Giving Fall the Cold Shoulder

So, it’s not Summer anymore. Officially.
Alright, so it might have been officially autumn weeks ago, but I was still hoping Summer would blend seamlessly into Spring and Autumn and Winter would be skipped entirely.
For all of those people who love Fall and Winter, I make no apologies.
Fall and Winter means I’m constantly wearing my coat indoors, sporting a runny nose and frozen fingers.

I’m still struggling to get over my cold from a few weeks ago, but as my respiratory system is always the slowest to recover, maintaining my regular running schedule is proving to be challenging.
In the summer, I noticed that everytime I did the Grouse Grind, my lung capacity temporarily increased, making my next run a breeze, so to speak.

So, being the impatient person I am, decided to hike the Grind yesterday in hopes of recovering my respiratory system ahead of schedule.
I can’t tell if it worked yet or not, but I can tell you it was quite the challenge.
I should have realized that if my lungs weren’t functioning fast enough for my running, they surely weren’t going to cooperate for climbing Grouse. 

But I survived. I made it to the top, both sweating and hypothermic.
Figure that one out.

So while I may have temporarily increased my lung function, I might’ve gotten myself sick all over again.
The path up Grouse was paved with good intentions?
If I accomplished nothing else, I’m almost positive I worked off my turkey dinner.