Cant sleep through the night anymore

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waking up in the middle of the night is a sign of over training, I'd back off 10-20 miles for a few weeks and see how that helps things.

without a doubt overtraining.

80m/week for a 20 yo female is dangerous territory if you're not eating heaps as well. not having a go, i've been there myself. started off like that, then got mono, haven't been right since 2004. wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy.

not saying this is you as i'm very aware n=1 means nothing but it can be a very slippery slope & i'd like to think you don't go down the same path i did.

back off your training immediately. unfortunately it's not something you really understand the devastating effects it can have until you're already screwed.

this is happening to me too! Except the bathroom thing. But every night, wake up and can't get back to sleep for 60-90 minutes. No fun. Only at 70 mpw, I'm going to try to cut the caffeine maybe?

So can this be caused from not eating enough, or just over training? I'm 5'10 135 which is 15 lbs more than I weighed in 2008.

If you haven't done so already, you should really discuss this with a doc. There are a number of potentially serious endocrine issues that can lead to feeling dehydrated and needing to urinate a lot. I'm not saying you have any of them, but you really should get this checked out.

I'm a 22yo female who runs 60-65mpw, and I get up to use the bathroom 1-2 times per night.

I don't think it has much to do with my running volume as it does the amount and timing of my drinking.I have practice at night, so I drink a lot before I go to bed to rehydrate.

Also, I've heard that women have to urinate more frequently than men, but I don't remember the reason.

I agree with the poster who said check with a doctor. Middle of the night 2/3 times bathroom trips is not something all high mileage runners experience. Some illnesses/imbalances manifest themselves in ways that are not painful, such as frequent need for the bathroom. I'd have that checked out, so a great many of the possibilities can be ruled out and the right ones dealt with.

The runner's saying "listen to your body," applies here. It just not understandable to you or us based on the information you have. Get a doctor to run the medically useful tests and have the doctor translate your body's messages to you.

Good luck.

Geez, some pessimistic people on letsrun. Chances are you do not have an illness if peeing at night is your only complaint.

Many people pee more frequently than others out of habit. Train yourself to pee less throughout the day and you will have to pee less at night.

you are overtrained. not necessarily related to diet at all (but often is).

adddf; if the OP complained of spontaneous nose bleeds at night would you suggest she train herself to bleed less from the nose during the day?

I heard Caster has that problem too

overtraining. been there done that. used to love it that while running 100+ mpw i could "get by" on 6 hours of sleep... but that didn't last long and I was ruined for a few months when it all came crashing down.

Nose bleeds cannot be controlled and are a much scarier and rare occurrence than the urge to pee. Everyone has to pee every day; most people do not have nose bleeds everyday. It is possible to train oneself to pee less for the urge is often spurred by habits or thoughts. Controlling those thoughts and eliminating those habits makes one less likely to pee.

People are jumping to scary and dire conclusions when the only symptoms the OP complained of were waking to pee at night and dehydration. Maybe if the OP elaborates a bit more we can narrow down the diagnosis. However, I doubt the OP just "forgot" to mention severe fatigue, sore muscles, and poor performances which are the primary symptoms of overtraining. Poor sleep is a symptom of overtraining, but it is also a complaint of millions of non-athletes. No need to scare the OP with horror stories of overtraining and mono which ruined people's lives.

I wake to pee once, sometimes twice, a night and am perfectly healthy.

run a mile every time you wake up and youll be at 90-100/wk!!

I really don't think I have any serious problems...

My legs get tired sometimes but nothing beyond the usual to an excessive point. I just ran a mile PR and thus haven't noticed a performance decrease. One of my teammates thought this could happen if your protein intake is too high??

Also, I do drink a cup of decaf coffee about 3 hrs before bed.

Um, has anyone here ever heard of an overactive bladder? When I was training hard (80+ mpw for about 10 years) I'd have to urinate minimum twice per night, every night. Never any dire health problems, just an annoyingly overactive bladder. I seriously doubt there's any reason to pay heed to the doomsday posters above, but just to be safe, it would probably be best to consult a doctor.

when I started hitting 110+ regularly, I had to pee a LOT. not usually at night, but I couldn't get through my shorter PM run without having to pee! But I slept like a log every night.

However, the year after, I was overtrained pretty badly (more from lifestyle and not from the mileage itself--getting up super-early in the morning to run and not sleeping enough, working on my feet all day, eating dinner right before bed, not eating enough food during the day--classic overtraining recipe) and I remember waking up after 3 hours of sleep or so to pee at night. Probably indicative of overtraining. If you are training well at high volumes, you should sleep like a baby...

I had the same experience - up to pee 2-3x/night at 120mpw. Season fell apart right about that time.