Running: A Fever

http://RunningAFEVER.com It's been a long day, starting at 5:30 A.M. with my first trip to the gym in 2-1/2 weeks, and continuing tonight with a Blue Zone dinner later. I'm doing a walk on the same day, and it's a good thing I'm getting all this activity in, because I am dealing with about 15 pounds of holiday weight gain. Last year I recorded an episode (#7) called "After the Turkey", in which I bemoaned my three days off for Thanksgiving. At the time I was walking every day. I claimed to feel weaker because of the off time, though perhaps it was merely psychological. This morning, I was definitely feeling reduced strength after a couple of weeks out. And the scale does not lie. During the holidays I was also dealing with a family illness, which meant I spent a lot of time in a hospital room. After I got back from this visit, I had to fight a respiratory infection which forced me to rest an additional few days. Events caused me additional stress recently, and I found myself succumbing to old habits: watching