A quick update.
May 14, 2008
I wasn’t certain about running today, because I had started coughing more than I had been. But when the saying, “Running won’t kill you–you’ll pass out first.” came to mind… I ran. I felt worse than I have in a long time, but I lived through it and don’t feel any worse off as far as coughing/sore throat is concerned.
This week , with being slightly sick, I’ve tossed the two “strategies” around. If one comes down with a cold or any other mild sickness, should he or she completely recovery before running again or run regardless of health. This time I decided to try the latter option. For now I figured, if I suddenly developed a cold right before my very first 5K, I would want to know if I could really still run “sick.”
May 14, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Good question. I bet you most would say “listen to your body” and try and recover before running. I have been having some pretty bad allergy problems lately. Eyes itching, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, generally felling like crap…i have continued to run. I am not going to take the next couple of weeks off because of it so I run…and I have been fine.
May 19, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I believe that if you exert yourself while you’ve got a viral illness eg flu, you run the risk of a viral myocarditis which is inflammation of the heart muscle, which is not a good thing at all!! Having said that, I doubt a bit of a cold is too bad. Hope you’re feeling better soon.
May 21, 2008 at 5:04 pm
You’ve been tagged over at my blog, so feel free to play along if you’d like. Hope you’re feeling better!