Day 91 – Tired of Being Sick

Exercise Summary: 6.62 km in 40m 57s

This last week has been weird. It started a cold/flu which resulted in me taking drugs and going to bed early. The rest of the week was “okay” but I couldn’t shake the cold, something I ate didn’t agree with me and that made things worse but tolerable. I just kept going.

I was meant to go on a great river cruise Saturday night to farewell a colleague but I was just under the weather and tired. I was in bed at 4:30pm, watch some football then back in bed at 10pm and woke up 10 hours later. Ten hours is long for me. I’m usually on 5 – 6.5 hours sleep. Ten hours means my body is saying, “Whoa, back the truck up fella, let’s have a break.”

This sickness stuff also means I would have had 7 days without exercise. No running, no swimming, no push ups.

Today I got sick of being sick. I went for a run.

I’m still to find out whether this was a good idea. I didn’t do a short run and I didn’t take it easy. It was a medium length run with some sprint bursts.

There were a few catalysts to getting me out there though and I think it is good to note them:

• The weather was good. Bright and sunny. Sure it was only 15C but this is winter!
• I was reading blogs that motivate (Joe, Andrew x 2, Aaron, Steve) If I read those blogs, I feel myself getting restless. Thanks guys for writing well.
• Having the right equipment – having these things (iPod, footpod, new Nokia N95 with GPS) gives me no excuse for not exercising at some level.
• Goals – having the goal of 76kg means there is still the effort to keep moving towards the target. Knowing that sitting on my butt isn’t helping creates a positive tension that I can respond to.

I still felling a bit tired. We were supposed to get to the Feral Brewing Company for some boutique beer and some jazz but as I left my Mother-in-Law’s we were both too tired to get there. Tonight is a DVD and an early retirement.

Depending on how I feel tomorrow, I’ll get some more running in maybe a swim.

I’ve also updated my monthly exercise result for June. It’s better than May but still short of my goals. I’ll post that in a day or two.

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