I had remained illness free for over a year but contracted the flu a week and a half ago. The major symptoms, body aches, fevers, chills, extreme fatigue, headache, runny nose shore throat, all resolved within 4-5 days. I decided to take an extra two days of rest after the symptoms resolved before I started some easy training. I did a half hour easy jog this past Thursday and felt alright. Resting and work out level heart rate seemed normal. However, my muscles were extrememly sore the next day, so again took another rest day.
Finally, I broke out the bike on Sunday for a ride and decided to do some easy tempo intervals at about 80% of LT. These efforts felt like 100% threshold and my heart rate was about 10-15 bpm above where is should be for that zone. I felt really light headed and dizzy for hours after the ride and again the muscle sorness was about 2-3x more than what it normally would be.
Even though my energy level is back to normal and I no longer have symptoms (off the bike at least) its obvious my body is trying to recover from the illness. Anyone else have a similar experience with the flu? How long did it take to fully recover? Thanks in advance for any advice or input!
Finally, I broke out the bike on Sunday for a ride and decided to do some easy tempo intervals at about 80% of LT. These efforts felt like 100% threshold and my heart rate was about 10-15 bpm above where is should be for that zone. I felt really light headed and dizzy for hours after the ride and again the muscle sorness was about 2-3x more than what it normally would be.
Even though my energy level is back to normal and I no longer have symptoms (off the bike at least) its obvious my body is trying to recover from the illness. Anyone else have a similar experience with the flu? How long did it take to fully recover? Thanks in advance for any advice or input!
