Sick 1 week before tour!!!! What to do????
08-21-14, 03:14 PM
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Keep Astoria to SF on your to do list for future trips.
08-22-14, 05:47 PM
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There's loads of good riding where you'll be spending the next couple of months. I predict good times in spite of your having to miss out on this tour (for now).
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Eat lots of ginger, stay well hydrated and rest up.
I brew a tea with ginger, blackstrap molasses, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick (or cassia), citrus peel and a touch of nutmeg and it usually helps out.
As far as cycling, I would wait till you are all better. Trying to tour while sick doesn't sound like fun at all. Maybe if you feel up to it try a short one day trip that is close by so you can get back easily or can call for backup. when you get back take a rest day and see how you feel and if things work out go ahead with your tour.
I brew a tea with ginger, blackstrap molasses, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick (or cassia), citrus peel and a touch of nutmeg and it usually helps out.
As far as cycling, I would wait till you are all better. Trying to tour while sick doesn't sound like fun at all. Maybe if you feel up to it try a short one day trip that is close by so you can get back easily or can call for backup. when you get back take a rest day and see how you feel and if things work out go ahead with your tour.
