One week break after week 4

[Bettyb719]

Hi Everyone. I am gutted that I haven’t been able to run for a week, since I caught a horrible cold. I still have a tickly cough, but I really want to get on to week 5. I hardly ever get colds, so this was a blow.. I’m not sure how long to leave it before getting back to running, and not sure whether to have a go at week 5 or repeat week 4. What do people think? I am really enjoying this community, and would never have got as far as this without it.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Hi..The rule is.. above the neck .. fine... below the neck... wait until better

If it is a chesty cough or anything more serious, you need to feel recovered before heading out again...

Really, as long as you are not struggling for breath or have a chest based cough... you are good to go. If you completed Week 4, then move on... slowly and gently and listening to your body

We do not lose fitness that rapidly

[Bettyb719 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you! I just need to convince my husband (a non-runner) that I’m not going to keel over...😀

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Bettyb719]

Lovely...what a nice husband.. just go gently... we call it an Irishprincess jogette.. she invented the term after a spell on the IC.

It describes how we head out after an illness or injury.... just gently and taking real note of how we feel as we go.

A run can be beneficial for clearing the last lingering remnants of snuffly cold!

Keep us posted please

[Bettyb719 Graduate]

Well, I finally made it out this morning, and completed W5R1 with very little trouble! Definitely a jogette though! So chuffed...