I got a cold on Friday and went to the doctor asap. He gave me a bowl full of meds! Something has to die… hopefully the virus. Normally I won’t run to the doctor this earlty, but I would be guttered if I won’t be able to do Saturday’s race. Hopefully I’ll be well enough to ride.
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Location: Pretoria Gauteng South Africa
I've never really been much of an athlete. Ever since school, I was a bit of an IT geek. I did sports here and there, but I was always at the back of the pack gasping for air. I started mountain biking in 2006 and have since completed a few mtb marathons and a 90km road race or two... on the mtb. I got into multi-sport events in December '07 and have since completed a couple of Adventure Races and Sprint-Triathlons. Being in southern hemisphere, my goal is to get through winter without getting a cold / interrupting my training programme. I would like to do a multi-day Adventure Race and complete an Olympic distance Triathlon early in summer. I'd also like to do the 70.3 IronMan in Jan, but I might be in Canada during that time... let's see. My favorite sports include: cycling, running, swimming, adventure racing, triathlons, rowing, golf and hiking.
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June 9th, 2008 11:16 pm
boardgrl says:
I know where you’re at. I came down with a cold last Wednesday and had my first Triathlon on Sunday. I slept -alot!, took hot showers, drank tea and did the chicken soup thing and was clear by Sunday morning. My last resort was bottle of nose spray which I thankfully did not need. I wish you a speedy recovery!
June 10th, 2008 11:23 pm
Jim White says:
Try the Sinucleanse Neti Pot for colds next time. I came down with a severe sore throat, sinus congestion, and ears clogged back in April. All I did was the Neti pot every 2-3 hours and some tylenol for the sore throat pain. It really cleans things out and makes you feel better, all without antibiotics. On the other hand my sister-in-law took two different antibiotics and still wasn’t any better sooner than I was.
South Africa! Just read a nice post at Joe Friels Blog about cycling in S.A. Keep it up!
http://www2.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2008/06/cycling-in-south-africa.html
Jim @ triathlon-calendar.com
June 10th, 2008 11:34 pm
Andy says:
Thanks for the comments guys.
I’m already feeling better and chances are good that I’ll be able to do the ride on Saturday.
@Jim. Thanks for the article. I actually just bought Joe Friel’s book (upon Big_Dave’s recommendation). That’s a great post by Joe. It’s true that cyclists are a tight bunch. 9/10 times other riders will return a wave or a hello. It’s almost like a brotherhood down here, and the bond is even stronger between the off-road guys.