4 more sleeps!!

Till we leave for Florida!  I can't wait for so, so many reasons!

1. We'll be in 70 degree weather!
2. We are staying at a hotel on the beach with an oceanfront balcony for the first 2 nights!
3. We get to see friends!
4. I'm "only" running the half marathon which means I will not be so sore and run down that I can't enjoy myself after!
5. We are driving to Disney World for a couple nights after the race!
6. I get to play at Disney World for a couple days, just my Honey and I!
7. We are staying in a DVC condo which is so much nicer than a hotel room!
8. We won't be in cold, snowy Chicago! (with 4-6 inches currently falling, this is a biggie!)

Yes, I have mom-guilt for leaving my kids and running off to have fun without them.  No, they aren't happy about us leaving.  I keep telling them that the best thing I can do for them is to make sure that my relationship with their father is the best it can be.  They don't seem to think that a trip to Disney without them is necessary for us to achieve that.  Funny kids.

I have had such high hopes for this race.  I want to run it well and the goal has been to set a PR (personal record) for my half marathon time.  I am pretty well trained and it is still possible but this bronchitis is not allowing me to run at all and that is messing with my head.  I'm losing the confidence that I can do it. 

Ah, well, time will tell.  

Bronchitis

Yep.  I've got it.

Tuesday morning I ran a quick couple miles on the treadmill.  When I got off, I sort of felt like I was having asthma issues.  I do have allergy induced asthma and need my inhaler maybe once or twice a year.  I also know that the cold dry weather we have had all winter can cause breathing issues.  I used my inhaler which helped a little and went to work.  Sadly, the improvement was short lived and I struggled Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.  It wasn't getting worse but it wasn't improving. 

With the Donna 1/2 less than 10 days away, and with some prodding from my running friends, I decided to be pro-active and head to the doctor today since I was off work.  Diagnosis, Bronchitis.  I have a Z-pack, steroid and I have to use my inhaler every 4 hours.  No running for the next few days either.

This can really only go in two directions from here.  The race is 9 days away.  The meds could work great and I could be back to normal and have forgotten all about it by race-day or it could linger (If the past is any indication, the latter is a more likely scenario). 

I had high hopes for a PR but if my breathing is compromised, that's not going to happen.

Whatever the outcome, I'm ready and excited for the weekend.