Sick Days

My left lung is about half the size it should be. It's a birth defect. I never let that be an excuse for my athletic performance. It's nothing that can't be overcome with some extra work and willpower. And any real warrior knows that the true measure of performance is not whether you won or lost, or what our time was, or how many points you scored. The true measure of your performance is whether or not you finish knowing that you could not possibly have done any better than you did. Besides, the left lung is supposed to be smaller anyway, right?

But, if I get any kind of respiratory infection, it totally knocks me on my ass. So for the past week I've been home, in bed or on the couch. I'm finally back to work today, but I'm not quite ready to resume working out. Well, I did take the dogs for a brisk walk this morning, which sparked a painful coughing fit. But by the end of the week I should be back at it.