As much as I hate to admit it to myself, I am sick. I think it is just a chest cold and nothing too serious. The weird thing about it is I feel worse at night and in the morning, but once I get up and going I feel a lot better and more energized. Also I haven’t really been too congested either and despite a cough I feel like I can breath pretty easily. I have always been an advocate for running while sick as long as you don’t push it. Yesterday I did just that, run that is without the push.
I actually surprised myself with how easily I was able to do it. Even though the air was really cold and dry my lungs didn’t burn nearly as much as I thought they might. As I started out I wasn’t sure how far I would go, but I ended up doing my base 10k distance. And even though I went slowly I still picked my pace up a bit from what I have been doing lately. Still haven’t broken the 10 min mile mark recently, but I’ll get there I am sure.
Clothing wise I sort of over did it with the layers and decided not to remove any as the run went on. I think keeping myself rightly wrapped up was a good warming technique. I could have used a warmer cap, but a bandanna and running hat was good enough.
I think overall that running while ill was good for me. I felt a lot better after and more energized throughout the day. I don’t think I would have been able to do it if my breathing had been compromised any further. I also haven’t had any body aches (like from flu-like symptoms) and I think that aslo may have stopped me. I really want to get out there again today, but I don’t think I will. Maybe later in the day will be good, we’ll see.
