Ups and Downs

We all have our ups and downs.  About a month ago, I posted about being sick and not being able to run.  Little did I know that I should have run that week as it was nothing.  For about the past 5 days, I have not been able to breathe regularly without coughing.  It has gotten to the point where I even went out to sleep on the couch the past couple nights to allow Mrs. Re-Dan-imation to get some well deserved sleep.  I am working on getting over it but it has been a struggle.  So with that being said, let's talk about my journey over the past week.

After my trip downtown to watch the bands last weekend I was a bit tired to begin the week.  However, on Tuesday I did manage to get in a run before my cold got too bad.  I hit up the treadmill for a quick 2 mile run. I decided to try to get in some speed work during this workout and it was definitely work.  I did a couple 2 minutes stints at 6 miles per hour with a 1 minute rest in between and I was truly winded at the end of each 2 minute session.  However, I finished, and again achieved the goal I had set for the day.  I also started Fund-Racing for the Drumstick Dash and currently I have raised $500 for Wheeler Mission.  If you are interested click here and check out how the fund-racing process works.  You can make a donation right there if you would like.

Look at Rob's form!

The rest of the week, I was stuck not being in what I deemed good enough health to run.  I recently ran across a post on Runner's World about whether or not to run when you have a cold.  They mentioned a simple test...If the sickness is above your neck go ahead and run, if it is below your neck you should hold off.  Basically, if you have a sore throat or chest congestion, it is better to wait and let your body heal than to wear it out even more and take away the healing power from your immune system and transfer it to your muscles.  I heeded the advice.  However, I am still healing.  I have a feeling I would have already been over it, except I caught up with some college friends this weekend.

On Friday, I headed down to Louisville to catch up with my old college buddies.  We first headed to an indoor golf simulator where we got to "play" a round at Pebble Beach.  It was an interesting experience and something I think we will probably repeat at some point.  Then we headed to Horseshoe Casino to do a little gambling and stay for the night.  Well, gambling didn't happen as I ended up losing the remainder of my money at the bar.  However we had a pretty good time and headed to bed feeling pretty good.  I woke up in the morning feeling a little worse for the wear.  We headed out to Cracker Barrel for breakfast and then headed back home.  I spent the rest of the weekend still not working out and trying to recover from the cold.  Unfortunately I am still hacking all day long.

When I stepped on the scale this morning it wasn't what I was hoping for.  After a great week last week and only one workout this week I tipped the scale at 262.3 pounds.  That a 2.6 lbs. increase.  I didn't gain back all the wait I lost last week, but it still wasn't great.  I will be back out there. I will continue my mantra.  Until Next week...Food. Feet. Water. Repeat.