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October 18, 2005
Coughing up gross stuff. No big.
I still feel disgusting but that’s okay. Even though I only have a cold I feel so guilty for going to public places and exposing other people. I have become a complete germs nutso. My school is really cool though. They have all of these touch-free hand sanitizers all over. I made sure to use them liberally.
I feel about the same. I am really tired though. I was up until 4 AM. I think it was because I felt so gross, but also b/c I took a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. I watched some tv, had a snack (I know it’s probably not necessary to snack in the middle of the night-but I had eaten over 8 hours ago!), then did some schoolwork. Needless to say I didn’t get up at 6 AM to go running. I did up at 7:30 though for work and considered taking my first sick day in years. I ultimately dragged myself to work and then to school where I fell asleep from 5:05-5:15. I was in class. That is so rude. I can’t believe I did that. No one said anything but I still feel very badly.
I came home and went running at around 7 PM for 26:20. I took it pretty easy and doubt I even ran 3 miles. It was dark and I broke out my reflective vest. It was my first real run since Tufts so that was fun. I was glad I was running alone b/c I was spitting lots of gross stuff. Overall it went okay. Before the run I had localized knee pain that, from reading other people’s accounts, seemed IT Band in nature. However, I don’t get IT pain. It’s just not one of my staple injuries. (I don’t get shin splints either). I looked at my leg and sure enough, there was a bruise. I figured it must be from the soccer game and was probably the cause of the pain and it was therefore okay to run. I am going to try and stay up until 10 PM and then go to bed. I seriously need to get on a normal schedule.
Posted by Audrey at October 18, 2005 07:53 PM
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Sorry about your grandfather and I hope you're feeling better soon.
Posted by: Dawn at October 18, 2005 09:40 PM
I hope you feel better soon! That is great that you went for a run though, I think sometimes running can help get all the gunk out of your system.
Yes we do need to meet!! Either before you're done with school, or at Cherry Blossom, or wherever you end up after school.
Posted by: Barb at October 18, 2005 10:56 PM
Get well soon!
Posted by: Steve S. at October 19, 2005 09:41 AM
Consider "the green soup." I'm not kidding. I have had this homemade soup when I've had a cold, and it makes you feel so much healthier, and now this mom says her kids are eating it before cross-country races--and then winning them. It's seriously megahealthy. The mom's story and the recipe are here: http://tinyurl.com/cryst
I love the name of your blog, by the way.
Posted by: Henry Abbott at October 20, 2005 10:46 AM