Viral submission

There's nothing like a wicked cold virus to derail the best planned cycling program. I had a long off road adventure ride planned for last Saturday that I was really looking forward to. Friday I was feeling worse and worse all day, Saturday I woke up sick. I'm now mostly better here on Wednesday, but am still hacking up green goo from lungs and sinuses. It's curious that in the early stages I kept thinking, "Dont' be such a baby. You're not that sick." Now that I actually am feeling a bit better I realize just how sick I was. I learned my lesson years ago that you don't try to "ride through it". That only leads to longer and more severe illness. It is frustrating having the time and the weather to ride, but not having the basic good health. It's a real lesson in how valuable general health is to cycling. I tend to take it for granted, but really should be thankful every single day that I'm well.