26 Replies to “Get a Runner Sick and You’ve Got He** Coming Your Way”

  1. Aw…sorry you are sick – that sucks!!!
    I’m the same way – someone sick please don’t come over – we’ll catch you next time!!
    I also have a strict no-sharing policy in our house. We don’t drink out of the same cups or finish each other’s food – I think it cuts down on the spread of any illness!!!
    Feel better soon!!!

  2. :=( I hope you are feeling better soon! For someone who is sick you are still at your best Art and writing wise. I too lurrrrrve that cartoon!

    Infecting a runner is the WORST. We should be considered with care like children, the elderly and pregnant woman! I am like you and a bit crazy with cleaning my hands. I have hand gel in pretty much every room of the house… totally OCD – I know!

  3. Yeah…throwing up is usually a bad sign! I’m sorry you aren’t well, birthday girl. Did you run in the end?

    For a cold, I go out for a light run and see how I feel as I go.

    And punishment has to be 10km tempo for a non-runner, and rest days for all the days the sickie missed.

    And thank you so much for linking up!

  4. Aw, being sick is no fun – feel better!

    I’m getting over a cold right now too. It seems like everyone has some sort of illness this time of year. If it’s just a head cold and isn’t too bad, I’ll still run. If it’s in the chest or it’s the flu, I rest.

  5. I can’t speak to running (yet) but I almost stick to those rules for lifting. Why only almost…I get migraines so that means no ability to function. I also suffer from unexplained nausea and fevers so unless I actually see chunks, I just ignore it and workout. A tradeoff for the migraines I suppose. 🙂

  6. iiiiiiiick, just thinking about the dirty gym equipment right now..yikes, yikes. haha!

    I generally follow the rule about feeling sick head-up and it being OK to exercise/run a little.
    if i’m all-body fatigued, I’ll just give it a rest..but you’re just so right, it’s mentally hard to take days off working out because you’re sick – I need that high!

  7. Yep. Severe punishment. I even threatened my own mother, no I’m not proud of this fact, but she had it coming when she brought the stomach bug into the house.
    The universe had its own plan for me though, and I now have a minor, very minor, cold which means I will be sniffling my way through the half on Sunday. No complaining though 🙂 I am starting to look forward to the race and it should be a beautiful day in some of the prettiest scenery in Australia 🙂
    Plus, I’ve got Mama Chickpea as support crew 🙂

    • oh NO!!! i’m sorry u got the touch of the cold BUT awesome perspective, girl! just go out there and have fun on the day…be flexible with watever the time ends up, and just run for effort. i kno u’ll be rocking regardless, and i’m cheering like CRAZY for u too!!

  8. Feel better! Ugh, I’m thinking about the gym mats that I stretch on right now, sometimes with my nose almost on the ground.
    I despise getting sick way more than a normal person and I’m pretty sure it’s because I know I’ll have to miss training. However, I’m way better about taking time off when I’m sick then when I have an incoming injury.

    • i think us fitness folk should be more exempt from getting sick than ‘regular folk’…like a 30/70 split…i mean we NEED our bodies more! 😉

  9. I’m sorry you are sick! I hating being sick because it means I can’t run. I have tried to run through sickness before and it back fires. So when I get sick, I rest, repeat, and rest some more til I feel better.
    Get well soon!

  10. haha, ohhh this was me last week!! so sick, and so unhappy about it!
    I try to wash my hands a lot at work, eat a lot of vitamin-licious foods, and take a multi-V.
    I spent the entire first week of this new year battling a nasty flu…and looking for whoever gave it to me to battle with them! 🙂
    I definitely MAD about cutting my mileage back…(4-weeks out from a marathon) I have to be dizzy not to run 🙂
    I hope your week is going great!
    xoxo!

    • oh no!!! ugh, i hope u’re feeling better and i guess the only ‘good thing’ i can say is thank GOODNESS it came after CIM!!! but regardless, let’s hunt down that fool that got u sick. 😉

  11. I will never touch my face or anything involving food without washing my hands first. If I hear someone sneeze nearby, I am not shy – I will step back and cover my nose and mouth to keep from breathing in what they’ve sprayed. Given I work with children, I am forever reminding them about personal space, to cover their mouths, wash their hands, etc. Occupational hazards. Sigh.

    Last winter, I got slammed with illness, taking me out of the game for nearly three weeks. I followed the “above the neck” rule, too, and when I finally got back out there, it was rough but so much better than being bed/couch ridden. To get through it, I remind myself the road will always be there, and resting now gets me back out there faster.

    Love the artwork! You are so talented. 🙂

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