Bicycling While Sick as a Dog = Stupid Me

Yesterday at work I was feeling a little under the weather, you know a slight headache and a minor cough. Nothing too serious especially considering I am usually pretty good at staying healthy. When I got home I got on my bike to do my evening ritual of riding for a while. Well, the first session was OK, but when I got back on to ride again I was surprised how hard it became to keep up my normal pace. It might take me a minute or so to get up to steam, but then it just kept becoming harder and harder. I couldn't figure it out.

About half an hour after I finished my evening exercise I was sitting in front of my computer searching for something and I just felt these tremendous cramps. With visions of spending the next few hours perched over the porcelain throne dancing in my head, I waddled over to my bed to lie down and try and wait it out. Umm... three hours later I finally got up and was able to at least move around.

Today I stayed home from work, which sucked, big time. But I had a very bad cough that just would not go away and my head was swimming for most of the day. Even now I'm still a little woozy. On top of missing work, I also missed my Bible study. I know that I would have been sick anyway; I could feel it coming on yesterday. But working out yesterday was probably not the smartest thing I have ever done. It was fascinating though to feel how much of a difference there is between when I am healthy and when I am sick. Hopefully I'll be better prepared next time.