Down, But Not Out.

The past few weeks have been some of the toughest so far, but not for reasons you may think.  I haven't been on the trainer hammering big 2-3 hour rides, or doing lots of tough runs.  In fact, I wish that were the case!
Instead, me and my family were all hit with varying degrees of sickness.  I thought I was going to be able to dodge it, as I am rarely sick, but it nailed me good.  Long story short, my training was derailed big time - I missed 12 days straight with everything from a high fever, sinus infection and a lung infection.
This past week was my first back to training, and it felt like I was starting all over again.  My muscles were sore from workouts that were very easy and relatively short.  Its hard to digest, when just a few weeks ago, a 26km run would hardly phase the muscles, but now a 9km run left me sore the next day!
Anyways, as this week progressed it did get better.  I am easing my way back into things, and it seems as though there is no sign of any more sickness (both for me and my family).  That being said, there is no denying the effects of being sick.  It is going to take some time to regain the fitness, and the kicker is that my first race is just 2 weeks away.  At the end of the month I am doing the Around the Bay 30km run, and my goals for the race are certain to undergo a shift in light of the recent events.  I will have to see how the next 12 days go, and then I'll assess where I'm at.  There's not doubt that I will not be where I would have, if not for the sickness, but I will still use the race as a 'test' to show as a benchmark for where I'm at.  On the positive side, this race was not an 'A' race for the season, so I am not crushed by the timing, though still bummed.
In short, I'm down for now, but I'm not out. There's a long road still to travel.

Gotta Strive,
Jon