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Fall, the leaves turn colour, another layer of clothes is added, the days get shorter and the common cold strikes as your body adjusts to the weather.

At work I picked up a bug just in time for the weekend.   When I get sick it usually follows  the same pattern: shoulders feel tight, wake up with a scratchy throat which progresses into a stuffy nose and then possibly a cough.  I’ve  tried derailing this process but have been unsuccessful this far.

I woke up Saturday morning with a scratch in my throat, my usual sign of getting sick.  My weekend of high mileage and intensity looked to be squashed.

Saturday I planned to ride for 2-3 hours.  I decided to do 2 hours but ride easier, keeping my heartrate down.  I also made sure to take in alot more calories to help make useful fuel for my body to use against the virus.

Sunday was no better and I was already making plans to change my whole week.  This day required some hard running and biking.  No chance.  I decided to focus on some house chores that I had been neglecting and doing an easy 5K.  It felt good to sweat which led me to an idea: hitting the sauna in the night for a further heat treatment.

So after eating supper I headed to the gym for a 20 minute cycle to get the blood  flowing and then into the sauna for 10 minutes.  I drank lots of water to help replenish what I was losing.  Although I didn’t feel great, I felt like I was winning the war.

Monday was the kicker.  I got up and did a short 5K to again help sweat out the bug.  My throat was scratchy but my energy was slowly coming back.

I had to work but I made sure to take a handful of vitamin C pills with me.  Every hour I took 500mg with some food.  All day I swallowed pills and by the time I got off, I had cured myself!  My energy had come back and my scratchy throat was gone!

I hate being sick.  I do weird things to avoid it (like not opening doors with my hands and making my girlfriend wash her hands so she can’t give me germs!).

Anywho, I hope this might work for some of you!

Cliff