I think I might be in dangerous territory here. Since my 13-mile run on Saturday, I've had no energy. I'm sleepy all the time and just TIRED, so tired, kind of moody (if you ask my husband), even a bit depressed.
In a New York Times article called "Crash and Burnout" on overtraining, I read this:
“I work with a lot of runners and distance athletes,” says Ralph Reiff, a certified athletic trainer who's the director of the St. Vincent Sports Performance Center in Indianapolis and a leading expert on the symptoms and treatment of overtraining. “In my experience, a large percentage of the people who train for 10Ks, half-marathons and marathons are overtrained by the time they reach the starting line. Same with cyclists and cross-country skiers. A very high percentage get into a state of fatigue that they just cannot get out of.”
Maybe that 25 miles last week was overdoing it a bit. I was following a plan (sort of), but modified the long run from 12 miles to 13.1 so I'd know what it felt like before race day.
I did the elliptical yesterday for 20 minutes to help with tight and sore muscles. Then, today speedwork was on the training plan. I managed 2.25 miles, but it wasn't terribly speedy.
I'm due to run 9 more miles this week, but I'm a little alarmed at my body's slow recovery. I think I'd better take it easy the rest of the week. I've got to recover by April 26!
Also from the article---
How to Tell If You’re Overtraining
Fatigue that persists for more than 72 hours after a workout, often accompanied by insomnia.
Muscle pain and weakness that persist for more than three days.
Irritability, anxiety, depression. Unsure if you’re being extra-moody? Ask your significant other.
A rise in resting heart rate. Track yours by wearing a heart-rate monitor to bed.
A dramatic drop-off in performance for no obvious reason.
“Heavy legs,” or the feeling that your lower limbs, once springy and quick, have turned to stone.
I'm at the 72-hour mark today. If I don't feel better by tomorrow, I'm going to be freaking out.
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ohno!! That sounds really hard. Better safe than sorry, I'd take it easy! Sounds like your body is trying to communicate to you. It doesn't seem like resting a little more or taking a break would hurt anything, but pushing it might! yeesh!
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