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2005-12-05 9:49 PM

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Subject: over coming ironman
Is there anyone else gone through what i have. I completed my first half ironman 4 weeks ago and the week leading up to the event i got the flu pretty bad. I got to race day feeling pretty good so i raced, after the race i was totally spent doing it in 5.30 hours. It took mme a week to get over mentally and physically but have been sick since is this sometimes something that can happen and is there anything i can do. i have very little exercise since the race due to feeling so crappy.

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Greg

2005-12-06 9:35 AM
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Subject: RE: over coming ironman
Congrats on your 1/2 IM.....great time. Many triathletes experience sickness after a big race. Even though you have trained for the event; you have put stress on your body and that can lead to your immune system being vunerable. After my 1/2 IM in July I had an eye infection, developed blisters on my lips (from sun)....I was a mess! But it was great! Do all the things you know you should do.....lots of rest, ease into exercise, good nutrition.....blah blah blah...

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