'The lung pain was so severe, I wonder if I’ll ever fully recover.'
After that, I started to trend better. On Friday, May 1, I finally got tested for COVID-19, and by then my result was negative.
Since then, I’ve built up my endurance, but it’s far from where it was in early March. Last week, I was able to jog 20 minutes straight; I didn’t turn on mypace function, but I would be shocked if I went faster than 10 minutes a mile. It felt pretty bad, and my lungs hurt for several days afterward. Three months ago, a 20-minute jog would have been a morning shakeout before an afternoon workout. Now, it’s the big athletic event of my week.
I’m privileged to worry about my recreational sports when people are worrying for their lives. This illness has shown me how much I take for granted the ability to breathe freely. The last several weeks have reminded me that Black people can't breathe freely in America, whether they are under the knee of the police or disproportionately dying of COVID-19.
Early on, the message to young people was that your grandma would get sick from COVID-19, but you’d just get a cold. As a 28-year-old runner who might have permanent lung damage, I can tell you that’s not true.
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