Having to Modify Training

I’d like to have everyone say hello to my friend Murphy. You know, the one that created Murphy’s Law!

I’ve been excited this week, got a jump start on training, wrote out my training schedule for the next 14 weeks and then was dealt a blow…walking pneumonia. I only got 12.3 miles out of my 20 planned. It was difficult, but I just figured that was because of my allergies that have been horrible for weeks due to our horrible weather and mild winter. Alas, it is partly from it. All the drainage from my allergies helped cause it.

I went to run my 10k route on thursday and I had to walk after 4.5 miles. This is a well traveled road and I’m always worried someone I know will pass (and has) and see me, so I NEVER WALK. It’s the competitive in me. lol But I was done. In fact, not only did I walk, but I mentally called out to everyone that I knew could possibly drive by and hoped with all my might that hubby would drive by to pick me up. I felt so bad that if one of the engines or medics had driven by I would have flagged them down and sucked up the embarrassment for a courtesy transport. Needless to say I finally got home, took a shower and headed to the clinic.

I bet the doc got a good little laugh at me after I left. I asked if I’d have to stop running and he said no, just listen to my body. Of course he knew that this was going to make me so tired I wouldn’t think of running and my lungs would burn just walking around the grocery store right?

I’m disappointed that this happened right now, but not swayed. I won’t go running again until Monday at the earliest and will scale everything back. I won’t be able to put up a good training schedule until I see how fast recovery really is and where this leaves my lung capacity. Already having asthma I’m just not sure how fast it will heal.

I’m listening to my body and sleeping and resting. I really have no choice. But I want to recover quickly and not prolong this any more than necessary. Walking pneumonia is definitely not fun. Take this from someone that has had asthma from an early age and has always done many sports. I’ll take my asthma any day to this as I know that I can use my inhaler and get at least a brief reprieve. Right now there is the constant labored breathing and no relief until some more healing has happened. My fingers are crossed that much of it is done over the weekend.

photo credit: szalik