It ain’t over till it’s over. And it is over. One day after declaring a streak for 2010, Sanuk D has laid down his trainers and put his feet up. The quick and dirty is this: I went to see my dentist first thing. Nice guy up in Grey Eagle. Funny to think that I have “a dentist.” Makes me feel quite mature. So I went to see my dentist. Everything is good. Rather than paying $480 a year for dental insurance, I pay $200 a year out of pocket. Not a bad deal, so long as I don’t get into a bar fight or a car accident.
So I go from there to work, where I stay for about an hour before I go to a meeting that last through lunch. I expected the meeting to last this long, but I did not expect the room to be so cold. Turns out, nobody else thought the room was so cold. Perhaps it was a fever. That, plus the aching joints kind of tip you off. So, back to the office to consider the next steps.
With a meeting scheduled for 5:00 at the Great Temple, I had anticipated an easy 30 minutes on the treadmill at the W and a shower. The longer I sat, however, the worse I felt. So, it started to become clear that only an unhealthy person would run. For me to have done so under those conditions would have been truly unpleasant. I don’t expect every run to be stellar, but it should not be punishment. A busy day, a rainy sky, a fever, a round of antibiotics, all combine to say give it up, dude. Maybe next year.