IThis is the question on the lips of frustrated pavement workers and weekend warriors across the country as they trudge up the hills: can I blame Covid or is it just Christmas? Amateur athletes struggling to regain their fitness after succumbing to Omicron over the holidays are in good company.
After catching Covid before Christmas, British tennis player Emma Raducanu returned to competition on Tuesday after three weeks off the court only to be beaten 6-0, 6-1 in an Australian Open warm-up tournament. “I could have easily said it’s too early… but I really wanted to prove where I am,” he said afterwards.
She is not the only one. As Omicron tours the country, one of the great
