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2012-10-22 12:20 PM

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Subject: Too Sick to train for tri this weekend?

I have a BAD chest cold since about mid last week.... I feel a little better but I have a sprint tri this weekend! Take a few more days off and maybe to easy workouts on maybe Wed or Thursday and Friday off? Or try and do light workouts till Thursday to keep cardio up?

2012-10-22 12:23 PM
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Subject: RE: Too Sick to train for tri this weekend?
The most important thing is to get healthy. You will not lose alot of fitness in this last week. Rest. if you feel like it later in the week do some easy workouts.
2012-10-22 12:26 PM
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Subject: RE: Too Sick to train for tri this weekend?
My understanding is there's nothing to be gained at this point.  The most important thing is to rest the body so it can find the sickness so you can race. 
2012-10-22 12:36 PM
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Subject: RE: Too Sick to train for tri this weekend?

best to rest, and take care of that chest cold.

as it is, your strength is being sapped by the infection anyway, so time to heal up.

you don't want to be sick for race day! its just not good for you and others.

2012-10-22 1:46 PM
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Subject: RE: Too Sick to train for tri this weekend?

Fortunately (I'm guessing here), you are not a professional athlete.  You do this for fun. 

Get well, get in a little easy volume this week- whatever you feel up to.  And race with whatever you've got come this weekend. 

No worries. 

2012-10-22 2:21 PM
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Subject: RE: Too Sick to train for tri this weekend?
rungirl222 - 2012-10-22 12:20 PM

I have a BAD chest cold since about mid last week.... I feel a little better but I have a sprint tri this weekend! Take a few more days off and maybe to easy workouts on maybe Wed or Thursday and Friday off? Or try and do light workouts till Thursday to keep cardio up?

Get better first.

2012-10-22 3:38 PM
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Subject: RE: Too Sick to train for tri this weekend?
You know what they say; "the hay is in the barn". Or maybe it's, "the money is in the bank."? I'm not sure what they say, but I know it means that you've built up the fitness to do your race over the last few weeks. (months?) Taking it super easy this week is not going to take away the base that you've already built and you will be just fine. Get better and have fun this weekend!!
2012-10-22 4:00 PM
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Subject: RE: Too Sick to train for tri this weekend?

JasenGuy - 2012-10-22 4:38 PM You know what they say; "the hay is in the barn". Or maybe it's, "the money is in the bank."? I'm not sure what they say, but I know it means that you've built up the fitness to do your race over the last few weeks. (months?) Taking it super easy this week is not going to take away the base that you've already built and you will be just fine. Get better and have fun this weekend!!

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