God I hate chest colds

Kieran_Burns

I barely FEEL ill, but it's like cycling with the brakes on permanently...

I struggled in this morning (and home last night) every little hill had my thighs burning and me barely able to get enough air into my lungs.

My legs are still suffering now and I'm finding it hard to breathe - and I've been in for an hour

Someone tell me it gets better?

andy83

it gets better

plenty of fluids and fresh air is in order

I know the feeling, some days i suffer bad with gayfever and it feels like your going nowhere. I had this feeling the other day that my effort was getting nowhere and incredibly hard to ride, found the prob to be my bb that snapped on way to work yesterday lol

Kieran_Burns

Well - the cycle home was a struggle but I just plodded along :roll:

It's kind of annoying as I want to extend the commute home now, but I could barely manage the usual route - I'll take solace in the fact that I didn't wuss out and did get some exercise today.

Legs are STILL tingling now - and I lost an hour after getting out the shower I was so tired! :?

lost_in_thought

I really think the best plan is to take it very easy. You can really knock your recovery back if you push yourself too hard.

Splottboy

Bet if it was Charlotte Church's chest, we'd be lining up to rub Vick in it...

Jamey

I was riding home a few nights ago and as I passed a pedestrian he spun around and sneezed right at me, forcing me to travel through his sneeze cloud. About an hour after getting home I began getting that soreness at the back of the nose / top of the throat and woke up the next day with a cold.

Didn't cycle yesterday but got back on the bike today. This morning I felt fine physically but mentally I was all over the place. Kept forgetting to think ahead for junctions and putting myself in danger. Had to have a severe word with myself and make an extra effort to concentrate for the journey home.

Kieran_Burns

Thanks folks - the problem with me is: I'm fundamentally a lazy git and any excuse... So now I push myself and just do things.

I have a weekend to recover before work's "cycle to work week" which I'll be doing every day for the 1st time :? Determined to and looking forward to it in a masochistic sort of way :roll: