The sick are the greatest danger for the healthy; it is not from the strongest that harm comes to the strong, but from the weakest. – Friedrich Nietzsche
Even though I’m sick, I can’t break this running streak; so, if running 1 km is what I have to do, it’s what I will do.
January 11 Run: 9:00 (mm:ss), 1.08 km, 8’25″/km (iPod)
Well, Janathon 
is about getting up and being active when you wouldn’t have been. I may have jinxed myself yesterday because I am sicker than ever. My head is pounding, ears are stuffed, nose is running, throat hurts, coughing, and getting hot cold spells. With all of this, I spent the entire day bundled up and lying around. I only made my way downstairs from my bed when I got hungry and had to come down so I stayed on the couch all day. Really, the pounding headache was the only thing that hurt me the most. After some ibuprofen and more sleeping I got up and “ran” a kilometre on the treadmill. It was probably a jogging pace for most but it was still a running pace for me and with the way I was drinking water for those 9 minutes, you’d think I had been running 10k.
To my surprise, after feeling so miserable all day, before, and during my run, I now feel pretty good. My nose and my throat are still being a pain but it seems I feel more awake than I have at all today and the headache has subsided for the time being. Look at this post! It’s getting long, I thought I’d only be able to log the run and then pass out!
Some might say I’m crazy for not just resting and some might think I’m inspirational for getting up, I think I’m a little bit of both. The logical left side of my brain said to stay down and be wrapped up, continuing moping around and be weak. The fantasy based right side of my brain said how bad can 1 k be? Even if I run it slower than what I’ve been running, it will still be 1 extra kilometre I would not have done.
It’s been 12 days now of running and after January, I’d like to keep this running streak going. Hopefully by day 365 I’ll have done so many kilometres, being sick won’t matter! I’ll be on vacation in March though so let’s see how that works out for running every day…
It doesn’t seem like I’m the only one getting sick, so I hope you’re all staying healthy and doing well!
I’ll end today with two little images since I couldn’t choose between them.
Happy Running!
rundmach
rundmach 
Very well done on conquering the illness/fitness battle, it’s hard to decide when you feel poorly. I’m just getting over illness too (tummy bug) not impressed, and today was a test for a gentle run and an attempt to have some normality back!! We have both survived and I think it gives you a bit of hope that it won’t last forever. 🙂 Hope you go from strength to strength, take care x
Thanks Blitzy… I keep thinking I’m getting better but that’s just a joke right now. I’m glad you got out for a soft run, I’d like one. Trying to muster up energy to get up now is tough.
Thank you for the encouragement, I hope the same to you 🙂
Ugh iPhone autocorrect!! Sorry Bitzy! You’ve now been added to the spelling in my phone.
Much appreciated, thank you 🙂 x