Friday, December 25, 2009

Weekend's Practice -- Post Christmas

Gang,

Hope your Christmas today was spent with having quality time with your parents, siblings and other loved ones. Lorraine and I ventured up to the Canyon since she has never seen it covered with snow. As always, it was a delight.

Unfortunately, I'm going to need the leadership of our seniors and anyone else who would like to step forward and organize Saturday's practice (as in tomorrow, December 26), as I have been fighting something that I refer to "low-grade sickness." I don't know what it is, but it's something. Those of you who know me, also know that I take pride in "never getting sick." My philosophy (because I read it somewhere) is that sickness is a flaw in the training program... although sometimes one can't help picking up germs (perhaps a flaw in hygiene? Yea, I'm not sure either).

Anyways, as those that ran on Thursday, know I was way behind the pack and finished early. I just didn't have the energy needed to complete the run as I should have. The previous night, as well as now, I feel myself wheezing and coughing just a bit. I'm also feeling a little of a headache... again something I very rarely ever feel. I am hoping that if I rest tomorrow (and although I should have rested today, but it was Christmas, and Lorraine really wanted to go to the Canyon, and I haven't told her exactly how I'm feeling, so quiet!), and rest again Sunday, I'll be good to go on Monday.

However on Monday, there's a funeral service for Raquel Sanchez's dad at 10:30, which I would like to attend. Raquel is a great person, and her parents are both wonderful. Her dad has been fighting cancer for the past year, and I really thought he had it beat. A practice after, say around 12:30, from school? Also, are there any seniors who knows Raquel and would like to join me Monday at the service?

I'm all ears...