8K Training

Strangely, I still can't log in to my blog via chrome, so I had to resort to Firefox. I'm sorry, the google blogging service isn't working with the google browser? Fine.

After over a week of not going to the gym because of severe allergies and then a respiratory infection, yesterday was my first day back for what was meant to be more 8K training. One mile into my run, my still inflamed lungs were less than thrilled. Granted, I was doing my first day of training on an incline, which probably wasn't the best idea after having been sick and still coughing all day, but I was surprised I needed to stop so soon. I walked at a brisk pace on an incline for a few more minutes and then moved over to do some strength training. As a side note, I really enjoy the strength training machines at my gym and I like doing the circuit training they have laid out. It's interesting to see which of my muscle groups are significantly stronger than others.

I felt pretty okay while I was showering and changing, but once I got on the train I couldn't stop coughing. By the time I got to Harvard Square, I was scrambling for my inhaler, but couldn't even stop coughing long enough to get any good inhales. At that point my body was convulsing and I thought I was going to vomit. That said, I'm taking a break from the gym today. Instead I'm going to Allston after work to do some vacuuming and to get my Red Sox hat for the game on Monday. Depending how I feel after dinner tonight, I may hop on the elliptical at Joe's. At least that way I won't be dealing with public transportation if I start trying to cough up a lung.

Hopefully on Saturday morning I can go for a run around Charlestown (and do part of the race route), but that all depends what time Joe and I get up. We're planning to go to his brother and sister-in-law's place on Saturday, and maybe also moving the rest of my stuff to the new apartment, so I may be crunched for time. I have 17 days until the race, so I need to use whatever time I have for training. Eek!