Colds + Cake Tastings = rough training week

So the last week and a half have been rough from a training perspective: First, we had Valentine's Day last week which gave Kevin and I an excuse to not run for a day and enjoy a good date night in (tri-tip, yummy vino, beautiful roses, chocolate covered strawberries...you get the picture). Second, Kevin got a cold last week that was no fun, and ended up with him in bed the moment he got home from work last Wednesday. Oh yea, and I was right there with him - no, not because of a cold - but because my lunch that day didn't sit well in my tummy...ugh. Finally, Thursday came around providing me (Liz) with an opportunity to get back on the treadmill as my tummy had settled down (yes, I did in fact say 'tummy'). Poor Kevin was still nursing his cold though. Friday - hooray! Kevin was starting to come around, but the opportunity to work out was missed as we hopped in the car right after work, with Kevin's mom Maureen joining in, to head down to Paso Robles for a weekend of wedding planning and food tastings (yum!). Despite the long Friday night drive that got us in to Paso just before midnight (and of course followed by some chatting with my family upon arrival), Kevin and I managed to drag ourselves out of bed at 7am for the scheduled long run on Saturday. Even though we were not home for the team run, we still had to get out there! The nice cool, foggy morning lended itself well to a 60 minute run/walk jog. Since Kevin was still getting over the cold, we did 3/1 intervals to give his lungs a chance. Our run took us up the infamous stairs I used to do during high school soccer, and ended up at the Paso High all-weather track for a better running surface. Thankfully we did get that run in because the rest of the day was spent eating delicious food like this:

And tasting potential wedding cake from places like this:

So, it was a blast of a weekend! However, Liz woke up Sunday morning with that feeling of a cold coming on...no bueno! Between the little sleep and sick folks all around I guess I was doomed. We drove back to Santa Rosa on Sunday despite the next day being a holiday, but that gave us the opportunity to sleep in and feel better. Once again, we skipped running on Monday as we relaxed and tried to finally get over our colds - it must have done the trick though because while we both have a bit of the colds left over life is getting better! Yesterday (2/21/12), both of us got back on the treadmill for a good run. Kevin managed his 3 miles and Liz went for just under 4. Not phenomenal, but at least we are back at it again!