How can I recover from over training as quick as possible?

GH and Testosterone.

Rest?

Seriously, take a week and just run however long you feel like, no more than 3-4 miles/ day easy to stay loose. Then start back at maybe 50 miles/week and slightly slower pace and intensity to your workouts and ease back but don't go as high or as hard as you were.

3 days total rest, also your mind. Don't stress. Eat well. Have a beer. Then easy running until you feel good. Short doubles are great. Again, don't stress., you will be back.

1. go to sleep at 9:00 and don't get out of bed til you have to - aim for 10 hours of sleep. Try not to use an alarm clock.

2. Eat some red meat

3. Eat some fatty ice cream

4. take four days off and do the fun athletic stuff you never get to do. Go bowling, mini golf, go karting, cycling, whatever. Do what you always wanted to do as a kid but never seemed to get to do because you were a kid.

5. When you start running again, do an easy day and then try a long run - leave the gps at home and just go by feel. Try a new course.

Some good advice in here.

I don't want to scare you, but I pretty much lost a year of running due to over training.

Take a week off, now. If you truly feel as you explained don't bother jogging 3 or 4 miles for a week, just take it completely off. After the time off I would jog slowly until you feel good again. I didn't do this and I believe I paid for it.

Eat a lot of food this next week, preferably healthy but if you want pizza and ice cream then eat it.

Also it is probably a good idea to go get a blood test to rule out iron deficiencies or any other health issues. Good luck

Does anyone else find the title of this thread to be unintentionally hilarious?

Dude, sounds like you have not learned much.

Ruling out Iron deficiency is definitely a good idea. Make sure to get a Ferritin test.

rexthebex wrote:

Does anyone else find the title of this thread to be unintentionally hilarious?

I was chuckling about it, too.

However, I also remember what I was like in HS and college, and how desperate I was to get better as quickly as possible. I applied that attitude to almost every run/workout, minor injuries or feeling tired. I would say I had 3 seasons that ended well in college (1 in XC, 1 indoors, 1 outdoors) mainly because I was over-training.

OP, try not to focus on recovering from over-training as quickly as possible. Try to focus on recovering from over-training as thoroughly as possible. Your body will tell you when it is ready. Ignore the pressure from your mind to get back out there to train. Take time off. Wait for your body (not your mind!) to feel antsy, like it really needs to go for a run or your skeleton will burst through your skin.

Lastly, try to remember that running fitness is not just about how much hard work you do. It is more about the hard work you do that your body actually absorbs and adapts to. You have to give your body a chance to soak it all up.

Good luck, and enjoy your time off! (Seriously, enjoy it, don't think of it as a negative)