Zero Training

Yes, I'm trying a new approach to triathlon training: zero training. Since the 5K swim on Sunday, I've done absolutely zero workouts. Yes, you read correctly, no workouts. This plan should make for a splendid race in April.

This is not entirely voluntary. Since Sunday night, I've been suffering from the cold, flu, or something else. I think it started Saturday night. I was starting not to feel good Saturday night but felt good enough to do the early morning Sunday swim. After the swim, I felt okay but later in the day I started to feel rundown.

Monday came with a runny nose. That was okay since it was a scheduled rest day. Then Tuesday morning hit with a cough to join the runny nose. I decided to skip the scheduled swim workout. Good decision, because by Tuesday evening I had a fever and chills to go with the runny nose and coughing. I felt slightly better Wednesday morning and hoped the worst had passed. Not quite, by the end of the day I was feeling achy in my back and legs.

Thursday morning, once again I had renewed hope since I was feeling better. It was a mirage. I came home from work feeling the worse than I had all week. Not only did I have the chills back, but now I was feeling nauseous and had a headache. Even worse, I had a terrible night of sleep, which included being up from three to five in the morning because I felt better surfing the Internet than trying to sleep.

Today, every time that I thought about food I just felt sick to the stomach. On the plus side, the nose has stopped running and there are no chills yet tonight. On the negative side, I've cancelled my planned ski day tomorrow and definitely will not be snowshoe racing on Sunday.

For some reason, something always seems to happen that prevents me from snowshoe racing. For the January race, it was getting back late the night before from Mexico. For the February race, it was a leg injury. Now, it is being too sick for it to be a good idea to do the race. This must be a sign that I am not meant to snowshoe race this year.

Despite being frustrated by being unable to train, at least my leg is getting some additional rest. Hopefully by the time that I am healthy enough to resume training, it will be fully healed.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow when I can just rest. Yes, despite being sick, I was compelled to go to work everyday this week. Perhaps I'll elaborate on that situation when I'm in a better frame of mind. Otherwise, I might write something unwise. Besides, the Jazz-Nuggets is starting. Go Jazz!!!