Running with a cold

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Nichrome May 2015 4:04pm, 2 May 2015 16 posts	0 Nichrome Hello all. What are your general experiences running with a cold? I have a 10k tomorrow, but picked up a really nasty cold on Wednesday that is still lingering (coughing, blocked nose). Should I give the 10k a miss or will I be alright to go?
swittle May 2015 4:09pm, 2 May 2015 33,728 posts	0 swittle cough = no get well and smash your next one
plodding hippo May 2015 4:28pm, 2 May 2015 50,778 posts	0 plodding hippo dont ask me.Im stupid and will tell you to run
swittle May 2015 4:29pm, 2 May 2015 33,729 posts	0 swittle Hehe! So you would, hipps!
plodding hippo May 2015 4:32pm, 2 May 2015 50,779 posts	0 plodding hippo Koff, ache splutter
swittle May 2015 4:33pm, 2 May 2015 33,730 posts	0 swittle
plodding hippo May 2015 4:40pm, 2 May 2015 50,781 posts	0 plodding hippo serious answer now If you have symptoms below your neck.Dont do it Or if you insist on doing it lose the time target
pink fairy May 2015 6:59pm, 2 May 2015 375 posts	0 pink fairy I ran my last 10k with a cold and chesty cough and I'm asthmatic. I didn't feel too bad during the run and got my target (sub 60), which wasn't a PB but was never going to be even if I'd been fit. However after the run I felt rotten, had a big coughing fit as soon as I stopped and it took me 2 weeks to get over it. Still loved the race, but it was a stupid thing to do.
Fellrunning May 2015 7:10pm, 2 May 2015 1,388 posts	0 Fellrunning Sorry never understood why anyone would run competitively if they feel ill. Unless you're likely to win and the prize money will be enough to retire to the Bahamas I'd give it a miss. There's always next week/month/year...
philbo May 2015 10:31pm, 2 May 2015 1,208 posts	0 philbo What p h said