Run ending with a grocery bag filled with mushrooms.

My run this afternoon had been scheduled to be with my cousin, but after calling her house, I decided to go alone. I didn't mind, with my lung infection lingering about, I feel wimpy having to stop constantly to stop my throat from closing in. I know, it's not a wimpy reason, but having to stop so many times sucks.

It was the perfect time of the day to run, besides first thing in the morning, the sun was halfway done the sky, just above the peaks of the trees.

I bundled up, putting on two shirts with my leggings and gloves. The air hurt going through my throat, feeling like a huge ice clump that stopped my breathing before it could start. During my short walking breaks, placing my gloved hair before my mouth and nose helped to warm the air before I inhaled it, this helped me recover quicker.

I feel that I am recovering, my lung infection is still there, but I was able to run more than my last attempt. It actually felt like my best run yet, 4K and only had to stop 5 times due to my coughing.

It was muddy and cold, though the one perk was that the strenuous uphill sections, were dry as a bone... err dirt path.

Finishing the run I felt amazing, rejuvenated by the first decent run since falling ill.

Walking back to my car, an elderly couple was ahead of me. Running up to them, I began chatting with the couple and found that they had walked a small trail in the conservation area to collect wild mushrooms. They ended up with an entire grocery bag of mushrooms.