Moderately, thank you for asking. The flu symptoms (fever, chill) are long gone, but the persistent cough, which began the night before the race, persists. I wonder if the racing aggravated the pre-existing lung irrititation.

I have a history of being an aggressive rester when ill. In this case, I had put so much work into my fitness over the winter, that watching my form wither tested my patience to the breaking point, and I decided to try something a bit more aggressive.

I guess in hindsight perhaps I shouldn't have raced but it's not clear.

In any case I am now trying to simply be patient and buddha-like; surely this illness cost me some fitness, but it's small potatoes and more importantly I know that my lifestyle changes over the last few months have caused a 2-4% drop in body fat and a bike fitness like I've never had before, and that both will come back shortly.