A BETTER MORNING
Sunday, September 6, 2015
No fever since yesterday morning! I've still got some minor stuff going on but being fever free is a huge improvement.
Though I must admit a small part of me will miss the ibuprofen, which not only knocked down my fever but also got rid of my myriad other aches and pains while it was in my system...
JMH
Sunday, September 06, 2015
Saturday, September 05, 2015
SICK, DAY 5 - MUCH IMPROVED
11 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike PathSaturday, September 5, 2015
Slight fever when I woke up but it didn't get worse as the morning progressed. I still took an ibuprofen after eating lunch, so that I'd be better able to get outside, and felt well enough that it was worth attempting a slow easy ride.
Along the way I spotted wood ducks, several herons, and an egret. The surprise was seeing a heron on the grassy hillside of the old landfill - I'm guessing he was hunting the leopard frogs that seem to be abundant in a lot of grassy areas near water.
All told it was good to be out on the bike again, even if I was slower and slightly more wobbly than usual.
JMH
Friday, September 04, 2015
SICK, DAY 4 - IMPROVING SLOWLY....
3 Mile Walk at Five Rivers EEC
Friday, September 4, 2015
A few small improvements... slept a little better last night (though still not like I wish I could) and when I got up this morning, I wasn't running a fever... that kicked back in after an hour, but then started to go down two hours later, at which point I popped an ibuprofen tablet and was fever-free for around 6 hours (including the first 90 minutes where I was oozing water out of every pore to cool down... I've grown really sick of being sopping wet and even bought more towels today because I've soaked every one here multiple times since Tuesday morning.)
Went back to Five Rivers and walked some of the fields and woods, as well as the ponds on the main property, then headed down for a quick spin past the Heron Pond (where I watched the heron catch and gulp down afish very small snapping turtle - that's got to hurt to digest!) and the Beaver Pond. Also saw a small (hand-sized) snapping turtle in the Recharge Ponds, but he zoomed away for deeper water like he had a rocket pack as soon as I tried to get close enough to get a photo.
JMH
3 Mile Walk at Five Rivers EEC
Friday, September 4, 2015
A few small improvements... slept a little better last night (though still not like I wish I could) and when I got up this morning, I wasn't running a fever... that kicked back in after an hour, but then started to go down two hours later, at which point I popped an ibuprofen tablet and was fever-free for around 6 hours (including the first 90 minutes where I was oozing water out of every pore to cool down... I've grown really sick of being sopping wet and even bought more towels today because I've soaked every one here multiple times since Tuesday morning.)
Went back to Five Rivers and walked some of the fields and woods, as well as the ponds on the main property, then headed down for a quick spin past the Heron Pond (where I watched the heron catch and gulp down a
JMH
Thursday, September 03, 2015
SICK, DAY 3 - BAD TIMING
1.8 Mile Walk at Five Rivers EEC
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Today my fever starting following a different pattern, spiking and then dropping on its own. Maybe my system is starting to get a handle on whatever's got it's claws in me.
Took an ibuprofen when it started dropping this afternoon, and felt well enough to go to Five Rivers - which also meant I could stop at the Bethlehem Price Chopper on the way home, they have a much better selection than the dinky store down the street from me.
Unfortunately I got there just as a severe thunderstorm warning was announced - it hit about 3/10 of a mile into my walk. Popped my umbrella, but the rain got harder and harder, and the wind started blowing, so I hunkered down under a somewhat sheltered section of the Beaver Pond Trail... and watched the rain get worse and even turn to hail for a while. Even the frogs were heading for higher ground, which is definitely bizarre if you think about it.
Actually, after cooking in my own body for the past three days - being out in a chilly rain and hail storm felt pretty darn good.
After waiting about 10 minutes I gave up and headed back to the car. Of course the rain started dying down by the time I got there... but since I was pretty wet I decided to head to the store and home.
Except - when I got out of the store it wasn't raining, so I decided to go back to Five Rivers and walked the entire Beaver Pond loop - they've finally rebuilt the bridge at the spillway!
After that I was feeling a bit of a chill (usually a sign that my fever is going to go back up) so I did the smart thing and headed home.
JMH
1.8 Mile Walk at Five Rivers EEC
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Today my fever starting following a different pattern, spiking and then dropping on its own. Maybe my system is starting to get a handle on whatever's got it's claws in me.
Took an ibuprofen when it started dropping this afternoon, and felt well enough to go to Five Rivers - which also meant I could stop at the Bethlehem Price Chopper on the way home, they have a much better selection than the dinky store down the street from me.
Unfortunately I got there just as a severe thunderstorm warning was announced - it hit about 3/10 of a mile into my walk. Popped my umbrella, but the rain got harder and harder, and the wind started blowing, so I hunkered down under a somewhat sheltered section of the Beaver Pond Trail... and watched the rain get worse and even turn to hail for a while. Even the frogs were heading for higher ground, which is definitely bizarre if you think about it.
Actually, after cooking in my own body for the past three days - being out in a chilly rain and hail storm felt pretty darn good.
After waiting about 10 minutes I gave up and headed back to the car. Of course the rain started dying down by the time I got there... but since I was pretty wet I decided to head to the store and home.
Except - when I got out of the store it wasn't raining, so I decided to go back to Five Rivers and walked the entire Beaver Pond loop - they've finally rebuilt the bridge at the spillway!
After that I was feeling a bit of a chill (usually a sign that my fever is going to go back up) so I did the smart thing and headed home.
JMH
Wednesday, September 02, 2015
SICK, DAY 2
0.8 Mile Walk at Buckingham Pond
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
It's not looking like it's going to pass quickly. In fact, it's behaving EXACTLY the same as my bout of the flu a little less than a year ago. Joy.
I had hoped to walk around the pond twice, but the ibuprofen I took a while before leaving the house hadn't kicked in yet, so I was pretty wiped out and decided not to push it. Not many people at the pond today, which was nice.
I did walk by two groups of runners - one a bunch of high school girls, probably training for XC, and the other a pair, maybe college age or a bit older, who both aggravated me by almost running into me in their determination to move aside as little as possible, despite the fact that I was right at the edge of my side of the path. I see the same thing a lot on the bike path, with riders buzzing down a busy path at 15-20 mph and passing people with inches to spare. I don't get it. Or maybe I do - it's another example of people being self-centered a-holes, so wrapped up in their own thing that they don't give a thought to the effect on the people around them.
Not that pedestrians are immune... there have been more than a few occasions where groups of people were taking up the entire bike path who barely move aside enough for me to ride past them, despite advance warning.
JMH
0.8 Mile Walk at Buckingham Pond
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
It's not looking like it's going to pass quickly. In fact, it's behaving EXACTLY the same as my bout of the flu a little less than a year ago. Joy.
I had hoped to walk around the pond twice, but the ibuprofen I took a while before leaving the house hadn't kicked in yet, so I was pretty wiped out and decided not to push it. Not many people at the pond today, which was nice.
I did walk by two groups of runners - one a bunch of high school girls, probably training for XC, and the other a pair, maybe college age or a bit older, who both aggravated me by almost running into me in their determination to move aside as little as possible, despite the fact that I was right at the edge of my side of the path. I see the same thing a lot on the bike path, with riders buzzing down a busy path at 15-20 mph and passing people with inches to spare. I don't get it. Or maybe I do - it's another example of people being self-centered a-holes, so wrapped up in their own thing that they don't give a thought to the effect on the people around them.
Not that pedestrians are immune... there have been more than a few occasions where groups of people were taking up the entire bike path who barely move aside enough for me to ride past them, despite advance warning.
JMH
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
SUMMER ENDS WITH A WHIMPER RATHER THAN A BANG...
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Woke up in the middle of the night feeling mildly crappy and even more so this morning. Feels a lot like the flu did last fall... ugh. So no run or ride today, and unless it passes quickly - my plans to do a long run on the AT and a long ride on the Hurley-Marbletown Rail Trail this week will most likely have to be put on hold.
Bleah.
JMH
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Woke up in the middle of the night feeling mildly crappy and even more so this morning. Feels a lot like the flu did last fall... ugh. So no run or ride today, and unless it passes quickly - my plans to do a long run on the AT and a long ride on the Hurley-Marbletown Rail Trail this week will most likely have to be put on hold.
Bleah.
JMH
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