Colds and their effect on stamina
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Minor cold today (bloomin kids!) nothing much, but after 5 miles at my normal pace I was pooped, last 2 hills I had to run a gear lower (1st ILO 2nd on my 1x9)
How come such a minor cold can ruin my stamina so much! Blasted little bugs!
Simon
How come such a minor cold can ruin my stamina so much! Blasted little bugs!
Simon
Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
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Very frustrating, isn't it? One of things where you just have to take it easy.FCN 2-4.
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yep, I've got a mother of a chesty cough... trying to bring up a lung in fixed gear is tricky.
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When I first saw this thread I thought it said "Cords and their effect on stamina"
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If I have man flu or a cold I stay off the bike. I find if I exercise when ill I just make myself worse. Cycling with a cold for me normally ends up with a chest infection.
Been on antibiotics twice this year.
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I have a cold too. I just take it very easy to avoid much sweating.Giant Escape M1....
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Train with a cold or bike with a cold. Definitely the latter. Too many bugs on the train as it is. If I'm not well enough to ride, I won't go in because the chances are I won't be able to concentrate when I'm at work anyway.FCN 2-4.
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The worst thing... the VERY worst thing (and I'm gipping just thinking about it) is when you have a chesty cold and you sneeze when cycling.
You have nowhere to run. :shock:
I've sneezed something so big, Steve McQueen attacked it with a fire extinguisher :? and you can see... it... reach its zenith of flight and.... straight back at you...
ARGH!!! BLEURGH!!!!Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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I just turned my chesty cold into a secondary sinus infection due to riding whist sick - DON'T DO IT!Cheers
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cjcp wrote:Train with a cold or bike with a cold. Definitely the latter. Too many bugs on the train as it is. If I'm not well enough to ride, I won't go in because the chances are I won't be able to concentrate when I'm at work anyway.
yup best to limp in on impulse drive, than sit in car/train, etc.0 -
Yes, colds do hit your stamina. Just take it easy.
If you have a minor cold- headache, snot, sore throat then riding at a slow pace is the thing to do. Over eating is allowed.
If you have a problem below the neck ( ie a chest infection) then it's simple. Don't ride unless you have to.0 -
I had a low-grade viral infection last weekend and the impact on my performance was quite noticeable.
I was planning on going for a 15 mile ride and only ended up doing 8 miles and I really did not enjoy it at all.
The bug has gone now thankfully.0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:The worst thing... the VERY worst thing (and I'm gipping just thinking about it) is when you have a chesty cold and you sneeze when cycling.
You have nowhere to run. :shock:
I've sneezed something so big, Steve McQueen attacked it with a fire extinguisher :? and you can see... it... reach its zenith of flight and.... straight back at you...
ARGH!!! BLEURGH!!!!
Try doing it with a face mask on :shock:1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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rjsterry wrote:Kieran_Burns wrote:The worst thing... the VERY worst thing (and I'm gipping just thinking about it) is when you have a chesty cold and you sneeze when cycling.
You have nowhere to run. :shock:
I've sneezed something so big, Steve McQueen attacked it with a fire extinguisher :? and you can see... it... reach its zenith of flight and.... straight back at you...
ARGH!!! BLEURGH!!!!
Try doing it with a face mask on :shock:
Or worse, sneezing inside your motorbike crash helmet :shock:
Trying to get the visor open in time, and then aim your sneeze out the gap ain't easy.
I'm in week 2 of the cold; haven't ridden more than 5 miles the whole time. Got the Evans Sportive on Sunday, hope I can still drag my unfit, lardy self around it...Misguided Idealist0 -
Glad its not just me then, even caught myself trying to coast on the downhills, good telling off administered though!
Tomorrow I have to drive, then its a weekend, so hoping for a return to form on Monday!
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A bit of light exercise with a common cold can be beneficial. But flu, or chest infections and you risk more complication, With flu can even be dangerous.0
