Long COVID?

It’s been 4 weeks since testing positive for covid. I spent a week feeling grotty. I kind of thought that I would bounce back but although I don’t feel poorly any more, I am struggling to generate any power on the bike. Running seems easier but not tried any intensity there either. I’m eager to reset the races for the remainder of the year, with perhaps a target of another middle distance Duathlon in September in Bedford. This event is another European qualifier but I’m not entering until I feel capable. 

The last couple of days have been showing some improvement but still along way to go until I get back to where I was end of May. 

I’ve got some volume low intensity run and ride done over the last 10 days. But any intensity just brings me to a halt. I have the Stoke festival of Running 5k on Sunday. I’ll participate and just see how it goes. But it wouldn’t be wise to race flat out. 

COVID Hits - Main Race of Season Ruined. . .

The title saya it all really. May was looking good, with a few races to sharpen up. Today, 12 June was meant to be a 25 mile TT on my local course on the A50. This was the same course I rode 50 and 100 mie TTs last year. So I was looking forward to a 25 mile blast. But Covid hit me unexpectedly towards the end of May. I was floored for over a week. With a week of gradual return to training I was hopeful of being fit enough for the Middle Distance Duathlon next week. However, I completed a bike run test session today and felt pretty rough. No bike power and the run off was just dead legs and a struggle.

So I am not hopeful of making the start line next week. Even a training race seems impossible the way I feel now.  Not happy. Now looking at the Box End Middel Distance Duathlon on 4 Sep 22. That gives me 3 months to prep.