Man Down!

I woke up Friday morning with a sore throat and runny nose, no big deal and I knew it was on the way from the the sessions I did Wed & Thurs as my HR was much higher than normal but I didn't feel great.

I have always advocated taking a rest when you get or feel ill as I believe it puts the body under too much stress when your immune system is trying to fight off whatever you have come down with but this close to the event I was in two minds; I need to follow the last 2 weeks of my program as there are some key sessions that not only test me physically but reaffirm mentally that I am ready for the start, on the other hand taking a couple of days rest won't hurt as I have done the work already.

As Nicola will tell you I am not the best person when I am ill! I suppose it comes from knowing your body so well and the frustration of it not working properly.

Unfortunately being ill Friday meant my weekend sessions ( Always the longest and generally out on the open road) would have to be sacrificed if I rested. I compromised and did a gentle ride out on Saturday incorporating some hills but didn't push myself and cut it from 4 hours to just 2 1/2. 

Needless to say I felt pretty tired and washed out for the rest of Saturday! When I woke up Sunday the sore throat had gone but the cold is still in full bloom so my plan was to do a light turbo session and see how I felt.
Unfortunately after 15 minutes my Turbo Trainer finally died so I ended up having a rest day anyway!    
It's not an ideal time to get a cold but rather now than in 2 weeks!

At least not going on a 5 hour ride will give me time to start to do some lists of stuff to take and to also do some packing!

Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow!