My Main Lesson This Winter

Running in the winter is a good thing. If you wear the appropriate clothes you'll be safe. But as soon as you start feeling sick, be careful! By the way, this concerns not only running but any activity.

There is a rule about training when sick. You can keep on running while your sickness remains in your head. I mean it literally. If you feel any discomfort in the head like in your nose, mouth or throat you can still continue your training routine. Of course, it doesn't make a lot of sense, but you won't make it much worse. But as soon as you feel bad down in your chest you must stop your training straight away.

I found out that rule a few years back and I hadn't had any further opportunities to test it until last Sunday. Then I felt some discomfort in my chest. I started spluttering but paid it too little attention. I didn't have any nasal mucus. My throat was good. I went for a run on Sunday and one more on Monday. I thought it was not a big deal. What a stupid idiot! As a result I ended up in bed with a really bad cold on Thursday. The sickness was going on as fast as hell. I had two damn hard days. I almost spit out my lungs with that cough. I lost 4 kg in weight and a ton of energy during that week. Now I'll have to spend a month or more to catch up on my previous good condition.

I knew the rule. I violated the rule. I was punished.
Guys, be active and be smart! Don't be a chump like me.

Thanks to bluebottle  and 
to my friend Robert Cable for their help