Setbacks....

Its been a few weeks since I wrote anything, and I thought I had better write to say I am still alive! Its been a tough few weeks and I have had a few illnesses to deal with. The first happened the weekend of the Ed Sander Cross, which is my favorite cross race of the year. I started having an allergic reaction to something and developed a rash and some congestion that wouldn't seem to clear up. I had to skip racing and take 3 days off of training altogether. After feeling better during the week I did feel good enough to go to the Breast Cancer Awareness Cyclocross in Hagerstown, MD on October 4th. I raced in the Elite Master's category and had a great race going until I rolled my tire in a corner with 2 laps to go. Frustrated, but unhurt I ended up that day around 15th which was OK. Then on Sunday I started feeling bad and had to cut my workout short; sure enough Monday I had a sore throat. Now its Thursday October 9th and I am 2 days into a course of antibiotics with a cough and cold! I have a 1/2 Ironman (lite) to race Sunday so I am hoping to get progressively better the next few days. It was supposed to be my last big test before IM Arizona, but now I am just hoping to be healthy enough to get there. This kind of stuff almost never happens to me, and I am not used to having so many setbacks.
All in all I had to think that I would have some setbacks. I have had a great year so far racing and maybe this will make me focus a little better on the end of the season and my goals at IM. Its always tough for an athlete to accept setbacks, but in the long run they can turn out to be something that will help out in some way. I would rather have just about anything than a fever, cough, and cold; but I will try to make the most of it. 3 days totally off training and going into a half-litle Tri is not where I thought I would be right now, but I will do my best to make the most of it! I hope your Fall is healthier than mine! Thanks for reading!