Running with Bob

 I did it, I completed my 30 days of running. It took longer than I had planned through life challenges, stoma complications  and sickness...but in the end I think it works out better when pacing oneself rather than racing through everything, possibly enduring injury, potentially increasing sickness and complications, fighting fatigue or even just not enjoying the journey. I started slow and one mile at a time, worked my way up to three miles and even increased my time, worked in speed runs and intervals.  I am now enjoying running again, am comfortable in my body and it feels good to get out there and run. I no longer feel as if I'm dying after only one mile, even in the heat and humidity. Now a mile, which used to be a tough workout, is a nice easy warm up or cool down. It's feels incredible how far I've come these past few months; I'm glad I did this running challenge as it kept me accountable to get out there and keep it up. It was long enough to make regular runnin

 I am writing this nine days late and have not run again since Wednesday last week. After this last run I came down with a nasty cold and am still fighting against it. Having not been sick with a cold or flu in over a year, and the past week being so ill with sore throat, body aches, cough, laryngitis, low grade fever, I had gotten a COVID-19 test at work last weekend...at least it was negative! Anyway, I have basically been in bed all week, aside from cleaning my house, mowing the front lawn, doing laundry and of course taking Spot for his daily walks. I have not been running, swimming or working out and cannot wait to be fully recovered so I can get back out there!  Anyway, this run was the day before I started having the cold symptoms though I was feeling tired and unable to sprint as fast as I had been. I did a guided Fartlek run from the Nike Run Club app, then I ran a cool down mile to finish. I got rained on a bit, but made it back to my car just in time for the sky to fall with