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Rest Week Already?!

...nope...

THE FLU!

So I have been very fortunate in that I have never had the flu. The worst sickness I can recall is maybe the 24 hour stomach bug. I made it all of last winter without a serious cold - just the sniffles from time to time.

But holy crap! The Flu is NO JOKE. When they say muscle aches, I didn't realize I could be in pain just laying on the couch. I didn't think I actually had the flu until about Friday when I could hardly stand to keep my eyes open or stand up straight, let alone breathe.

So the only run I got in this week was my track run on Tuesday. I went to the treadmill because it has been never ending snow here in Pittsburgh.

And I honestly have no clue what I am doing on the treadmill when it comes to distance. My watch says one thing, the dreadmill says another. Then when I had to run 800s, I was going off the treadmill, but then got confused and forgot where in distance I started...

It was just a mess. I kinda did it? Not 100% sure? Honestly, I'm just happy I'm even doing speed work because I LOATHE it. Absolutely LOATHE it. Maybe I'll like it by the end of this training period.

Track Tuesday:

10-15 min warm up

4 x 800 with 2min recovery

10-15 min cold down

I will say though, I do kind of like the treadmill for speed work in that it keeps me consistent, which is something I definitely lack in terms of being on the track. Just that slow increasing speed and slow decrease suck!!!

And from Tuesday Night Shift into Monday morning now, I'm still sick. I'm down to just a gnarly cough and sweating like I'm running a marathon, but no more muscle aches!

Lets hope Week 3 has better endings!

Cheers! and Run Safe!

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