Easy Like Sunday Morning

This week has been the easiest week I have ever had during an actual training regimen. This is not because I am so insanely fit that the workout weeks have to be extremely difficult before I'll even break a sweat, believe me that is far from it. Nor is it that my coach is such a nice guy and throws multiple days off in a row at us just so that we continue sending him a check each month. No, the week has been so easy because I ended up getting sick on Monday afternoon. That will definitely put a kink in your plans.

Come Monday after lunch I was starting to get a scratchy throat and by that night I had quite a bit of congestion in my head and was starting to get ear aches in both ears. I went to bed that night thinking that I was not going to be waking up the next day. Luckily I felt quite a bit better in the morning. I still had some pretty serious congestion in my head, a stiff neck and a sore throat and even though I was feeling better thought it best to head to the doctor anyway. I was tested for Strep as well as Mono. Both came back negative so the doctor threw a Z-Pack at me and said if I wasn't better in a couple of days to come back. It's now Friday and my main complain is a persistent cough and pressure behind my ears.

I ended up taking Monday through Wednesday off completely and did an easy trainer ride last night and a short but brisk swim this morning. I'm hoping to be able to get out tomorrow for a 40 mile ride but will be waiting until it warms up a bit before I venture out.

I'm hoping that this oncoming illness has been the reason that my rides lately have been harder than they should've been but I'm not getting my hopes up that come next Saturday I'll be flying down the road like never before.