Incapacitated

Feeling The Burn
After my first parkrun a little over a week ago, I initially felt fine but by evening my throat and the top of chest were burning and I was coughing viciously. I couldn't understand how I could react so badly and I continued to worsen through Sunday.
All was explained on Monday when it was quite clear that I'd picked up a virus with jelly legs and feeling drained and ill in addition to the now violent coughing fits. By Monday, my wife was clearly following with the cough and, sure enough, was off work the next day and the rest of the week.
We had gone into Manchester for a meal and theatre on Friday night so guess we picked up something either there or on the public transport.

A Week I'll Never Get Back
A full week of illness followed for both of us with virtually no sleep and agonising coughing fits. Everything stopped other than consumption of  Lemsip, Honey, Lemon, Ginger, Paracetamol, Benelyn & Ribena, no work and certainly no training.

Another Monday
The aches had finally gone and apart from the now less vicious cough and a running nose I did actually no longer feel ill.
I nipped out for a 4km jog Monday afternoon which went OK though left me very tired.  Tuesday, I tried again and, again, it went OK but I was clearly not recovered yet. 9 full hours sleep Tuesday night!

So, yet again I have lost a week in my training plan and having had to step back a little from where I'd already reached. Hoping for a Treadmill & Swim session tomorrow, If only I could see the back of this cough. I think it's going to be a while before I'm completely right again.


  
Running for St. Ann's Hospice in memory of Margaret Donovan (Mum) and Sheila Waddington.