Runners - Losing fitness whilst ill?

James_H
James_H Posts: 48
in Fitness and Exercise
Well, with annoying predictability, I have a month to go before the 10k I'm training for and I've come down with a cold, or possibly a throat infection.

I'm guessing that there's no point in me even trying to do any running - but assuming that I can't do anything until Saturday that'll be a whole week without a run, am I likely to lose any fitness?

And if so, is there anything I can do whilst ill and stuck indoors to help keep my fitness up?

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  • ATLMel
    ATLMel Posts: 392 Member
    It takes about 3ish weeks to lose running fitness. That said...I usually run with a cold, as long as it's a head cold and not in my lungs.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    One week won't make a difference. And you'll probably be itching to run before a week is passed anyway.
  • James_H
    James_H Posts: 48
    Trust me, I'm already itching to run! But I can tell my body's not really up to it.

    I'll see how the next few days go...

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