Bah.

Well, I got home this morning around 5:45am with a clean bill of health. X-rays/EKG and blood work were all good. But I'm dizzy. Strange.

Going to take a few days off from running.

Crap. I almost fainted on the train just a little while ago im on my way to the hospital. Crap.

Well, I applied for the NYC Marathon. Hopefully, I will get in. I won't find out until early June. I think about running NYC all the time. Running the NYC marathon is supposed to be the ultimate experience.

On a more depressing note, I still haven't been feeling well. My dizziness has been increasing in both frequency and intensity. My doc has ordered me to go in for some routine blood work and a glucose tolerance test. Unfortunately, my dizziness was so bad yesterday I had to skip my long 12 mile run. Missing long runs in a big no no. I am planning to get the test done this weekend. I have to fast for 12 hours and then they draw blood a couple of times over a 3 hour period. I don't think I will be able to run the required 15 miles after such an ordeal.

I still have my spirits up that I will be able to make San Diego. If not, I better make NY.

The application for the ING New York City Marathon 2007 will be available on February 12 at noon.

No matter what is going on in my life there is one thing that I can be sure of. The thing I look forward to the most is a good long run. I am hoping everything goes well and I can start my scheduled training next week for the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon in San Diego on June 3rd. Why would I subject myself to such suffering again? Hey, maybe it's because I'm Catholic.