So 3/4 of the rest of my family has the flu. My oldest daughter was down for four days and just went back to school. My wife has been down for four days. My other daughter just came down with the fever and cough. I had a flu shot in November, and am really, really hoping that whatever my family has was included in this year's vaccine formula.
My nine-year-old son is terrified. He heard you can prevent the flu by drinking lots of fluids and washing your hands often. He has been drinking water and juice like crazy and washing his hands every 10 minutes - I think he's washed them more times in the last hour than he did in the previous month. The other night he wet his bed for the first time in five years. At first we didn't know what to think. I asked him if he drank water right before bed. "Only two big glasses," he answered. "Oh, and some apple juice." We agreed that lots of fluids may not be the best thing right before bed.
Anyway, today I planned a straightforward five mile run, except it has been raining all day. Pouring in fact. I had to decide whether to run in the warm confines of the gym again, or go get soaked outside, knowing full well that flu viruses are all over my house. The rain and threat of flu was no match for my distaste for the treadmill. I know a treadmill has a place in my training regime, but I just couldn't handle it. Plus, it was 63 degrees - relatively warm. What's the difference between being soaked from the rain and being soaked from running in humid weather in Houston?
I put on long sleeves, my old shoes, and a hat, and sloshed out a five mile run in the pouring rain. Then I washed my hands and drank two big glasses of water and some juice.
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