Forums >Running 101>Does racing make anyone else sick?
I don't think you are running that much harder in racing that some training (this is another matter...). I want to run harder; I try; that is just all I have in me. I suck...
rectumdamnnearkilledem
You spent your honeymoon in Truro? Dear god....
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
I want to run harder; I try; that is just all I have in me. I suck...
Champions are made when no one is watching
Nah, just one night (yeah, the tidal bore was the only thing of value there...and I was too ill to even appreciate it). About half of the trip was on Cape Breton. LOVE CB.
Ah. The flowerpot rocks in Alma (Hopewell Rocks) on the New Brunswick side are a cool sight. When the tide's out, you stroll around the pots and stick your head in the various caves and caverns, then the tide comes in and it all disappears. I'm actually from Cape Breton (Sydney).
A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Bugs
I ran my first race on Oct. 25. I was fine during the race, but the minute it was over, my nose started running, I was sneezing like crazy, and I had a terrible cold. It lasted about four days, and then I was fine. I raced again November 8
I don't think 2 races so close together makes a pattern. Running the 2nd race so close maybe not a good call. Your 5K pace is almost the same as 10K...that should not be.
How much different should the paces be? On the 5K last weekend, I actually had to walk part of it because I went out too fast trying to stay with my husband However, I seem to only have one gear. I cannot figure out how to shift into overdrive.
I was also going to tell you that I am reading the books you recommended. I love Marathon Woman. Thanks for the tip!
Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Late to the thread. There is an entity in which hard exertion triggers an allergic reaction that can last for days. This is similar to exercise-induced asthma. The harder the exertion (e.g., such as with races), the more likely this problem. Try a hard track workout and see if it comes on. Treat it with allergy meds like benedryl or zyrtec. Very commin.
Zyrtec and claritin are less sedating. That is free advice from a liberal and a democrat.