Cycling with a cold be careful

[ColinJ]

In an earlier life, I had a training partner who did the London Marathon while suffering from a cold (well he'd trained 6 months for it, hadn't he!). His heartrate went right off the scale and he was hospitalised for a week. His running was never the same after that.

Apart from the blacking out on my bike incident I mentioned previously, the thing that really put me off the MTFU approach was reading an article about viruses that can damage the heart if you don't rest when suffering from them!

 

[Globalti]

You have got to be seriously nutty to want to go cycling when you've got a cold, really. I just want to lie down and complain.

 

[ColinJ]

You have got to be seriously nutty to want to go cycling when you've got a cold, really. I just want to lie down and complain.

In the case I mentioned above, I'd already spent a few days doing the lying down and complaining thing, but the day after the symptoms disappeared, I thought I was ready to jump back on my bike and attack the Heptonstall Road (a 10+% climb)! I hadn't factored in time for my body to actually repair itself properly once the bug was on the way out.

Nowadays, I give myself at least 3 or 4 days after the symptoms of a cold have gone, and even then I'll stick to relatively easy rides (25 miles/2,000 ft of climbing) until I am sure that I've fully recovered.

 

[cyberknight]

Well a week after i decided to bite the bullet after suffering for 3 weeks i am back on the bike , legs are like lead and power output is certainly down... lesson learned.

 

[Mike!]

I've been off the bike for 4 weeks due to a cold which I just can't shift. Docs appointment made as it seems to be shifting to my chest :-(

Gonna be hard work when I get back on and I've certainly put weight on!!

 

[The Jogger]

I've been off the bike for 4 weeks due to a cold which I just can't shift. Docs appointment made as it seems to be shifting to my chest :-(

Gonna be hard work when I get back on and I've certainly put weight on!!

Lots seem to have this lengthy cold that goes onto the chest and just lingers.