Running with a cold

[Khillary]

I have a chesty cough, I'm sniffling and my nose is running, my head feels cotton wooly and my throat hurts

Ideally I would still like to run but is it wise? Tomorrow I'm dong a 10 mile walk for charity, so would it be wise to not go today ?

What are the thoughts on running with a cold?

[andystev Graduate]

In general, don't. You'll feel awful, it'll probably delay recovering from the cold and you won't get much benefit out of the run. If you're ill you need rest. Get better, then run.

[paul2014 Graduate]

If it were me, I wouldn't run and especially if you're wanting to do the walk tomorrow.

[Vixchile Graduate]

I would say don't go, I came down with a cold last week decided to go for a run and it was awful. It was hard work breathing, the run was hard, then my chest hurt from running, I felt bad not completing it. I would rest especially if you are going on a 10mile walk.

[Beek Graduate]

Please do not go! You'll feel far worse than you already do! Give yourself time to get back to normal.

[AncientMum Graduate]

Please stay at home, have a couple of paracetamol and lots of fluids. I spent 2weeks on the injury couch on antibiotics after running with a cough. Ended up pushing the infection further down into my lungs. It wasn't very nice!! Take good care of yourself

[I_will Graduate]

I agree with above posts. If you just had a head cold then I would say go ahead, but anything below the neck is bad news. I ran with a cough recently and it got worse and worse (although it was fine when I was actually running) until I coughed so much that I tore a muscle which then put me out of action for a total of 10 days. It's still sore now, but manageable.

It's difficult to wait it out but it's worth it!