Sinus infection and running?

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meerkat70
meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Could I get a bit of advice please? I've had a summer cold. This has settled into a sinus infection. (I get these a lot after a cold.) The sinus infection in turn is making me cough a lot. I don't think the infection is on my chest it's more (sorry for the yucky detail) that the sinus nasties are kind of choking me up.

I'm not sure whether to run or not. I wasn't well enough to run when I had the cold itself (I tried, and it really didn't go well). So I've been laid off running for 6 days, went for a short run yesterday which was ok, but then felt incredibly tired afterwards.

I'm due for a long run today. I'm training for a half marathon in July, and I'm starting to get really anxious about the disruption to my running schedule. I'm also just plain missing it, and getting cranky without my regular fix....

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  • netchik
    netchik Posts: 587 Member
    Hey Honey, the fact is that your body has an infection. It's (supposed to be) throwing all it's energy at healing at the moment. Sure; you can run - but it needs to be small bursts to build you back up to where you were before the cold. If you jump in too quickly it will take much longer for the infection to clear. Of course the pollen at the moment won't be helping either. Hope you feel better soon - I suffer with sinus infections and they are the pits.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,247 Member
    The general rule is that if it's above the neck you're ok to run, if it's in your chest don't.

    Having said that you're the only one who can gauge how you feel. I know what you mean about feeling cranky when runs are missed.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    The general rule is that if it's above the neck you're ok to run, if it's in your chest don't.

    Having said that you're the only one who can gauge how you feel. I know what you mean about feeling cranky when runs are missed.

    I think my problem is I don't know if this is above or below - it's kind of all happening *in* my neck. :-D
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    If it isn't cold outside you can still run. I used to get sinus infections and sometimes bronchitis after cold. The only time it was ever bad is when it was really cold out then I'd get sicker from the cold air being irritating. I was playing soccer too so its more intense than a leisurely run.

    I say go for it, if its painful just walk out the rest.
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