Held it off for nearly a year and a half, but last month finally came down with Covid-19.
Days 1-2, felt like allergies, I ran a little but just short recovery runs.
Days 3-5, okay I’m sick. Nothing terrible but fever, aches, and chills. I slept a lot. Maybe 12 hours a day.
Days 6-8, gradual recovery but I did not run
Days 9-14, I started out with 15 minutes of walk-jog and built to some easy runs of 20-25 minutes. Heart rate was still high so I kept it slow. On Day 13 I took a second test and was still positive. I also took a nap every day.
Days 15-21, continued with some easy runs. Not feeling terrible, not feeling quite right. It was mostly lingering in my head and sinuses. Finally on Day 21 I ran 6 miles and could feel that it had mostly cleared up.
Days 22-35, gradually have up running. Up to an average of 50-60 minutes a day with some light workouts. My best workout was yesterday with 21 minutes of reps at threshold effort, averaging about 6:36/mile. Maybe 10 seconds slower and to tell the truth that felt a little harder than a normal tempo workout. However, it was 8 or 9 seconds faster per mile than the previous week.
I lost about a month of training, but legs, lungs, and everything else feels good. Just a little sluggish and slow to return to form.
Let’s see if I can race this month. At the latest, planning on a 5K on July 4.
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