Got Covid, running is hard again

On the 24 december, 2021, I embarked on my longest run ever, the four mile run. After stopping to catch my breath 14 times during its duration (the heart rate data proves this, I was in no state to count!) , I began to wonder if something could be wrong.

The next afternoon I tested + for covid. A dramatic moment for anyone on immune suppression. It took three months for me to run 4 miles without stopping again.

This was the beginning of the domino affect for my training in 2022. I scrapped plans of running the Paris half marathon, and instead signed up for Paderborn half, on 16 April.