Sick after the weekend tri!
Macclad
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Gadzooks,
Did Chester tri at the weekend and now feel sick as a dog.
Time was good, as it was my first OD, and did it in 2.30ish.
Had the typical muscle stiffness, but now my stomachs doing loops, and I have a fever. I guess overdoing it has left me open to child hosted illnesses.
Thinking about it I seem to get ill after comps fairly regularly. Do others get the same?
Still enforced rest comming my way.
Did Chester tri at the weekend and now feel sick as a dog.
Time was good, as it was my first OD, and did it in 2.30ish.
Had the typical muscle stiffness, but now my stomachs doing loops, and I have a fever. I guess overdoing it has left me open to child hosted illnesses.
Thinking about it I seem to get ill after comps fairly regularly. Do others get the same?
Still enforced rest comming my way.
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Perhaps you need to think about how long you wait till training. I'm similar to you in that I seem to pick up everything that goes around. I used to go back training about 1 day after feeling better when with all intents and purposes the virus was still in the system then bang I'd be ill again.
Now I leave it a good few days after I feel better to ensure that the virsus has left the system. I don't train now when I feel ill.
I did triathy olympic last saturday (2.39).
Woke up Sunday with a swollen throat.
Woke up Monday with a rather sore head. (Bank Holiday)
Been taking COld & Flu tablets all week along with DIphlam spray for my thoat.
Been 6 days and no exercise and starting to feel better. IM Switzerland on the 25/7 hope this doesnt affect me too much.
Rest is good though.
IK
Your body is probably not used to the amount of exertion in one go, therefore your immune system will be compromised. You have a bug.
That said is there anything you do on race day that you dont do in training (nutrition wise) it could be very simply traced as if it only occurs after races you should be able to narrow it down.
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HTFU
All on the glorious interweb:
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/inju ... munity.htm http://sportsmedicine.about.com/
I principally posted for a little sympathy - as non was forthcomming from MrsML.
I had gotten a little worried about weils disease, and its "double dip" nature. But my illness came on too quick (<24hrs). Although I was waiting to stop peeing and to go yellow!
Looking back, I think I had eaten an apple that had been partially munched by my snot riddled youngest. - a nice thought for you all! (it looked clean and you cant throw food away!)
Anyhow on the mend now and starting to nail some higher intensity sessions again.
Cheers
ML
Anyway, it says remember to eat your fruit and veg, hydrate yourself properly and rest ! Most of us are fitting this in around full time jobs, familes and trying to have a social life too !
I suppose the key is to know yourself, know your limits, know when you really have had enough. I know It's hard to stop when you are probably very competitive in nature though !
These little niggles (or not so little) are natures way of telling you to slow down. Training puts 'good' stress on the body, overtraining stretches it beyond its elastic limit (wow remembered that, Hookes law - 40 years ago in school).
Get your diet right, make sure you get enough rest - without sounding like an old fart - I remember when I was a lad .... Sack going out on the pop for a week or so, go to bed early and give yourself a mega dose of TLC. When your immune system is back on track then build up your training again.
Susy I recall you work in close contact with the public, if you handle money a lot make sure you use antiseptic gel and wipes on your hands frequently, there are countless lurgs on money. Someone with a nasty gives you a fiver (have they washed their hands since they had a wee or poo?) you get a speck of dirt in your eye, you rub it ... wham eye infection.
If you are standing a lot that could explain the back problem, Pilates.
Can't vouch for these as just did quick search but cat stretch is a simple one
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=basic+ ... CCQQqwQwAA
I was suffering from my shoulder and neck and dropping painkillers 4 times a day for months and rubbing in gel, 3 months of Pilates and I have been 99.9% pain free since.