marathonmummy

Shall we assume that my body has decided to get everything it possibly can now, to get it over with? I like that idea. Everyone in our house is still feeling a bit limp and feeble, and there’s been lots of lying around watching films. My lovely mum made soup and a casserole so we could eat healthily when cooking was the last thing we could think of, and her partner Chris brought it over first thing in the morning before he headed off to work. Meanwhile I’ve been sorting out this website and getting in the mood for Hallowe’en, even though right now I don’t know if we’ll be well enough to go guising (or trick or treating as it’s known to you non-Scottish people reading). The good news is that Jessica informs me she’s done two runs this week, so at least one of us is running – does that count, do you think? And Zoe and I have a training weekend scheduled for the 20th of November where alongside running, we’re going to map out our plans for the next six months.

Right, well, that’s it. I’ve had a cold, a cough, a sinus infection, and now the whole family has swine flu. That’s enough for one winter, thank you very much. My sister informed me yesterday that I this blog has too much illness in it…sympathy has always been a bit thin on the ground in our family! She does have a point, though. Since I said I planned to run a marathon the gods have been conspiring against me.

I’m not giving up that easily. I’m too tired to run right now, but that doesn’t mean I can’t think about running, or my ideas for raising money. We’re going to do a quiz night soon, with my friend Jane’s wonder-quizmaster husband as host. And, most excitingly, we’re doing an 80s/90s disco. I can’t wait – and dancing all night definitely counts as training, doesn’t it?

Spoke too soon. Maybe I should rename this ‘Chocoholic to Marathon Runner in Ten Years’. Argh. My lovely children have shared another horrible virus with me – I don’t know how teachers do it, spending all day with children spreading horrid germs everywhere!

He’s feeling much better today, and so am I. The last thing I need is another illness getting in the way. Normal service is resumed! More running tomorrow.

Please, please, please let this runny nose, these constant sneezes and this throat that hurts to swallow not turn into anything. Child no.3 has a temperature, sore throat, aching limbs, headache, cough, nausea…the observant amongst you might note that those symptoms add up to something rather piggy. Oink.