PB and the Curse of Manflu
Sep2920114:18 p.m.
Howdy fellow Realbuzzers!
Sorry for the lack of blogs recently. I've been having motivational issues. To do with running… Blogging…. You name it.
Not sure where to start this blog though. It's been a fair while. I'm currently sandwiched between two half marathons at present. Last Sunday saw me run a PB of 01:32:09 in Nike's Run to the Beat Half at the O2. This coming Sunday I'll be taking on the inaugural Basingstoke Half Marathon, which by all accounts is very 'hilly'. Even has a notorious section they've aptly named the 'Big Dipper'. That added to the fact that I've been struck down by Manflu+. I've done next to no training this week and am still not 100% sure I'll be towing the line this coming Sunday. Still got a few days to man up though, so...
The run up to last weekends Run to the Beat went very well. Good quality running sessions all week prior helped me beat out a 01:32:09 which I was well chuffed with. Especially seeing as the sun decided to make a rare appearance which seemed to pound down on me (and other runners) the entire race. My time was made to feel even sweeter after a mammoth hill appeared from mile 4, and seemed to go on forever! That took a helluva lot out of my legs, that’s for sure. I'm starting to think had the conditions been a little kinder, the sub 1:30 could've been broken? Maybe Silverstone next March 
As for this weekend. I'm dreading it. Dreading the hills, the unseasonal weather that's toying with me and of course this manflu++. I've heard through various sources that running with a 'head cold' is ok, but running when the illness sits on your chest, is a no no. In fact can be quiet dangerous. Is this true? Any aspiring GP's out there who can give me any advice? If so, I'd really appreciate it.
So, I'll leave it there and hopefully I'll be blogging early next week... Completing the race after a miraculous recovery from this manflu+++
Happy running x
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aphid 'I think the "above the neck ok/on the chest not ok" is pretty good advice . There doesn't seem to be any immediate risk if you run with a lower respiratory tract infection - eg deaths during or immediately post race (sorry to be dramatic!) are usually due to hydration problems/overheating or underlying heart probs either diagnosed or previously undetected. However if you run with a chest infection you are likely to make it worse ( poss develop into pneumonia) and /or last longer. Plus your performance will obviously be affected. It is always tempting to run , especially when you have put in hard miles beforehand , but there will be other races but we only get one set of lungs. That said runners, me included, are rubbish at taking advice and I expect you will run whatever! This comes from an ageing but not yet jaded GP , and not an aspiring one - hope that will do! Sorry to have gone a bit - great run at the RTTBHM .' added 29th Sep 2011
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Mark_Jacobs 'Thanks Aphid. That's great advice. ' added 30th Sep 2011
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