Well, last Thursday I woke up with a sore throat. This progressed into a fever and fluey aches and pains on Friday, and basically I haven’t trained since. This has been the most frustrating 2 – 3 months of my life, insofar as illness impacting training (and just life for that matter) is concerned. It seems I get back into training and I get sick. I think I have had 1 week sick, 2 weeks healthy consistently since the Gold.
So this week I am keeping a food diary. I have a qualified nutritionist across the road from me and I have an appointment to see her Monday next week. Hopefully I can change my diet following some professional advice, to help my body work more effectively – and re-instate a more robust immune system than the ridiculous current one I am stuck with.
I guess the other thing this could be is my 4 – 5 year “sick period” that I get – that after its passed I don’t get sick again for years. That would be great if it was the case, as long as this was my last illness for 2 – 3 years.
Enter your comments here…Whoa …back up a bit Damian,how long did you say you have been doing all this for?I haven’t done bugger all since the gold apart from a few rides on the bike etc,but my point is your body probably needs the rest.Some people who do ironman triathlons build up to their first one take up to 4-5years!PS on the oregano oil for the sore throat and aches,it works.
Yeah thanks mate – I agree. When you don’t listen to your body it finds a way to be heard huh! It was my first year of endurance events though and was the start of my second year of SLS. Plenty more to learn… and I know, I don’t have to do it all at the same time.