4.01 miles in 30 min @ 1% – still fighting a cough from this bloody flu but was able to put in a hard push in the end

I ended up skipping a run last night because even climbing stairs would set off a coughing fit but tonight I figured I absolutely had to run no matter what.  So I took some cough medicine about an hour before I knew I would be able to get on the treadmill.

In the end that worked not too bad – I did have some coughing fits but they were relatively minor and didn’t stop me from running.  I put in a pretty hard push with no walk breaks and alternated between 7 and 9 mph for 1 minute periods and through in a couple minute periods at 7.5 mph.  In the last 10 minutes I did a couple periods where I did 2 minutes at 9 mph.  In the end 4.01 miles in 30 minutes at 1% incline on the treadmill.

The run felt good as I was doing it but I am paying for it now that I have stopped moving.  My legs, etc are fine but I can’t stop coughing.  Probably pushed too hard but maybe it will help loosen the remaining junk in my lungs and get me back on track.

I was supposed to do an 8 miler tonight and a 4 tomorrow – I will try the 8 tomorrow if all goes well.