No mileage yet today - I couldn't get out of bed early this morning. I hope to get some miles and weight training in tonight. I am actually (FINALLY!) feeling better and only occasionally cough. I think between the massive stress I have been under at work, plus heavy training (for me, at least) that I went into burnout mode and was overstressed every way possible and my body just gave out on me. I am re-evaluating if I will finish out the marathons I have paid for this summer/fall or if I will just work on getting a better level of fitness and strength. Last week I was totally ready to be done running any races, now I am in a bit of a better frame of mind. A few days off definitely made a difference. Work should be getting a little less stressful. I am wrapping up a major project and have three more that are almost completed and will then not have to focus on quite as much as I have been doing. My boss returned part-time today and full-time next week after months out of the office on bed rest and maternity leave (since the end of January). She will take part of the burden off of me, since I have been doing as much of her job as I could in addition to my own. I have scheduled Thursday and Friday as vacation days and hope to actually have 4 days without any work done at all (if no crisises arise) and can then re-evaluate my health and fitness and training future. PM - Started running at 4 PM and ran 4.5 miles out, stopping at Gold's Gym to do 50 minutes of chest and triceps, then 1.5 miles home. I soaked my head at 3 miles and it was totally dry a little more than 15 minutes later when I hit the gym. I think that means it was hot out. My feet were feeling pretty toasted in the Five Fingers on pavement at that time of day. Walked the dog for 1.5 miles.
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