Stir Crazy

I haven't run much this week. I've been fighting a head cold.

Luckily for me, this has been a light week in the marathon training plan, so I'm not missing much. Unluckily for me, running is the way I meditate and without it, I go a little stir crazy.

This may not work for everyone, but for me, running is my chance to contemplate, concentrate and breathe. And both literally and figuratively, it's my chance to run away from anything that bothers me. I feel almost uncomfortable in my own skin without it.

At the same time, I've certainly made my self sicker in the past, running with a cold. So this week, I've left my running shoes in the closet and tried to take it easy. I ordered some Gu online, to get ready for some of my upcoming long or hard runs. I started on my Christmas shopping for my daughter. I wrote a couple of stories for which I traveled to Michigan - they'll air November 16th. I got some sleep. I caught up on some email. I hung some curtains. I hung out with a friend who has twin daughters the same age as my daughter. Anything, I guess, to keep my mind busy.

Tomorrow, I lace up the shoes again. I can hardly wait.