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Wednesday 8 February 2012

Have the flu...feel like crap...

Well, the aches and pains started in work yesterday....got up yesterday morning feeling a bit under the weather...knew something was up so I knocked back some Berrocca Boost...double dose...I thought to myself I can't afford to miss running or let the aches get one over me so I added some neurofen for good measure...roll on lunch time and I could barley swallow....what the hell I can't bloody miss running...decide to dose up again with Berrocca boost and more neurofen..I was desperate......toes crossed I prayed they would kick in...

Bob hope and no hope...a patient said to me I was very quiet...i could barely talk woman! normally I'd be chatting away but I could barely say hello not a mind have a full blown conversation...and I was trying to preserve my energy for the run that evening....

I was fighting with myself all day as to whether I was going running...I was a tormented ould soul....didn't want to miss running as I needed the mileage and I made the effort to eat my lumpy porridge in preparation...tried to swallow my sandwich...it was tough...and I love my food... still thinking il be grand for running...drank 4 cups of tea...normally I'd knock back 2 pints of water but just couldn't face it....I wanted my bed...tis rare I'm absent from clinic but my legs would have to be falling off for me to miss work...

Txt Marcus very disheartened...was a bit delirious at that stage...didn't want to give in....surprisingly enough it killed me to txt Marcus because I felt like a dosser...I haven't missed a day since November....very proud of that as the norm was to quit with every other exercise bout that I've had....

Retreated to my leaba all drugged up and very disheartened...remember I said i never miss work? Well I'm off for the next two days to recover...normally I'd go into work if I was sick...But this time i have to shake this flu off or ill lose the plot...sudafed,cold and flu pills and berrocca boost are my drug habits for the next 2 days...have to be ready for my 8 mile run and nothing is going to stop me...not even the big hill Marcus has planned.....

But at least Ive gotten my bloody flu out of the way before the marathon...:-(

4 comments:

  1. Hope that you're going to be with us tomorrow Annie- take the running a little easier when you get back to form.

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  2. Delighted to hear you took some time out to recover girl not a good ideato run when not well as it would only take longer to recover. id go easy on thoes berrocca boost thought it was just one a day you dont want to over dose on them. Positive thinking all the way girl your flying it xx

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  3. Mags, overdosed on the berroca boost a bit alright, surprised my face didn't turn orange like an ompalumpa! should have listened to u and rested... but pighead here is v stubborn! I will learn....

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  4. Hi Brian, was with ye alright today but only for a mile... came back too soon... I'll know next time... was a very tormented soul this smorning! Delirious in fact...I do laugh at myself sometimes which is a good sign!

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If anyone has any advice or suggestions please feel free to post, im sure there are plenty people out there like myself wishing to run....