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long Covid Athletes

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  • 20-09-2023 8:47pm
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    PTPaulAC
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Haven’t seen anything on this here yet. Wondering people’s thoughts on long Covid and recovery, getting back to running/ exercising. If people have, how long it took (beyond 3 months)..

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    Murph_D
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    Great idea for a thread. I know a few athletes in the long covid camp, not sure they realise it themselves though, which can be part of the problem.



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    Dub13
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    Took me a good solid year to get back feeling ok.



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    Cabaal
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    Got covid in January 2022, still not right since

    I get run down easier and things take much more out of me since they used to, very very frustrating



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    witnessmenow
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    I got covid in early January and it's definitely taking me a weeks to start feeling even somewhat normal.

    It coincides with a big drop in fitness post marathon too, so it's hard to tell what's what.

    My last run just a couple of days previous to covid was a 6k and it felt very normal, could have done more.

    My first run post covid was a 5k, not a crazy pace or anything, but my heart rate hit 190 towards the end! Couldn't have ran 6k if you paid me

    Slowly been getting easier every time I go out. On Saturday I did a 8.5k on Saturday and felt fine, first time I felt fairly normal.

    I know it's probably not considered "long" but it definitely seems to impact more than the week or whatever you have it.



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    event
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    Yes it takes a while to get back up to speed, I experienced same with HR too



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    PTPaulAC
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    How are you feeling now? and just curious what kind of distance were you used to compared with now?



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    witnessmenow
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121939742#Comment_121939742

    Back to "normal" I would say now.I did DCM last year and was doing 70km some weeks during training. I was running a decent bit during November and December, but nothing like the few months before, so I wasn't as fit as I was, but not terrible I'm a bit heavier than I was which also doesn't help.

    I did 42k the week before last, bit of a step back last week due to a sore back but will do 40k again this week.

    I'm obviously not as fit as I was during marathon training, but it feels appropriate for what I've done and the extra weight. The few weeks after covid it was nearly like I had never ran before!



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