FatManRunning - Couch to 5k (and beyond!)

Here's the skinny: I've been near 300 lbs. for years and need to lose weight. I'm married to a wonderful lady, and we have a family. One of our boys often asks if I'll run with him. I've always had to tell him, "No." In August of '09, my wife learned about a couch-to-5k running program, and I agreed to try it with her. This blog chronicles our progress on that training program. I hope I'll soon be able to surprise my son by telling him, "Yes, I'll go running with you!"

Monday, November 9, 2009

Day 70 - Mrs. F - Feeling sick

Im not feeling well today. I have a cold/cough but no fever. The bad part is that it feels as if its settling into my chest. Not good ... I will be beyond upset if I cant run the race on Saturday.

Im hoping that by pushing fluids and trying to get a little extra rest, that I can fight off the nasties.

Mr. F and I are still planning to work out this afternoon but it will be a slow easy run for me. Thats for sure.

Hopefully this doesnt take me out of the count.

On a side note, I ran my 2 minutes with my son. I ran painfully slow and played up how much it affected me. It was great fun! I told him I almost died!

Keep on running
Mrs. F
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5 comments:

  1. AmyNovember 9, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    You're funny! I wish I could have been there for the run.
    I've got my new shoes and I'm planning on running tonight. It should be fun:-)
    I hope you feel better soon.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 9, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    Hope you get to feeling better!

    Me in Oklahoma

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  3. Mrs. FNovember 9, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Thanks Sarah and Amy. I hope I feel better soon. We ended up not running tonite due to life ... too many things to accomplish. So we are either going to do a tues/thurs thing or just wednesday. I think we are doing pretty good if we made it to the 11th week before life sidetracked us!

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  4. AmyNovember 9, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    You're doing great. You may feel stronger tomorrow.

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  5. JenLoNovember 9, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    An extra day of rest will probably do you good, so the side-tracking is probably a blessing! I can't believe you could fake with your son--I'm a terrible faker! That's pretty funny.

    I made it through day 1 of week 9 today, so I'm following on your heels!

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