Thanks everyone for all the good advice. With the sore throat I was doing the salt water rinses...the ONLY thing that would help the pain. I am past the sore throat phase and now in the sinus pressure, stuffy phase. A little nose spray clears things up enough to sleep.
So, I still have the head cold. Fortunately, it hasn't settled in the chest. My legs were aching late today so I figured that maybe a run would help get the blood flowing and get the legs worked out. Maybe, I thought, those good running endorphins can chase some of those aches away. So, I did what any crazy somewhat sick runner would do. I got on my running gear and ran an easy 5K (35:14). The heart got a good workout because of the 84 degree temperature (Florida summer is a coming) but I took it easy - using my heart rate monitor to guide my walking breaks. Overall the run was in the aerobic zone (average 161 bpm).
After the run, my legs still ached, but I felt ok. Hopefully I am on the tail end of this cold.
Of course, my 7 year old now has a sore throat...
Here is hoping some of this warm weather makes its way up north to some of you folks in the colder climes!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
I'm glad you were up to getting out there!
It's almost over and then you will be back to yourself!
Sounds good! I think you're on the mend. I, on the other hand, have been a lazy slug this week with too many scheduling conflicts. Aargh!
Bummer, you area all sick. Hope you are feeling better soon.
Thanks for the good luck wishes on my run!
A good run fixes everything!
Post a Comment