While today started out roughly, it ended smoothly with me feeling for the first time in a week like a bus hadn't just run me over.
I woke up with a headache. As I blew my nose into the sink while washing my face I experienced a major bloody nose. I used to get bloody noses a good bit as a kid but haven't in a while. This one was brutal. War zone in the sink. Probably lost 1/4 cup of blood. It was just so fast. No doubt the result of a week of antihistamines drying out the nasal passages and me blowing my nose a bunch.
The headache persisted until I broke down and drank some coffee. I skipped coffee yesterday and thought maybe my body had given me a Get Out of Addiction Free Card. Sometimes it does that... but not today. I am still off of the cold meds though.
Mid-afternoon I felt better for the first time. I mean, I still have ringing in my ear and a terribly cough. I'm not yet ready for company. But the extreme pain in my throat is gone and I'm finally able to see that I'm on the mend.
Jeeze. That took long enough. I'm sure it'll be another week before I'm back to 100%. I'm getting a little antsy to get some workouts going. My bike has dust on it.
Three Months to Ironman Florida 2007 Plan