Help! Sick w/ 13.1 on Sunday
Supposed to be running the OKC Memorial half on Sunday. Never planned to race it hard, just a good steady effort and an opportunity to practice some ninja execution (new to me . . . last half marathon earned me an ambulance ride).
Started feeling bad on Monday afternoon . . . mild flu like symptoms, a little achy but no fever. Also had some upper respiratory weirdness (like a rattle in my windpipe . . . no productive cough). Saw a doctor on Tuesday morning, told there was no infection and got a B12 shot and was told to stay on Mucinex. Not much improvement until Wednesday afternoon when I switched to allergy medicine and the symptoms seemed to get a little better (I do typically struggle with allergies this time of year).
Long story short, I still have little energy and my legs are dead . . . hip flexors, glutes, hammys just feel flat. Have tried a couple of short runs, including this morning, and a 30 minute easy spin, tried two ice baths, lots of roller/stretching, 12 hrs sleep x 2 . . . nothing. I feel like I could probably run through the upper respiratory stuff, but my legs seem to be thinking otherwise.
So, blow the race off? Try to run it easy/z1 just for fun? Any other ideas? I'll be really bummed if I have to bag it but don't want this to become a multi week thing.
Comments
You may feel better in the next day or so, bit I almost always err on the side of rest. It's just a half marathon.
See how you feel race morning, no matter what you do its the right call.
This is suppose to be fun.
Thanks to everyone for their responses, especially Carrie who could probably tell I was beating this to death. Decide and move on is good advice.
Went back for a follow up with the doc a bit ago and she put me on a asthma-type inhaler for the upper respiratory stuff. Doesn't think it's bronchitis and should clear up over the next week or so. Looks like I'm standing down for Sunday . . .