In sickness and in health...

We humans are fragile creatures.  We can feel strong and invincible one minute and weak and struggling the next.

That is me right now...weak and struggling.

About three weeks ago I came down with one of the worst respiratory illnesses I have ever had.  It started with a cough, chills, fever, shortness of breath.  It was misery.  Needless to say, it derailed my plans.  At the time I was training for a 50K, which I had hoped would be my first ultra.

Now I'm struggling to do a mile at a very slow speed.  I've never been very fast, always a back of the packer, but now...well, let's just say I'm starting over again.  I'm hoping to be able to do a half marathon I signed up for in October.

This will be my journey back...on the road to good health again, on the road to being able to run at a turtle's pace again.  I'm still not over my illness, it still has a grip on me, but I'm fighting.

Day one...