Re: Post-flu recovery and commute?



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Patrick Lamb wrote:
> I know we've seen some interesting discussions about cycling when sick
> and when recovering in the past. IIRC, the consensus was to dress
> warmly, start slowly, and see how you feel -- if you're OK, go harder
> and farther, if you start feeling worse, stop.
>
> Any suggestions or recommendations on coming back from the flu when
> most of my cycling time is during a commute? That seems to constrain
> things a bit: if I start to ride, I'm pretty much committed to ride
> all the way in to, or back from, work; on the ride in, I've got a
> fairly rigid deadline (got to get there for the 8:00 meeting!); it
> seems the only flexibility I have is to start way early to give myself
> lots of extra time, and maybe to wear a couple of extra layers so I
> can slow down if necessary and not get chilled.


Why not go for a "recreational" ride first and see how it goes?

> For those who care, I'm much better, haven't had a fever for two days,
> and I'd feel great if only I could hock that darned gooey tennis-ball
> sized **** out of my lungs.


Good luck with that!
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