Where is the summer sun?

I've gone from feeling like an champ mere hours ago to feeling this cruddy? Must be that virus alert that was sent out: Here she is, all confident and happy, let's get her! A truck ran over me. Funny how a cold can make you feel so terrible so quickly. Head pounding. Eyes puffy. Sigh. And how is it possible to have a runny and blocked nose at the same time? I don't like winter. I like long days and warm summer evenings. I struggle with winter running, the dark mostly. I don't mind the chill, but it's always night? I get up, go to work, it is night. I go to running, I get home, it's still night. Where is the sun. After Comrades, we were back at track on Monday, glorious easy running and I had hope. Maybe this winter will be better. I won't be so useless. If we can keep fit throughout, it will be the perfect base for the coming months. This is merely 48 hours ago...this stupid virus knocked my front teeth out. All I want is to go home and sleep. My main aim for today is not to give in to the urge to close my door and sleep under my desk. I am achieving this via double-podding my Nespresso coffees. I think I may be on my 10th pod for the day already and it is only lunch time. So far it's achieving the target of keeping me more or less upright.

Why I don't like winter:

the second toe on my left foot itches
my fingers are always cold
my toes hurt
I never see the sun
winter PJs throttle me in my sleep
cats are selfish sleepers
(see throttling issue)
all I want to do is snack even if I am not hungry
I drink too much coffee
my skin is so dry it burns and I look like I am ashing
(despite all the moisturizer I use)
it is always dark
my birthday looms
hibernation seems like a feasible vacation destination
days are shorter
cleaning out the fireplace
washing dishes
getting out of the shower
the dead garden
cracked lips

And because I promised myself that I would try to be a more balanced person...

What I love about winter:

hot chocolate, sugar free of course
(but I drink this in summer too)
creamy soups
fires
you always have a cat on your lap
my birthday presents
wearing long coats
(need to get a matrix leather one)
the winter solstice
(because it is the first step towards summer)

Clearly I am not a great candidate to go and work in  Scandinavia or Canada, but at least I know what I like.