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When do you think you might have had it?
I kind of feel the same.. really struggling to get decent fitness back despite running pretty regularly and doing decent mileage. Lungs feel they're having to work too hard etc. I was feeling covidy rough in feb/march.. dunno - maybe it's just psychosomatic?!
benjybars-
Fwiw I had bad chesty symptoms in January, the after effects lasted well into lockdown and killed my run mojo entirely as it became so hard and recovery from activity was days.
Did some bike in May/June that felt more manageable and am only now feeling like running is getting back towards normal... so 7-8 months interrupted here.
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It was pre-lockdown. March I think.
The rationalist in me thinks that a bit of weight gain, lockdown inactivity and not racing are all probably bigger factors. Also just getting older. I got back in the gym to do some weightlifting earlier in the year and it really depressed me at how much I struggled to recover. 5/6 years ago in my mid 20s it would only take a couple weeks before I’d be back in the swing of things and not suffering awful doms after training, happily managing a few sessions a week.I’ve also been having similar with big hill runs - getting back to doing 20km runs with 1000m ascent is really battering me when previously I’d be able to manage them on consecutive days. But again, there’s other factors at play.
I’m going to give it a few more months of training before I make any judgments. There’s a lot of know reasons why I’m unfit to deal with first!
rhb
Nef
Another slow hill day yesterday. 1150m in 15km up Ben Vorlich and Stuc a'Chroin. Legs can definitely manage the amount of ascent, but just don't have any speed going up. Was also a bit disappointed to not be able to run the descent as it was so boggy/slippy. Trying to contour on angled waterlogged grass with no tread left on your shoes isn't particularly optimal.
I've read a couple bits about potential lasting effects of Covid, and after a suspected case earlier in the year, part of me is concerned about damage that might have occurred. In reality there's probably not much I can do about it, and I'm probably just feeling unfit because of lockdown inactivity (and worrying about it for the same reasons too). I don't think my already mediocre performance levels could take any further degradation!