternoon, but couldn't sleep for very long since I couldn't breathe. Late in the afternoon I decided to go for a run. I wasn't sure I could run very much, but I wanted to get out and get at least a little exercise. I should have done it earlier. Running was the best I've felt in several days and the only hour all day that I didn't sneeze or blow my nose. The brief reprieve from crummy feeling symptoms is over, but I'm sure glad I made the effort today.
So maybe it isn't starve a cold or feed a fever. Maybe it's run your ass off no matter how you are feeling!
Miles logged: 5.0
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