Getting Really Sick of This

I'm sick again. I am really really REALLY sick of being sick. This is the second time in less than a month that I have been sick. This time no nasty bacterial thing in my throat, but rather a fun and fabulous cold complete with stuffed/runny nose, scratchy throat, coughs that give me a headache and a sexy-sick voice. It's really just AWESOME. Especially during the first couple weeks of school. Especially when I planned to start my 5K training this week. Bah. I am just fed up with it. So what did I do? I emailed my doctor and pretty much said that something isn't right for me to be getting this sick this frequently. I think I have had more colds since January than I had in 2007. And the late fall/early winter is generally even worse for me. I don't know if my allergies are just awful or if my immune system has taken a vacation or what is going on. But it really puts a damper on my life.

Other than being sick, life has been pretty ok. Getting into a groove with school (I'm not behind yet!! knock on wood it stays like that for a while...) But this week marks the start of SIFE so my life should be getting busier now. I went to the past two home football games and let me just say... they are AWESOME. So much better than working. Although, it is a little cramped and the freshies don't know the cheers (for anyone who is a Badger or a Badger fan, section P does NOT row, they start the wave, and they do not make the "O" with their arms during cheering, seriously get it straight). The first game was good, we played Akron (their mascot is the "zips" which transmutates into a kangaroo in physical form...wtf?) it was kind of a blowout, so it got a little boring. And I got sunburnt on my left side of my face so I looked like two-face for a while. After the game, my roommate and I were leaving when I spotted none other than RON DAYNE! So we got our picture with him. It was pretty cool. The next game against Marshall (yes the team from We Are Marshall, sadly Matthew McConaughey was not there) was a little scary at first, but it turned out ok. It was hilarious, because as I mentioned before section P does not row (rowing is when everyone sits down and puts their hands on the person in front of them's shoulders and everybody moves back and forth, it looks cool, and some people stand up pretending to surf). But someone, probably an inexperienced freshman decided they wanted section P to row (section P used to be only upperclassmen, so none of this crap happened before). So the front have was starting to row but the people I was with yelled so loud that "P DOESN'T ROW" that everyone turned around and looked embarressed as the remaining half of P was standing up glaring at them. It was awesome. I know most of you probably don't understand, but just imagine seeing a bunch of people looking like they got caught doing something stupid like dancing around in their underwear. Yeah, it's that funny.

Anyway, school is going good, work is going good, health is pretty shitty, which has affected my working out. I don't think I'd last too long running without hacking up a lung. But tonight I am going to try biking for about 45 min to an hour. Just to get some low-impact cardio in. Tomorrow I am going to try a run, but only 2 miles and see how it goes.

On another running note, I have convinced, some not to willingly, to do the Literacy 5K Run with me. Although I don't really like running with others, I think it will get me out there and once I get the itch again, I can go on my on again. But it should be interesting because they are all hesitant to whether they can do it or not. I told them I have a plan already and not to worry, because I'm not fast. But one of my roommates likes to run fast so we are going to train each other. She is going to get me to go faster while I am going to get her to go longer. It should be interesting to see how this goes. But I'm excited because it will get me running again.

Hopefully this cold goes away fast. It's getting annoying.

Happy running : )