Flu jabs and running don’t mix ( for me anyway).

[Beachcomber66]

Just back from a torch light 12k start to my HR build up. My average HR was 10 bpm up for the slowish pace and distance and VO2 max docked me a point. I have had a similar experience post flu jab in the past, so decided to find out whether there is a correlation; apparently there is!! Some people experience a small rise in temperature post jab, and each degree increase adds 10bpm to heart rate....or so Mr Google says! So I am blaming the jab for this run; note to self....have a few days off after next year’s jab!

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Ha BC66, perhaps you should have left your run for 48 hours after your Flu jab, I got my annual flu jab last Tuesday at exactly 10.50am as on the letter for my appointment, when I got to the place for my jab there was no queue and got the jab immediately at at 10.50,

The next morning at 7.40 I ran a 8K with no effects whatsoever of the previous day jab, the effects of certain inoculations vary from person to person.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Yep... probably only affects old softies like me!! 🙂

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I ran another 8K this morning 50 seconds slower than last Wednesday, last Wednesday it was just under a hour, this morning it was 34 seconds over a hour, excuse, there were several icy patches mixed in with a lot of wet leaves, I did not want to fall, hence the slightly slower time.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Falls are definitely to be avoided Al; one is enough for me this year. Well done on your 8k. Sometimes we run more slowly for no particular reason; it’s just in my nature to look for causes.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Good run though BC, 12k is 12k however you slice it! Plus you ran in torchlight! I’ve still never done that. 😱

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

An advantage of being an old bloke cheeky....why would anybody bother attacking me?

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I love a dark run - and in fact, have no choice during the week now that the days are shorter. I love popping on my chest light and pounding the local (safe) pavements. 😀🏃🏽‍♀️🔦👍 Sometimes I use the 'Zombies - run!' App too - even better!😉😱💀🤣

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

My run is in the woods....only a lunatic would be up here in the dark!!

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Or zombies...

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Katnap]

They are no more crazy than I am! I am sure they would treat me with professional courtesy.🙂

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Katnap]

😂😂

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Interesting, and as AlMorr points out, the effects of vaccination vary from person to person. I have read that recent research actually shows that exercise after a flu jab can actually help strengthen the immune response to the vaccination👍 - I think because exercise itself stimulates our immune system. I'm having mine on Saturday so will see how I feel - wouldn't want to run if my temperature was raised though.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

It was looking at my resting heart rate which made me realise something was wrong. It is usually 51 but is currently about 70! Could be the US election of course!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Ha ha! Yes, indeed!😮

[JonathanP 10 Miles]

I'm still waiting for my flu jab BC, so have made a careful note!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Probably just a small number of sensitive souls affected JP!

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

As a mere 59 year old I haven’t had a flu jab, but I also haven’t had a run since Saturday. Instead I have had a lovely pre-lockdown visit to mum and dad’s in Cumbria, delicious lunch near Keswick and a drive through a beautiful autumnal Lake District 😊 Must get back into the lockdown exercise routine!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

That sounds much nicer than a flu jab!

I’m not “that age” either Sandie but I’ve paid for a flu jab for the past four years or so since I took a double-virus and was so ill I thought I was going to die. It was horrific so I’ve had one ever since to give me some protection. There is a theory that it also provides some protection against Corona.....

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I am with you IP...,I definitely am not saying don’t have it...it is a must for me. Just commenting on a minor impact on me and which means I should have learned from the past and avoided running for a couple of days afterwards!!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

And of course every year the jab contains different ingredients from the year before so we might feel fine one year but not the next... 🙄

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Just a youngster! The Lake District is wonderful. Lots of opportunities for the odd hill run 🙂 but I have never been over there with my running gear. Lots of walks dramatic views and Molly friendly pubs. Great idea to fit in a visit to parents.

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I grew up in Penrith so Ullswater was my childhood playground. Still love it and the autumn colours are just gorgeous. I always have a weekend with mum and dad late November, but anticipated lockdown and brought it forward this year. Hadn’t seen them since a socially distanced outdoor half day in June so it was about time and, until today, we were both in Tier 1 so I could stay. Still want to do Keswick Parkrun at some point!

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

I had it several years on the trot when my asthma was bad but I had one year I had a really bad reaction, I'll never (voluntarily) have it again.

I only started having it after actually having the flu one year which was awful but I survived. I'll take my chances. 🤣

Definitely don't expect optimal performance straight after it. 👍🏻

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

I will definitely keep having the jab...I have been on the list for years with asthma etc. Even more important this year. This is a pretty mild short lived reaction; resting heart rate is back to normal this morning. Solution for me is to have a couple of days run free post injection and keep whatever protection the vaccine offers.

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Sounds lovely BC 🙂 I’ve read that exercising immediately after a flu jab accelerates its benefits. I ran the afternoon I had mine and felt no difference although my arm was painful this year and the jab site swelled to the size of a tennis ball 😩

I guess we all react differently.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Exactly. Big picture, I have chronic mild asthma, have had the flu jab for years and kept on top of flu. Minor disruption to my running schedule is nothing compared to that!!

[Speedy60 Half Marathon]

My other half is blaming not being well this morning on his flu jab yesterday. It's definitely nothing to do with him cycling into Bristol, sitting in a pub garden and drinking copious amounts of beer at 50p a pint with a couple of retired work colleagues. 🤔🤨

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Speedy60]

Self inflicted wound then!🙂

[Hidden]

Well done though. A really good distance there to get under your belt 😊

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Cheers GTFC, just about a steady build up now. This was a minor blip.👍

[Hidden in reply to Beachcomber66]

Absolutely, steady away then settle in 😊