Ya’ll, I am still fighting off whatever non-covid virus caught me last week. My symptoms have changed every few days so my main hope for recovery has been sleeping it off.
Sleeping It Off
My symptoms started last Thursday with a tickly throat and cough. On Saturday I had a bit more energy, but my cough was persistent. Sunday hit me like a truck. I got up at 7:30 and took Scooby out, but then went back to sleep until noon, and after that just sat on the sofa and watched football until 3:00 pm without moving much. Monday my nose turned into a faucet and my cough got deeper so I turned to NyQuil and DayQuil to get through the next few days. By Thursday my nose was dried out, but my sinuses felt clogged up. Since then I’ve felt a bit better every day, but my respiratory function is still not 100%.
Thanks for rubbing it in, Garmin
I honestly can’t remember feeling this bad for this long—or maybe I just never gave myself this much time—or this much extra sleep—to recover.
Weekly Run Down
I let Scooby be my alarm clock and slept until 6:30 or so all week. I kept up my Peloton streak with our morning walks, but didn’t do anything else until Thursday.
Scooby loves leaf piles!
Thursday: Core + 10 min ALW + 10 min Barre + 10 min LB Strength
By Thursday I was itching to do something and stacked a few 10 min classes. Hannah C’s new barre class was underwhelming so I added JJ’s strength class, which I’ve taken before.
Friday: Core + 10 min Bodyweight Strength
Friday I was going into the office for the first time (mainly to get some papers), so after letting myself sleep in I didn’t have time to do much else. I had this old bodyweight class bookmarked and it was a good one.
Saturday (My Birthday!):
Core + UB Strength + LB Strength + 20 min Peloton Ride
I browsed the live schedule for birthday shoutouts, but knew I wasn’t up for running yet. I briefly considered the live 120 min Powerzone cycling class, but decided to try an easy 20 min ride instead—that proved challenging enough. 😉
My low-impact birthday stack
A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.
November has hit me hard, but I’m counting on it ending better than it started.
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I’m so sorry to hear that you caught the ick that is going around! I’ve seen so many patients with something similar and I have nothing to offer except empathy and tincture of time. I hope you’re on the mend!
Happy birthday!
That sounds rough!
I’m glad the extra sleep helped. Having a clogged up nose feels awful and I can see how running was out of the question.
I had to smile that you considered a 120 min Powerzone cycling class when you are recovering from a week of illness! Always ready for a challenge, right? 😂
Ugh. Sorry to hear. Maybe your body needs to slow down.
Hope you feel better soon.
Oh no, that sounds like a miserable virus. One of my clients missed a week after testing positive for flu type A. She continued to feel crappy for at least another week. I hope you’re finally on the road to recovery!
Wow- the November woes just keep coming. Sounds like a miserable week. I hope you were able to do something fun on your birthday!
Feel better. <3
Oh man, I had some non covid bug about a month ago that just stink… Really gets in the way of running and life. I hope you’re feeling better soon!