Sick and falling behind

Obviously I'm not very consistent at blogging but I'm doing my very best to keep you updated. The last 2 weeks I have been sick and not completing my miles for the week. It's very depressing because I feel like all the progress that I have made up until 2 weeks ago is slipping through my fingers. It's amazing how slow and hard it is to progress but how fast and easy it is to regress. It's extremely discouraging but I'm hoping to hit the pavement again real soon. Come on antibiotics!

My missing link, mosquitoes and Evil Cyclists

I completed my first Saturday run this week without having my great running buddy next to me. Not having my sister there made the run less enjoyable so whether she knows this or not, she's not allowed to miss any more Saturdays. =) It was not a fun Saturday run all together. Thanks to all the rain we've had recently, Nichols Hills with all its beautiful foliage and perfectly landscaped lawns have become the breeding grounds for mosquitoes. I swear these were not normal mosquitoes, they were Jumanji size mosquitoes. They could have carried me off but instead they chose to annoyingly leave silver dollar whelps all over my body that itched like CRAZY! For once, I was thankful for the unshaded, drab part of the run near the highway. I was hoping they would buzz right on by the faster I ran but instead they stuck to me like bugs on a windshield. I even had one dive bomb my forehead. Despite whacking myself in the face, I killed that little bugger. For a brief moment, I fist pumped and was VICTORIOUS! I then realized that I was left a nice parting gift. I huge goose knot of a whelp right on my forehead for all the world to see. Thank you Mr. Mosquito.

Now, I have always heard that cyclists dislike runners but after this Saturday's run I'm convinced they're just evil. I believe that they have a daily mission to try and take out as many runners as they can. I'm sure there is a pot of money somewhere within the cycling world for the cyclist who takes out the most runners at the end of the year. I can think of no other reason why they would choose to be so mean, rude and inconsiderate. " CYCLIST COMING THROUGH!""GET OUT OF THE WAY!" ON YOUR LEFT! ON YOUR LEFT! I SAID ON YOUR LEFT!" Well,I just don't understand what else they expect from me when I'm running on the curb, the furthest right I could possibly go without running through someone's lawn in order to accommodate them passing on the left. Just because you're traveling 20 mph on 2 wheels doesn't make you king of the road. It truly makes me want to drive in my Expedition through Nichols Hills honking and yelling, " Big ass vehicle that will run your ass over ON YOUR LEFT! ON YOUR LEFT!" I mean they seriously need to just calm down and share the road with the rest of us.

Anyway, I'm currently up to 7 miles now and still going strong. Thank you all for your generous donations and words of encouragement. =)