Struggling

A follow up from last week's Sick Boy Training...

So after seeing the latest doctor last week, it turns out that I just had some sort of viral monster cold that had strangle hold on me. The good news is that it's pretty much cleared up at this point, aside from some on going nasty coughing.

The bad news is that I went on some pretty intense meds for a handful of days, and I believe they really wreaked havoc on my body. I was on a Z-pack, Sudafed, a suppressant, a nasal steroid, and lots of Ibuprofen. I feel better on the surface, but when it came to my running, everything has turned to garbage. I'm sluggish, I'm out of breathe, I'm bonking, and I've had to cut 3 out of 4 of my runs in half and even wound up skipping yesterday to to hit the reset. My mileage is a fraction of where it needs to be. Oddly, prior to any of those meds, I may have had sick boy training but it wasn't all that terrible.

That being said, I really need this to clear up soon. I'm nervous about Boston.

Sick Boy Training

This winter has been an absolute disaster for me. I haven't updated Coursing in a while, only because I haven't had anything fantastic to report from my running.

It's mid-February and I should be the throwing down 80-90 mile weeks right now training for Boston.

Instead, the flu that sidelined me back in December has been lingering havoc in my immune system. Since then, I feel like I've been dealing with random colds every other week, with the latest bout crushing me for over two weeks straight. 

I was able to get in some decent basing through January.  Then I went skiing for a weekend in VT.  Instead of coming back and picking up my training, I came back with the mother of all colds/ sore throats/ whateverthefuckitis. That was over 2 weeks ago. 

I've already seen a doctor and see another one tonight.  The one told me that I just had a really bad cold, on the heels of a nasty flu and it'll take a while to clear up.  I won't be shocked if the guy tonight tells me that I have Walking Pneumonia, Strep Throat, some sort of viral toxic infection, or who knows what else... fuck it could be cancer...? I donno!! 

Either way, I can hardly swallow, I can't stop coughing up neon colored sludge, my nose is raw from blowing it so damn much, my head feels like it's being punched on the hour every hour... I can't sleep because apparently my time is better spent coughing, hacking, and wheezing... I had a fever.  Hell, I even puked my guts out one night!  Two weeks of this shit.  WTF!?  The only time I feel better is when I'm either getting oxygen overdose from running (oddly), or when I'm doped up on a prescription cough suppressant and ibuprofen...

 

I'm stuck forcing minimal running right now (ok, and aside from another ski trip to Vail).  I haven't completely fallen apart yet, as I'm getting about 50 miles a week in when "I don't feel that bad."  But unless something changes quickly and I can pick up my training, Boston might be a bust.