Sick day take 2...

It is unprecedented for me to take two consecutive sick days, but that is exactly what is happening folks. I think my yuckiness has evolved into a sinus infection so I have switched over to that type of medication now. I woke up at 4am and didn't get back to sleep until 8-9am, and I know I kept K up (sorry, honey!). I am coming to terms with the fact that my race tomorrow may not/will likely not happen at this point. I would obviously be tremendously disappointed if this had been my "A" race that I had been training for months for, which it isn't; however, I am still obviously disappointed because I wanted to take in the experience of what running Bandera is like and this also has implications for Rocky. I really needed to get this distance in and another 30+ mile run in two weeks to feel even slightly comfortable running Rocky at the beginning of February, which I just registered for on Wednesday! I guess it was quite fortuitous when I laid out my 2009 race plan a few weeks ago and said that it was contingent on me staying "healthy and focused." With my fall on the Greenbelt before Christmas and now getting sick, the "healthy" aspect is turning out to be the hard part! I am trying not to get too bent out of shape about this, accept it, and revise my goals to move forward. Dealing with the unexpected is part of running and training, right?