Race day is October 21st. Do I take a couple of days off or try to run through it? Is this normal?
2006-08-09 04:18:07 · 18 answers · asked by Joerunner 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I would rest and recuperate. You will maintain your fitness levels for up to seven days. It may be that your body is weakened by the training so I would rest up for a couple of days and then maybe try running 1/2-3/4 of your usual training distance to assess your state of health. All the best
2006-08-09 04:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a few days off.Think of what the additional wear and tear will do to your physical condition.You're surely not going to benefit from training with a cold and the stress of training could make the symptoms persist quelling your ability to train for even longer.You won't slip very far taking a few days off to recover.It may actually help.
I had to learn that when I competed in power lifting.I'd train up until the day of the meet.Once I started resting a few days before hand I went from 2nds 3rds to many first places.You're training a totally different type of muscle fiber but the same rules apply.I know it's hard to pause your training but think of how much sense it makes.Good luck in the race.Joe
2006-08-09 11:26:42 · answer #2 · answered by joecseko 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a couple of days off, and while you're recuperating make sure you get plenty of Vitamin C. The "mother remedy" chicken soup will help too. You don't have to be completely 100% better to go back out and run, but you should be well on the mend or you risk having the cold drag you down for weeks on end if you're not careful.
2006-08-09 11:22:54 · answer #3 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Training through illness isn't recommended. When you train, you typically lower your resistance (you're forcing your body to work on other things) and training THROUGH the illness will only make it last longer.
Some people believe that 'sweating it out' is the answer, but it's not true.
So, rest and relax... get rid of the cold... let your body recover... and then get back to training. You'll get better faster.
2006-08-09 11:22:46 · answer #4 · answered by Village Idiot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take some time off to heal. If you're really sick, you could be putting your body under a lot of strain, and cause yourself harm. The point of having a fever and an achy body is to make sure you rest. Not to mention that if you have congestion, you might have trouble breathing which would suck for the running and make your heart work over-time to compensate.
2006-08-09 11:22:17 · answer #5 · answered by mikah_smiles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the cold is in your head, you are fine to run. However, if the cold is in your chest, do not run. It's quite normal for illness and other things to disrupt your training. If you have to miss days, don't try to make them up. Just continue with your training schedule.
2006-08-09 13:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by Blue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Do nothing until you're feeling better. Your body is having to fight off an infection, and you're only going to put extra stress on it.
Take 2000mg vitamin C to prevent colds between now and then. I haven't had a cold since I started taking lots of vitamin C in November 2005.
2006-08-09 11:22:30 · answer #7 · answered by cjsmommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely! I mean go easy on yourself but keep training. You could take a couple of days off, but my P.E teacher says an athlete keeps going in cold weather, so i suppose it's the same for a cold as well. I mean this is for charity isn't it? So... keep going!
2006-08-09 15:11:25 · answer #8 · answered by Ashy T. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take a couple of days off and let your body rest
2006-08-09 11:22:05 · answer #9 · answered by Alik411 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Running usually makes my colds better
2006-08-09 11:21:09 · answer #10 · answered by ĵōē¥ → đ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋