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Heavy Cold ahead of London Marathon
Simon Pryde
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I have a cold. A regular cold.... runny nose, sneezing, slightly sore throatt, coughing (okay, you know what a cold is, clearly). It's Tuesday today, as you probably also know. I reckon the cold will have cleared up by Sunday. BUT - how will it affect my marathon run?
All the training's in the bank, I'd just planned a couple of very short, easy runs this week.... which I presume it's best for me not to do. Taking Parecetomol, lots of fluids, fresh fruit, etc.
Any advice? Trained very hard for the marathon, would be gutted if something like this affects my performance but that, as they say, whoever "they" are (apart from Esther Rantzen), is life....
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I'm the same. Nasty virus since last Wed. Slowly clearing up.
Lots of fruit & veg.
Steady running or none at all.
Rest.
Sleep
Sometimes I feel even better than normal after a cold has abated, and for sure whatever minor leg pains I've had have cleared up with the time off. Training is in the bank, and theoretically you should have not lost any fitness in the past week. I guess we'll just have to pay extra attention on the day to make sure planned MP feels easy, and if not back off before it's too late. Good luck.!