Help.Me. Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 I feel sick, coughing and a mild headache how can i tell when it is good to do a race or not (60 km on Sunday)
Santa C Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 If your muscles and body feel achy and sore, then not good and if you have a fever...
Brighter-Lights Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 DON't ride while sick... period... I've made that mistake many times... and payed dearly... I recently got an infection in my lungs and couldn't ride for more than a month... while I was peaking... it's hard but it's life... I didn't ride for over a month... Joe Friel says in his 'The Mountainbiker's Training Bible' : If it's below the chest, like lungs etc. - DON'T even get on the bike... rest and get well. If it's a runny nose or sore throat, ride, but keep warm and don't push it... My advice would be to stay off even with just a sore throat... from the throat it normally goes to the lungs next... It's been almost 6 weeks and I'm still caughing when getting into contact with cold air... these things sometimes take time... forget about that race if you're feeling sick... the meds will cost a lot more than the entry fee you'll lose... For every week spend off the bike being sick, allow 2 weeks of gradually increasing intensity to get back to the previous level... So for 2 weeks off the bike, take a month to gradually build up again... 3 weeks off, 6 weeks build... Good luck and get well soon! Brighter-Lights2009-10-28 13:06:05
Sandro Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 And especially if it's affecting your chest then don't take a chance, but I'm not a doctor - they'll tell you straight away if you should or shouldn't.
Help.Me. Posted October 28, 2009 Author Posted October 28, 2009 O no this is not good news at all..... thanks B-L
Regard Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 All-right, I'm a doc but always very weary to give out advice on the hub!!!! As mentioned above, if you feel muscle pains and fever (myositis) due to flu, then you might develop a cardiomyopathy. In other words, when over training when you have muscle ache may leed to heart dissease. This only happens in "one in a million" cases but you do not want to be that one case. Best case: you will just have a kk race and will take a week longer to recover. So, rather chill out this week.
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