Feeling lousy with sore throat & cold........to run or not to run?

[LJB74]

Feeling rubbish, but already put off my run yesterday. Will feel guilty and behind if I don't do it today!

what would you do..........run through it or rest again?

[Hidden]

Rignold told me- If it's above the neck, run

If it's below the neck- don't run

[LJB74 in reply to Hidden]

Ha ha!! I like that! So.......Reckon I will have to tough it out then! :o)

[davelinks Graduate]

Running when Congested

If your symptoms are congestion related – runny nose, chest congestion or coughing – you are usually safe to run.

In fact, an easy run, followed by a nice hot shower may help clear your congestion, and give you a few hours of feeling back to normal

Running with the Flu

If you have flu like symptoms, especially achy muscles or a fever, you should not run. Running with a fever is not only dangerous, but will significantly increase the time it will take you to get back to 100%.

You are not going to ruin your fitness by pushing your workout back a day, or even by taking a few days completely off from running. Yes, runners are obsessive creatures, but two or three days off will not negatively impact your fitness.

[LJB74 in reply to davelinks]

Thank you for the advice, sounds very sensible. I think I may opt for an indoor treadmill gentle run and see how I get on.

Guilt for not running.......oh, how I have changed :o)

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

As Hidden says.. above and below neck rule. I like davelinks reply too.. it makes sens.. if it was me.. I would take an extra rest day

[snack_shack Graduate]

I ran with a cold recently. I left the house with the mindset that if I start to feel really rubbish then I'd just stop and walk home. However, I didn't feel I needed to and amazingly it was my best run in terms of distance covered in the time. I haven't been that fast since despite feeling better, which is a bit annoying! It cleared the stuffiness quite a bit too. Go out and run if you feel like it and don't put any pressure on yourself. Good luck!

[LJB74 in reply to snack_shack]

Snap!!! Just made 6.3k!!!! Never done that before! 😊😊

[markington]

I like the idea of listening carefully to your body, not the (where did it come from?) neck up rule - so if I've got a blinding headache from my cold - but its above the neck I should go out and run? - nah, I think i'll take a rest day thank you very much! If you feel like it run, if not don't. Enjoy your running - much better that way