Running and Sickness

I have not run for the past four days. I've been battling a sore throat and fever. Yuck! Just when I was so eager to run out of my four mile rut! Tomorrow I may try to run 3, but we'll have to wait and see how I'm feeling. I'm trying to hydrate well and rest.

Runners do not like to get sick! At least not this one. But I have learned to listen to my body and be patient when illness strikes. Using your "wits" during times of sickness is a good thing. It also shows respect and good stewardship to the physical aspect of our being.

1 Corinthians 6:19 reminds us that our body does not belong to us and is not our own. Rather, it is the "temple of the Holy Spirit who is in us, who we have from God." Thus we should treat them with care and realize they are not invincible, even though at times we may think they are. There is a time to push them. But there is also a time to give them rest. And when sickness comes knocking at the door, that is one of those times to give it rest.

I've been resting with the hopes that tomorrow I can put on my running shoes and feel the ground under my footsteps flowing to the rhythm of inhaling and exhaling. I like those sounds! They are sweet!