geoffwnz:

 

Turns out that Covid 6 weeks before an Ultra Marathon is not ideal training.

 

While the symptoms were again minimal with basically a head cold that lingered a couple of weeks, the knock back effect it had on my training up to that point was significant.

 

Longest training run was 30km for what was supposed to be a 105km Ultra run.  Tapped out at basically the halfway point aid station of 58.8km with nothing left in the tank.

 

Still my longest run, up from the previous of 52km and by far the longest time on my feet at 11 hours.

 

Tarawera 102 was it? I have a few running colleagues that pulled out after getting covid a week beforehand. I also know some athletes who went to Tarawera knowing they were covid positive but not wanting to waste their money by withdrawing from the 102k and miler distances. I also know of quite a few people who tested positive after that weekend as well. Thankfully I came away from it covid free despite the crowds and sweaty hugs hahaha.