Let The Countdown Begin

Well, my coughing never subsided, and after several nights of only 3-4 hours of sleep due to hacking up my lung, I broke down and went to the doctor this morning. Ok, technically he's an FNP, but he's close enough for me. After showing off my sexy phlegm in his office he informed me that I have a mass of mucus in my lungs, put me on 3 different meds, told me to stay away from milk, .............and off my feet for a while.

My response:

Now, let me say, I have the COOLEST doctor in the world. He is awesome. Very nice, personable, and funny. He also has ran 2 of the same 5k's with me! So...he's a runner! (And about my pace too, which is awesome because we can both relate to being turtles.) I decide to level with him....

Me: "Exactly what day can I go back to running?"
Him: *ponders for a moment* "Monday"
Me: "Monday?" *insert low grumble here*
Him: "You'll be ok."
Me: *sigh* "You're right, Monday is better than 2 weeks from now. Thanks for understanding."

As I leave he also gives me a flier for a 5k at the end of this month and encourages me to sign up. I seriously <3 my doctor!

So here I sit, after taking approximately 72  8 pills so far today with 2 more to go. Ugh...I hate medicine. And it has been making me cough up something nasty!

On a positive-thinking note, the following quote came from Runner's World today:

"The thinking must be done first, before training begins. "
-Peter Coe, Father of Olympic Gold Medalist Sebastian Coe

I couldn't agree with this quote more. You have to do the time with your mind as well as your feet. Sometimes (like me right now) you can't just get out and run. But it's important to stay in the mindset of a runner. Do the research, read the blogs, join the community, plan your training. Those will be the things that support you through bad runs, injuries, and illness. Prepare your mind and it will carry your feet.

5 days to go...