Last week I got in 60 min running, 90 min biking, 2350 y swimming, and a core exercise before picking up a spring time cold. I started to feel bad Wednesday, then Thursday went in to the doctor and had a fever. :(
It's a tricky subject, everyday that passes there is some muscle loss and general stir-craziness made worse from being an active athlete.
The immediate muscle/training loss is challenged by the overall healing from being sick. My doctors words have been echoing through my head, "We've seen a virus going around, the symptoms start the same as your symptoms, then change to a 2 week cough". Augh. That sounds pretty terrible. Especially for running.
The good doctors advice was to lie around for two days and I obliged. Then the third day I didn't and it came back a bit.
Now it's day 5 away from the doctor and trying to figure this out on my own. Where else would I turn but to google? :) This is probably the best article I've found:
http://www.active.com/triathlon/Articles/Scare_tactics_to_prevent_you_from_exercising_while_ill
And so... I'm giving it one more day, then I'll be back.
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