Finally a fantastic run

Today I had my first really good run since mid December when I got the stupid colds that lasted til the new year, when I got a nasty chest infection. I started training again two weeks ago and even though I took it really easy to begin with, I've really been struggling to enjoy it and to find the motivation. I've lost a lot of the form I built up in November and December and it's just been so demotivating to do shorter and easier runs but feel more tired than on the longer or harder runs I did before. But, today the sun was shining and I went out for my first long run since before Xmas. It was really lovely and I absolutely enjoyed it. I feel like I'm getting my fighting spirit and motivation back and I'm really going to give it all I have now. Ran about 1h 35min so I'm not up to where I need to be yet, but I'll get there. I'm playing it safe for the moment, building it up. The last thing I need now is injury.

It went really well... then

I'm spending my third day in bed and I'm soooo bored. Started coming down with a cold a week before Xmas and it only left my poor body the day before NYE. Had 4 days of feeling ok, during which I went for a short run and then.... Then came the cough. Have now, excuse me for the expression, been coughing my lungs up for 3 days and my back and lungs are so sore from constant cough attacks. Keep taking cough medicine which makes me really drowsy so all I'm capable of is basically lying down and sleeping. Went to the doctor today and surprise, surprise, surprise it is a virus and nothing to be done. Should pass in a few days he says. Yay!

Starting to get really itchy feet from not having been for a long and proper run for over 3 weeks. Not the least cause I'm feeling time ticking away and I was really well on the way with my training, hitting about 20km on my long run. Hopefully some of the form I built up is still there when I start training again and hopefully I'm not going to be hit by yet another cold. Enough already!