Make the hard but healthy choice
I'm supposed to be running a 10k right now. I should be out on Roosevelt Island with Alec and Jen, running 6.2 miles for theNew York City 10k. I should be feeling simultaneously fatigued and energized, on the brink of glory, as I was one month ago at my first 10k.
Instead, I'm lying in bed, drinking tea, considering what type of soup I want, and coughing up a storm.
I've been sick since precisely September 24, when I first felt the itch in my throat. Over the following weeks, my upper respiratory infection got worse, and then better, and worse again. Even after I felt well again, my cough persisted, and I was continuously short of breath. As a result, I did not continue training for my next 10k, and I didn't hit the gym at all.Walking wore me out, and talking exhausted me.After too long, I finally admitted that this was more than a cold and went to the doctor. He first tried to knock it out of me with some strong meds (which worked for only the one day after tak…
Instead, I'm lying in bed, drinking tea, considering what type of soup I want, and coughing up a storm.
I've been sick since precisely September 24, when I first felt the itch in my throat. Over the following weeks, my upper respiratory infection got worse, and then better, and worse again. Even after I felt well again, my cough persisted, and I was continuously short of breath. As a result, I did not continue training for my next 10k, and I didn't hit the gym at all.Walking wore me out, and talking exhausted me.After too long, I finally admitted that this was more than a cold and went to the doctor. He first tried to knock it out of me with some strong meds (which worked for only the one day after tak…