Checking the Tank

65º 6 recovery miles. 

68° Starting to warm back up, heat wave coming. 11 Days to the marathon. Taper mode enagaged. 

AM- 72º and sticky. I either have the worst allergies in 10 years or I have a sinus cold out of the blue. Ran with a cough drop. Marathon in 10 days, taper mode here- now to make sure I am healthy race day. It's just odd, I never get sick while training. After a marathon sure, I am not sure what hit me, but I feel terrible. I think my nose is running faster than me. 

AM- 71º/100% Humidity...  Went to the docs yesterday. I figured I was too close race day to take any chances. Glad I went, but I had the trifecta of issues. Bacterial infection, viral infection and allergies. Awesome. However, doc was confident he would have me ready for race day. Lots of meds. 

6 easy, yet not easy. Wet. 

Just a tune up for next week. Marathon is 7 days. Still not feeling well, but the meds are definitely working. What a different a week makes in conditions though. Last week, ideal conditions, STRONG run. And while today I just wanted a few fast miles to keep my legs honest a 20 degree hike in temps made that a chore. 74º/88%/70 4 Easy, 4 HMP/10K pace, 4 Easy. A coughing fit at the end of mile 7 made mile 8 and 9 more difficult that it should have been. At the end though it seemed like a short run. I think that is a good sign. Next weeks forecast is not promising, but things can change rapidly.