Week 7 awaits: We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto

[ktsok]

I went climbing yesterday. This morning, my climbing partner (who I was with) texted to say she had Covid. Then my son texted from his dads to say he’s off school with sickness. I was feeling depleted already - the Garmin confirmed the body battery is three quarters way to flat - on seeing the texts, my throat and eyeballs instantly felt scratchy.

I half-heartedly got ready to jog with the thought that if I’m going down with illness, it’s now or never (for a few days, anyway), and if I felt terrible, I’d stop.

The run was sluggish, from start to finish. I was released from any temptation to go faster by the knowledge I wasn’t in best shape. I stopped at 25 minutes on the dot and had to work hard to keep walking. I wanted to collapse in an heap like a biathlete over the finish line. I did start to feel a bit better as I kept walking, and after a hot bath, and a salmon and poached eggs dinner, I’m feeling ok-ish.

Anyway, it’s done. Keep… on… running…

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate]

Take it easy! If you're unwell just relax and allow your body to heal. Drink lots of soup and you'll soon feel much better I hope

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Yesletsgo]

Great advice x

[LeeU Graduate]

Having just completed week 7 run 1 and 2 after having either bad cold/flu or new COVID strain I can honestly say, take it easy.

I left running for 8 days while I was ill and, as you will see from my posts, I don't think I was ready to return to running when I did, it was a hard run.

Just take it easy, plenty of liquids and rest. When you think you're ready to start again try something like week 5 run 1 or 2, then week 6 run 1 or 2, then pick up where you left off.

I wish I had done this, but I didn't.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to LeeU]

So true ... sensible advice x

[PaulS83]

I just tried linking a "We got a runner!" GIF, but HealthUnlocked wouldn't have it. Let's see if it'll have a roll-eyes emoji: 🙄.

Well done on getting it done, especially when some of them cylinders weren't firing. Funnily enough I woke up the same this morning. One of them alcohol-less hangovers. Let's hope in you and your son's case it's not the C-bomb.

Have a good weekend!

[Jell6 Graduate in reply to PaulS83]

Probably just as well they won't allow gifs, but I wish they would. Someone at work said I was gifilicious, I take it as a positive!

[ktsok Graduate]

I can imagine it - and yes, whilst it may be the more sensible/cautious approach not to run when feeling fatigued/potentially under the weather - it does indicate there may be a runner lurking in there somewhere. And no harm done, it seems 🙃

[Jell6 Graduate]

If you can do week 7 feeling a bit crook I'd say that's a sign that you'll romp through weeks 8 and 9🙃