Sniff, Cough, Wheeze

I spent the weekend in Edmonton celebrating my Father's 55th birthday/retirement. The week-end was great and the party was fun, but I returned to Whitehorse with a nasty cold. With the marathon 10 days away (technically 9 days and 23 hours), I was hoping to be the epitome of health, not a wheezing, snivelling sicko. I am popping a cocktail of Cold FX, echanicea, Vitamin C and Ginseng. Will this help??? Only time will tell... Meanwhile, I'm trying to remind myself that no additional training is really going to make a difference at this point. Despite this, I am trying desperately to resist running and extending the lifespan of this cold.

My one running tip/marathon training tip of the day is...find a fun running path and you'll have a much better time. I had my longest training run to do in Edmonton over the weekend and decided to run through the river valley. My path took my through the outside of Fort Edmonton Park and then towards Hawrelak. At about 2 hours in, I reached the Edmonton Zoo and decided to cough up the $5 entrance fee. The lovely admissions girl refused my money when I told her I was just running around the perimeter. Needless to say, I had a great little run that took me past zebras and tigers. It was only 15 minutes, but it really helped break up a run that might otherwise be a little bit boring.

I have another 2 days in Whitehorse before heading to Ottawa for work...and then onwards to Las Vegas.

Sierra posted this on Nov 22, 2007 from the outside | | permanent link