virus and out

village runner

Heading to Rotterdam and have picked up a virus 9 days ago. Still cant shake it. With 8 days to go time is running out. Yesterday i could only manage 6-7 miles at marathon pace.
Anyone been through this and did you end up doing it.
At the moment i wouldnt have it in me to do it. Very frustrated as i have the work done.
The plan at the moment is to run half of it. With a family i dont want to risk anything stupid.
Then i am thinking part of it all is maybe in the head.

Munster_Gal

I think if you're sick, you shouldn't run. You don't want to risk making yourself any worse than you already are!

My ex was sick in March last year and ran the Connemarathon anyway and ended up being really sick for a few weeks afterwards. If you have a family, I really think you should consider not running.

Woddle

My uncle missed Dublin last year after running every other DM except the first because he got sick and just felt it wasn't worth the risk, as your immune sytem is not firing on all cylinders as it is during or after a marathon, couple that with the fact your already sick, your asking for trouble.
Make the final decision closer to the day and maybe monitor your resting heart rate, might be an indicator of feeling better. Best of luck

village runner

Munster_Gal wrote: »

I think if you're sick, you shouldn't run. You don't want to risk making yourself any worse than you already are!

My ex was sick in March last year and ran the Connemarathon anyway and ended up being really sick for a few weeks afterwards. If you have a family, I really think you should consider not running.

Your dead right. Might just hold off and do Newry or Belfast or just hold off till Berlin. Running it and been 30 slower than i want wouldnt interest me. With a family you have to thing of the bigger picture.

donothoponpop

village runner wrote: »

Heading to Rotterdam and have picked up a virus 9 days ago. Still cant shake it. With 8 days to go time is running out. Yesterday i could only manage 6-7 miles at marathon pace.
Anyone been through this and did you end up doing it.
At the moment i wouldnt have it in me to do it. Very frustrated as i have the work done.
The plan at the moment is to run half of it. With a family i dont want to risk anything stupid.
Then i am thinking part of it all is maybe in the head.

Seems to be a virus doing the rounds at the moment. I had it a week or so ago, sorry to be gross, but I was blowing blood snot for ten days or so. Took a week off, and I'm over it now.

While tapering for the last Dublin, I was on antibiotics for two weeks out trying to shake a cough, and ended up running a pb there. Them's my war stories, but as you know, they're irrelevant to your situation: go see a doc and then make the call.

--amadeus--

I agree with DP, no need to make any dramatic decisions yet, still a week to go and time is a great healer. You might end up running a great race after having had a good weeks rest, you never know.

(I've caught my now traditional taper cold - as soon as I back off training I start sneezing and nose starts to run. Drives me mad)

Krusty_Clown

Sorry to hear that OP. If it turns out that you can't make Rotterdam, why not sign up for another marathon? Madrid is a couple of weeks later (April 26th), which should give you enough time to recover. Flights and accommodation are pretty cheap too. Shame to waste all that training.

International marathon list: here

village runner

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Sorry to hear that OP. If it turns out that you can't make Rotterdam, why not sign up for another marathon? Madrid is a couple of weeks later (April 26th), which should give you enough time to recover. Flights and accommodation are pretty cheap too. Shame to waste all that training.

International marathon list: here

Great way to print of your pace for your wrist on that site above.


Still struggle to convert kms to miles. I wont make a decision until the day marathon and will probaly do half of it for a jog anyway. Why waste a good weekend. But its fierce frustrating. 7 days is so much time. Sure you never know i might have it shaken by monday. With the amount of smarties/tonics i am taken i should be fine by now. The death recentlly in Barcelona has frightened me that i should never race if not 100%. Chances are i would do Cork if Rotterdam dont work out. Wouldnt be able to afford Madrid so would have to stay local. Part of it is to break the 3 hour barrier before others do.

ike

I've seen first hand the the work you've put into this and bet you a free lunch if you go sub 3 but its not over yet. You don't have to make any decision until after the race starts the first 10k will tell you everything you need to know. At least don't give up mentally until the day, 24 hours can tell a lot. Call it on the day...

SUNGOD

techically you have only been sick for part of your taper,thats if you were having a standard 2 week taper of course.
as you said yourself you have the work done , so dont panic just yet with 8 days to go you could be as right as rain by tuesday/wednesday.
as DP said sometimes an enforced break can be beneficial.
i missed 3 of the 4 weeks before the ultra and still finished feeling very strong.
either way i would say go and enjoy the day decideing on the day weather to go for your target time or not.if you still feel concerned go to see a health professional to ease your mind before you travel.
and even if you dont get what you want, remember running is fun so enjoy the expierence:D

village runner

ike wrote: »

I've seen first hand the the work you've put into this and bet you a free lunch if you go sub 3 but its not over yet. You don't have to make any decision until after the race starts the first 10k will tell you everything you need to know. At least don't give up mentally until the day, 24 hours can tell a lot. Call it on the day...

Probaly exact what i will do.
The one thing i will be fresh if i am fit. I will bring a few bob in case i need the train back to the hotel after 10km.
But 7 days is a long time.
Will be doing my best to get a lunch out of you.
If not we always have berlin

RJC

I ran dublin last year with a streaming head cold. No problems once I covered myself in Vicks. From a CV point of view if the problems are below the neck (lungs) then I'd be slow to do it. On the otherhand I have a tight calf, sore ankle and am on vit C and eccanicha (spelling?) and have sniffles and I'm going to run rotterdam so my advice is pointless.

I was reading the info on rotterdam and they have CPR/defrib teams every 6 minutes apart (doesn't that depend on how fast you run or they can get to you?) on the route so it should be safe......not that I want a banger or anything

the big stressor at the moment is the fact that Rotterdam next sunday is forecast for 17 degrees!

I've just spent 6 months training in the freezing cold....time to break out the sponges!

Stupid_Private

RJC wrote: »

the big stressor at the moment is the fact that Rotterdam next sunday is forecast for 17 degrees!

Peh - 17 degrees. That's nothing... back when I did it we were closer to 30! Damn heat waves!!
A good thing about a nice day will mean the crowds will be out in force cheering you on. If I remember correctly the year amadeus did it it was a miserable day and he felt the support was non existant. The year I did it there were thousands of people on the street cheering you on.

OP - a few days rest with no training won't harm you and may shift that virus.

Gringo78

I think you have to stop running NOW. Running 6-7 miles at your marathon pace is far too much when you already recognise you have a virus. Any training you do from here on in anyways is not going to help so give your body a chance to beat the virus. 7 days is more than sufficient for your body to beat a virus as long as you give it a chance, going out and running during this recovery period is just resetting the clock. You're not going to lose your base fitness in just a week not running so you'll be fine in the marathon.
If you absolutely insist on running while sick, just do a mile like Ron Hill when he has broken legs.