Well, it could be worse. This could have happened in April next year, or in the lead up.
But yes, it looks like I’ll be out of action for the next 2-3 weeks as a bare minimum.. that’s on top of the 3-4 weeks I’ve been out already.
My fevers weren’t abating and my cough was getting worse and worse so I went to see the doctor again on Monday who immediately referred me for a chest x-ray. Turns out I have a shadow on the lungs, which indicates an infection. I forgot to ask if this meant pneumonia, some people say it does, some say not necessarily. Anyway I am on my second type of antibiotics already in the vague hope of shifting this infection.
I need to go back just before Christmas for another chest x-ray to check it has cleared. If so, then I can start training. And it’ll have to be proper training.. with a schedule, for the marathon at that point.
On the plus side, I’ve lost 5lbs in the last month. I lost nothing whilst training! Interestingly though I don’t look any thinner, and I’ve lost a lot of muscle tone already. Just proves that fat was turning into muscle before.
I’ve yet to go out running in the dark..
In much happier news – a huge thank you to StrangeGlitter for her extremely generous sponsorship! Very, very kind of you!
