Runners who have had COVID-19—or those worried about getting sick—need to listen to this warts-and-all episode. (“It felt like my lungs were wrapped in Velveeta!”) Three real women runners detail:

-how long it took them to return to being active;

-what those first runs back felt like (see: Velveeta);

-altered outlooks on running post-virus; and,

-lingering health effects.

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