Real David H.

Back in June, I got completely worn down after a trip to Ohio. To this day, I blame many things for that, including myself for not going to the doctor a second time more quickly. This past weekend, my son was obviously feeling bad, taking earlier-than-usual naps and saying “boo-boo” and pointing to his throat. Then Monday, it was my turn to have a “boo-boo.”
Playing it safe, my son went to the doctor yesterday even though he seemed to be doing better. The doctor said there’s a 5-7 day virus going around and that days 2-3 are the worst and he was probably better. So, he is pretty much back to normal today. Yesterday, though, must have been the big low for me. I slept a couple of hours in the morning, another half hour in the evening and went to bed around 9 p.m. last night. I really didn’t want to get up for work today, but there was some things I really needed to do, so I slogged my way into the office.

By the end of the day, I didn’t feel nearly as bad and even now I feel considerably better than 24 hours ago. I’m not 100 percent yet, but it’s been a much better experience back in June when everything seemed like such a mystery. It’s just frustrating that a week after running 30-plus miles for the first time in a very long time that this hits.

Today marks three days in a row of not running — the first three-day break since early May. While I may feel a bit down, I can feel that my legs are refreshed and ready for another 30-mile week; I just have to rearrange Monday to another day. Fortunately, Tuesday is a usual off day anyway.

This puts me behind on the 100 push-ups program just a bit. There’s part of me that wants to get started on week 4 tonight, but I just want to get completely healed up. I may do a test and repeat week 3 again … I’m not really sure right now.

Getting sick is a nice reminder that my health is my No. 1 priority. A few off days, or even a bad week, isn’t going to make or break anything. I’m coming up on some key weeks with my marathon training and I need to make sure I’m 100 percent healthy to do this.