Forced to Idle

My old Driver's Ed teacher, Mr. Yaffe, always used to say, "People have to enforce human laws, but nature laws enforce themselves." He meant that it didn't matter whether there was a cop around; if you took a sharp turn too fast you were going if the road.

Well, I've been training really hard the last few weeks, culminating in that 10K I did last weekend, where I felt like hell the whole time. There was no rest on Sunday, either, as Sue and I spent most of the day working in the garden. Monday I woke up with a terrible head cold. My sinus were so bad I couldn't see straight. I had to stay in bed all of Monday, and Tuesday I sat on the couch all day, working from home.

Rest is so important in the training cycle, yet I often overlook the need for it. But, the natural law has enforced itself, and I've done nothing except some yoga, some meditation, and some dog-walking this week. I might do a half marathon tomorrow, though. I'll see how I feel when I get up.