I’ve been feeling run down the past couple of days and chalked it up to the wilting heat and final week of triathlon training. But this morning I woke up congested with watery eyes and a scratchy throat. (I’m achy too, but that most definitely is because I fell off my bike two days ago.) Nope, this is a full blown summer cold. But guess what, it probably isn’t.
Apparently “summer colds” are a misnomer. The virus that causes the common cold is more prevalent in the winter months. What we call summer colds are apparently allergy attacks to grass and/or pollen. No matter, I feel miserable. And it’s 90+ degrees outside which means I’d have troubling breathing even if I didn’t have a stuffy/runny nose.
At least I know to reach for the allergy medicine instead of the cold medicine this morning!
Buff Broad 
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