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allegrachickGraduate
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...finally completing week 4, being mentally prepared and fired up to start week 5, and then getting ill. Really poorly. Stonking sore throat - I can't swallow it's so painful. Swollen glands, general feeling of bleagh. I am so cross :-( I have to complete the programme by the end of May as I have signed up to do a 5k in June and time is ticking by. Feeling very grumpy today - please send encouraging and positive vibes.

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Get better.. properly better.. listen to your body, and until it tells you.." I feel like a run", just sit back, loads of liquids, soothing sucky sweets, home made honey and lemon... keep warm and rest.

If your swollen glands do not go down in a few days, then you need to get checked out.., as it is really a sign that they are fighting an infection :)

So many of us have been on the IC with this sort of lurgy, since Christmas.. you will recover :)

Meantime, cosset yourself and plan some new runs, or routes in your head.. :)

Gentle Hug x

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misswobbleGraduate in reply toOldfloss

There is good news in all this. Running makes you healthier! When your body is running tickety-boo, and you are much fitter and stronger, then you are better placed to fend off lurgy should it come knocking at your door

Obviously, this is not a clinical diagnosis. I am not a doctor (oh you'd guessed!)

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply tomisswobble

So true... I am back to two solid 5Ks now after leaving the IC..The lurgy got me twice, but I have recovered quicker than I thought I would for a woman of my advanced years :) xxxxxx

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misswobbleGraduate

I dare hardly say that I have not had a cold since Adam were a lad ...... just watch! LOL

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate

Aaah poor you allegrachick.😯

Nothing you can do but rest and keep up your fluids.

Feel better soon. You will get there don't worry. xxx (hug)

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sophistikittyGraduate

I can sympathise! I got to Week 4 and hurt my foot, had a couple of weeks off and thought I'd better do Week 4 over again before moving on. Then I got a cold... I spent about a month in total on Week 4 and listened to that damn podcast maybe 8 times! I finally moved on to Week 5 today, and it was so wonderful to listen to something new.

It might seem like a long way away, but you will get to the point where you're feeling better and ready to move on. Hope you feel better soon!

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allegrachickGraduate in reply tosophistikitty

That's really encouraging, thank you. I spent about three weeks on week 4 and got pretty fed up with it. Good luck on week 5 - keep us informed of your progress. It looks quite scary!

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sophistikittyGraduate in reply toallegrachick

The comfort is that, after spending so long on one podcast with Week 4, the variety of Week 5 is a silver lining to the scariness.

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allegrachickGraduate

Thank you everyone for all the positive and encouraging comments. I'm feeling pretty down today things, as thee old song goes, can only get better.

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