Hey guys, Just coming back from 3 weeks of inactivity and sickness. I still don’t know if my infection was viral or bacterial but I’m on my second round of antibiotics and it’s still not completely gone! I don’t get sick very often so I’m a bit new to managing a return to form. Anyway…climbed ba…

@darrenadam I too have been sick for 21 day now. Viral. Coming out of the worst but, resting HR still elevated 5+, light congestion, occasional cough, energy not normal etc…I’ve committed to restarting base and moving goals back a couple months. So go easier imo. Was it Joe Friel who said for…

That sounds like me to a tee. I’m restarting base as well and doing my best not to be uptight about it - it is what it is. Thanks for the reply. Appreciated. I haven’t really taken note of my resting heart rate - that would be something to keep an eye on as well.

Sounds like me currently. Been fighting with this for 6+ weeks now. See the same hr elevation as you. I could push through hard intervals but it doesn’t feel right. Also afterwards I don’t feel fine at all. Had the exact same thing 2 years ago where suddenly after some rest I felt fine, took nearly…

I’m in a very similar place, currently been off training for 3 weeks and about halfway through a course of antibiotics for a recurrent sinus infection. When it comes to it, I’ll be really conservative coming back. I’ll start on 30 min recovery rides, move up to Slide Mountain -1 and then Carson…

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mcneese.chad February 26, 2019, 3:31pm 2

Lots of existing threads to review:

https://www.trainerroad.com/forumsearch?q=sick%20tags%3Asickness

And more info:

How to Adjust Your Training Plan When You Miss Workouts - TrainerRoad Blog
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