Chapter 2 page 494–Can you hear me now?

As I posted yesterday, I hurt my left quad while shopping with my mom on Saturday.  I have GREAT news to report that it’s feeling a lot better.  I can walk around the house and do all of my all my daily routine pretty much pain free . . . making me think that it might have been a severe cramp rather than a pull?  Not sure, but either way I’m thrilled it’s feeling better!

BUT . . .

I went to bed last night with a little tickle in my throat – hmmmm.  I woke up this morning with a deep cough and a very sore throat.  With all that is on my plate later this week, I opted to stay home today from work to rest and hydrate (and then pee). 

Tonight is my 3rd (or 6) boot camp classes.  I honestly think it would be prudent to stay home, but I must go to a visitation at a funeral home that is near the boot camp class so I will already be “in the neighborhood” (the class is a 40 minute drive from my house) so I might as well just go to the class.

I can’t help but wonder if the universe is trying to tell me something about me participating in Saturday’s 50K HUFF Ultra Trail Relay.  I have a back up lined up, but I REALLY hope that I can recover quickly and do the race!

How do you decide whether to push through and do a work out or a race or to sit one out?  I have always heard if it is above the neck that it’s safe to work out, but that with a sore throat or “in the chest” that it’s best to rest.