Someone tell me my senior year isn't in jeopardy

High School Running

7 years ago 02/16/2017 10:15pm EST

Current high school senior with very realistic goals of 1:57 4:17 9:12 this outdoor season. Had a flawless winter of 60 mpw with lifting and tempos/fartleks until this past Saturday when I started feeling not good. I ran 8 on Saturday but then Saturday night I threw up and then I threw up 6 times on Sunday and ended up losing 5 pounds. Stayed home on Monday and recovered. Woke up Tuesday morning and felt great, went to school, did a nice easy 5 mile run to get back into it. Then Wednesday rolled around and I started feeling bad by the end of the school day. It was only a headache so coach told me to do what a could. Ended up running 3 pretty slow. Came home, ate a little, then went to bed. Woke up this morning feeling terrible, decided to go into the doctor because I really had no idea what was wrong. He told me my body was in shock and I needed to rest and stay home until Monday. And then recommended not running until the following Monday. I know being healthy is important, but essentially taking 2 weeks off doesn't sound like it will go very well. Currently in bed with a fever of 100.2.

7 years ago 02/16/2017 10:27pm EST

re: Pleasenthankyou

Hey man keep your head up!! Your training sounds like it is going very well and your body WILL NOT FORGET THAT. You need to fully get over the sickness/fatigue and then get back into it slowly. If your crunch time meets are in May you will have around 3 months to get ready. You will be fine! Recover FIRST and then just trust the process and the performance will come! DO NOT over-analyze everything, just trust, hope, and believe that everything will come around and it will.

Good luck man!

7 years ago 02/16/2017 10:34pm EST

re: Splits Guy

If you have the solid consistent base it sounds like you do you'll be fine. Rest and try not to worry about it.

I had a similar situation. After 11 days completely off I was so fresh and ready to rip people's legs off that I had a great season. Best part was that I was flying at the end of the season rather than the start and middle.

7 years ago 02/16/2017 10:35pm EST

re: Pleasenthankyou

Your senior year is not in jeopardy. Treat this as your break between indoor and outdoor (if you even have indoor). Get healthy. Once you're healthy, your fitness will come back quick.

7 years ago 02/16/2017 10:35pm EST

re: Splits Guy

In (HS) xc the real races don't begin until October.

In (HS) track, the real races don't begin until April.

2 months is PLENTY of time to recover from this lay off. Like the previous poster said, you must return slowly and carefully.

Many HS runners lack perspective. This is a speed bump. It'll slow you down temporarily, but you'll still have plenty of time to pick it back up.

Now, if this was happening in April/May, then you may have reason to panic. Just be thankful that this happened early, focus on recovering 100%, and achieve your goals.

7 years ago 02/16/2017 10:45pm EST

re: Pleasenthankyou

Your senior year isn't in jeopardy.

7 years ago 02/16/2017 10:51pm EST

re: Pleasenthankyou

If you think there's any chance of it at all, get tested for mono. If you didn't get a blood panel done, it's totally possible that mono could go undiagnosed.

Take a few days off. You're still early the season and it sounds like you've got a strong base, and it won't set you back too long if you're out a few more days. The only thing that'll jeopardize your senior season is jumping back into hard training before you're healthy.

7 years ago 02/16/2017 11:47pm EST

re: Pleasenthankyou

Here's the thing. Sick or not, it doesn't matter anymore. You aren't going to change what's happened to you. All you can do is focus from this moment forward how to continue to be the best runner you can be and just try to keep getting better. If you worry too much about all the "ifs" and "buts" then you're wasting energy that could be better spent on a good finish to your senior year. Never count yourself out.

7 years ago 02/20/2017 7:51pm EST

re: douchelin^3

You should be able to come back from sickness. I had a teammate who got mono, and rebounded and had a fine season.

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