My Biggest Challenge

The biggest triathlon challenge for me is training consistantly, and while there have been times where my training has lapsed from lagging motivation or work/family obligations these obsticles have usually only caused me to miss one or two days of training. Anyone who is familiar with my blog knows that my greatest barrier to consistent training has been frequent illness. Each time I come down with something it usually puts me out for at least a week.

Last week I thought I really had my act together and I put in a good solid week of training. I was on top of everthing, with my diet, taking my vitamins, getting rest and keeping my training moderate and within a well thought out plan . . . and yet I am sick again. It started out as a head cold and I trained through for two days. Then it moved down into my chest and have this horrid hacking cough. I'm finished for at least a few days, and frankly I'm pissed.

No, I'm not dead!

Today is my first day back training. I hadn't scheduled a break from training, but I got one anyways. I have been sick for the past few weeks, one thing right after another. The last one was really bad. My daughter had it, and we had to take her to either the doctor's office, urgent care or the emergency room for four days in a row. She was a trouper though. She didn't complain or cry. I was very impressed, and I know how bad it was because I came down with it a few days later. I was laid up in bed for five days, and basically couldn't eat anything for three days straight. I lost 10 pounds in those three days alone.

I finally feel normal again. This morning I went for an easy run on the treadmill for 40 minutes and 3.5 miles. Tommorrow I can try swimming.

In other news, my tri-club had a really good shot at the Division One USAT National Club Championships this year held yesterday just outside of Las Vegas. I was really bummed that I couldn't sign up, but I would not have been in any condition to race in any case. I have been waiting to hear how we did, and I still haven't heard. I can't take it any longer! Arggh!

Got an Ich

I have had my hands full lately. I have been recovering from the flu, but that hasn't slowed me down, I still have had a full plate, and I don't mean training. Work has been busy, I had a wedding to attend in Santa Barbara over the weekend, it was my mother-in-law's birthday, and we had relatives visiting from overseas. That's all done now, but there is still no rest for me. Sunday night my two year old daughter started throwing up, and my wife and I were up all night. She couldn't hold anything down all day, so I stayed home with her and tried to keep her as comfortable as possible under the circumstances. She was starting to look better last night, so hope she can eat something today.

Now that I am recovering, and can finally breath I have this increadible urge to get back to training. No luck today, because I don't have my gym bag with me. I was just too exhausted from going without sleep. But I went to bed early last night, and I should be able to do something tomorrow. That's going to feel awesome!

Flu

I have the flu again. Some horrible strain has been going around, and it seems it is not just my family. I didn't have a fever or even feel that bad really, but you get a dry throaght, stuffiness, then a really, really bad cough. I can hear horrible hacking coughs in the hallways at the office. I swear it wasn't me that got everyone sick!

So no training till my lungs can clear all this fluid.