Wow! that was crazy. My wife was sick all through Christmas and I thought I was awesome for not catching it. Well we drove home from Wyoming last Friday, I was fine all day but that night it hit me hard, I have been pretty much completely out since Friday night Saturday and Sunday I couldn't even get out of bed. I actually went to the gym on Monday but called in sick to work and went back home. I felt considerably better today, but running still made my lungs burn so I just stuck to the elliptical. One good thing that came out of it was I had a couple of nagging pains in my right heel and left hip that I was thinking I would have to deal with for the next 3 months but 5 days without running both of those pains seem to have gone completely away. Hopefully it stays that way when I start running again. I have put together a 12 week training plan for Boston starting January 21st. That's not to say I wont be running until then but the main goal until then is loose weight, and stay as fit as I possibly can without injury. | 