A quick health and race update!
Well, here is a quick health update after my last post was about GERMS and getting sick! Yes, isn’t it IRONIC? (Said in an Alanis Morrisette voice)
I was supposed to race my first Olympic triathlon in Boston on July 24th and it didn’t happen. Why? Well, there are two answers to that question. Oddly enough it was a blessing in disguise and I’m happy that I wasn’t able to swim, bike, run for the first time in a very long time.
So I’ll rip the bandaid off because reason one is really short. They postponed the race due to the extraordinary heat that was moving through the New England area.
Never good when you get a race email starting with “It is with profound sadness…”
Was this the right decision? I don’t know actually. I understand that it was supposed to reach a high of 95 degrees, which is very hot. When it’s 95 in the middle of a city, it’s going to be even hotter as well. It would’ve probably felt like 105 and that’s crazy to race in!!! They had to make this decision, not only for the athletes as well. For all those working the event, both paid and volunteers, and both keep these races as incredible experiences for those of us who are a little crazy.
But I also see the other side of the equation as well. It was supposed to reach a high of 95, probably around 2-3PM? The race would start around 7AM, when it would be significantly cooler and the sun being less direct too. When I went out and walked my dog Sunday morning, I can easily say it would’ve been fine to race in. And that’s coming from someone who has to take all the precautions necessary in order to compete these races.
Still, I get it. So that is reason number one that I didn’t race..
The second reason is the fact I haven’t been feeling well at all recently. The headaches, the coughing, the congestions, the sore throat, everything was bothering me. I had to wear a breath right strip pretty much all day. Hell, I’m wearing one right now. I figured it was COVID, it wasn’t. I figured it has to be a really bad cold then, it wasn’t.
After a week of being sick and waiting for it to work it’s way out of my system, and it didn’t. I called my doctor up and she tells me that I have a sinus infection which I’ve always been prone to. Z-pack to the rescue!!! It’s not been almost a week since I started the Z-pack and I’m finally starting to feel normalish again.
Hopefully this means I can get back to training. I’ve been missing out on workouts and it’s been a little frustrating with the progress I was seeing and the goals that I’ve set for the Chicago Marathon.
My coach says we’re still on track though, and not to worry with 11 weeks to go roughly. So, LET’S GO!
