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Running and Viruses
If you think you’re going down with a cold or flu you might wonder if you should stop your training programme. There is no strict rule about this, some people prefer to run through viruses and others like to stop training at the first sneeze or sniffle – it depends very much on what kind of person you are and how illness affects you. There are some general guidelines though:
Neck up – run on
Is an old runner’s saying – it means that if the symptoms you have are above the neck, you probably won’t make things any worse by running. Headaches and blocked noses, sneezing fits and streaming eyes, for example, shouldn’t be a reason to stop running if you want to continue. Anything below the neck should be taken more seriously. If you have a cough or stomach upset, for example, running could be both painful and an impediment to your swift recovery. Pains in the legs, accompanied by a temperature, should be taken seriously as they are often a sign of flu or some other more serious virus and running with that kind of infection is very silly indeed.
Two’s a crowd
All this assumes you run alone. If you are part of a running group, please be considerate of your fellow runners. If you turn up with a virus and give it to everybody else you will be deeply unpopular! Imagine how you would feel if you were training for a big event and some selfish person came along and inflicted their illness on you - if you are developing an illness and don’t want to stop running, take a few short solo runs rather than impose your horrible lergy on any of your colleagues.
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