Can we just cancel today?
I wasn't feeling well when I woke up this morning - stomach issues - decided to tough it out and hit the gym anyway, as it usually makes me feel better. (Endorphins are wonderful things.)
Get to the gym - it's closed. The opening guy never showed up. I waited around for a half an hour with other people who were just as mad as I was, and then drove back home through the snow.
I was super fucking pissed because I'm missing out on a scheduled run, which is also part of a Nike+ challenge. (Not that I need any motivation to run, but my competitive nature always makes me want to see where I end up in the worldwide stats.) All the way home my stomach was churning and rolling and getting more unruly.
After I made it home and vomited, I felt a bit better (too much information?) - and thought that I'd try to slog through work today as best I could.
I couldn't.
I finished up all my essential duties and then told my bosses I was going to call it a day. One of them is a major germ-a-phobe, so it really wasn't an issue that I was going. The drive home was a relief just for the fact that I could see there's a light at the end of the tunnel. (It's a metaphorical tunnel - there aren't any real tunnels on my way home.)
So now I'm on the couch, about to take a nap, and hoping the rest and fluids will do the trick.
Because today's run is moved to tomorrow - and Friday is my 12-miler.
And nothing is going to keep me from those.
So fuck you, Wednesday - you're out of here.
Later.
Rick Crapster thinks you need to rest. You'll need it for those 12 miles.
ReplyDeleteRicky Crapster is wise beyond his years..
DeleteI hope you're on the mend.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'm on a three-day delay from your life -- I've got a sick kid on the couch (she didn't puke at a restaurant tho, so for that, I"m super thankful) and I'm just trying to replan the day according to what she'll need.
I just can't afford sickness and/or a missed/botched long run...I think I'll be drinking nothing but Emergen-C today!