Ive had a couple of people comment and ask about my getting sick this week after the marathon and also pointing out the last time I was sick after my vacation in August. The sentiment is for someone who eats so well and exercises as much as you, you seem to get sick an awful lot... First, The last time I was sick before August of this year was about 4 years prior. Second, training and then running a marathon takes a lot out of you and one area that is particularly impacted is your immune system. Despite all I did to keep my immune system as strong as possible it was obviously compromised as a result of being run down from the race then traveling on the DC Metro with 30,000 other runners... Also, kids line up along the course and give you high fives along the way (love that). There are positives and negatives to training the way we do. What I know is the positives FAR outweigh the negatives. I will gladly take this little nasty bug over the alternatives to not exercising and living a lifestyle that compromises much more than an immune system. A good thing is, we tend to fight off being sick quicker and are good to go sooner. BTW, I plan on going running later today- Onward and Upward :-)
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:55:30 +0000
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