Running from the crud and a recipe for fighting it
To run or not the run?
That is the question today as the hacking crud runs its nasty course through Casa de Lucker ...
Tarzan has been sick and coughing up a lung over me for the last few weeks.
First, he had a sinus infection two weeks ago and was antibiotics.
Now he has an ear infection, is on antibiotics again AND I'm sick as well.
We both went to the doctor yesterday and got some prescription meds. It hasn't done either one of us much good so far.
This is why I haven't written a post for a few days ... I've been busy squeezing in work between massive attacks of phlegm while caring for Typhoid Tarzan.
Poor kid ...
And poor me, too.
Seriously — I don't mean that in a "pity party" kind of way but from a pragmatic perspective.
We are living in a Lysol bubble to no avail. I keep spraying it around the house and washing my hands constantly but we can't seem to shake off this beast.
I'm suffering from a cough, a runny nose and my body aches as I write this. I'm putting on my own coaching hat and giving you AND me the advice I would tell another sick runner in my position — just in case some snotty beast has its grips on you, too.
If the crud you are battling is above the neck, go head and run, but don't do any crazy — just enough to break a sweat.
If the crud is below the neck and you have congestion in your chest or you are feeling flu-like symptoms such as a fever or body aches — lay low. Take the day off. Rest.
Rest and recovery is as important as training hard, especially when you get sick.
Also, here's a homeopathic recipe I got from a friend when I lived in Santa Fe. It's good for helping one to fight the crud:
1 quart water
7 cloves of garlic peeled whole, not chopped
1 tablespoon of olive oil
a half of a lemon squeezed
fresh ginger chopped
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Put altogether in a pot and boil for 20 minutes. Let it cool a bit. Then drink as much as you can tolerate. You can also eat the softened, boiled garlic cloves.
It sort of tastes like chicken broth to me. I usually do this concoction when I get really sick and it helps to clear it up faster. I'm boiling it on the stove right now.
Speaking of sickness, rest and my concoction — this post is all the energy I can muster tonight.
Buh-bye for now.
I've got a date with my couch, a book, and my homeopathic remedy after I put my kiddos to bed in a few minutes.
Then it will be my turn.
Aaack, aaack, aaack!!
Don't worry — I'm covering my mouth as I write and I'll Lysol the keyboard, too, just in case.
Stay healthy all ...
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Aging is inevitable, but growing old is a choice. Lace up your shoes, and let's go!
Today is a forced rest day — coach's (and doctor's) orders; Mileage for 2012: 165.
thanks will try
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