Feeling better...

Last night I laid down on the couch at 8 p.m. to watch the news and the rest of the night was history. Around 9 p.m. I woke up, woke my wife up who was also asleep on the couch, and we went to bed. I slept so soundly that I barely heard the alarm go off this morning (4:45).

This morning I still have lingering signs of a cold, but my lungs are less congested and I feel better. I still have 2 ½ weeks until the marathon, so I am hoping I can whip this before then. The next couple days will be critical.

I am a firm believer that physical exercise speeds the healing process when you have a cold. For me the trick seems to be that I sleep much more soundly because running helps clear out the breathing passages at least through most of the night.

You of course you have to use discretion, e.g. when you have a deep chest cold or fever you shouldn’t be running outside. It is also important that you get a lot MORE sleep than normal and really concentrate on your diet. Oh, and drink, drink, drink! I also start taking vitamin C supplements when the sniffles start.

Seems to work for me anyway, at least when I react when I first feel the cold coming on.