Getting back to training after covid for 35+ crowd

Coronavirus Running-related

2 years ago 03/10/2022 3:19pm EST

Got covid late last week and I find my energy level really blows. How long has it taken others to recover? I was running 90mpw up to last week before the virus and at first just playing it safe with 30min easy runs that turned into I can't run and now I can but dizzy/light headed and my legs are heavy. For non running stuff I feel fine by now but I just can't get back into a rhythm of high energy.

I'm 39 FWIW. I imagine it affects the younger guys and girls less.

How long until you were able to get back up to it?

2 years ago 03/10/2022 3:51pm EST

re: cyanide

Got it twice. Second time I was back training normally within a week, the first time took me 9 months to fully recover. Same as with the flu. It can be very aggressive or very mild.

2 years ago 03/10/2022 4:06pm EST

re: cyanide

I know a teenager who still isn't 100% after 6 weeks, and a middle aged woman who needed a couple months to feel normal. Neither of them is an athlete. Being athletic might (maybe) help you recover, but it also means you are holding yourself to a much higher standard as to what "normal" feels like.

2 years ago 03/10/2022 4:17pm EST

re: cyanide

I'm 55 and had Covid about 8 weeks ago. I feel fine day to day, but my running still sucks. I was running 70 - 80mpw before. I've lost 90 seconds per mile and I'm working harder to go that slow. It is really depressing.

2 years ago 03/12/2022 2:11pm EST

re: OFOOS

Normal is just being able to do day to today outside of running without coughing or super low energy etc. That's back.

Anyways was able to get a good 10 mile easy effort in so I think I'm ready to train regularly again. Looks like it was 10 days. Will attempt a workout in a few more days around the 2 week mark.

2 years ago 03/12/2022 3:44pm EST

re: cyanide

Hopefully, but recovery was very non-linear for me. After 3-4 months, I'd feel okay for a while, then the fatigue would hit again. It took 8 months or so before I really felt like training was normal again. If you're not feeling it, don't force it.

2 years ago 03/12/2022 3:47pm EST

re: cyanide

I got Delta COVID last August and it didn't affect my training or fitness. But one thing I have noticed, is that my resting heart rate went up a bit and has stayed there. Pre-COVID it was consistently 55. Since COVID it's been 60. I'm not sure what that means, if anything, but it's there on my Garmin resting heart rate graph.

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