So basically our coach assigned us a workout today and my legs have been pretty tired since I've been running heavy mileage this week. (Trying to hit 100 miles this week). I did pretty shitty in the workout since I ran pretty hard yesterday and totaled around 12-13 miles. Is this okay to feel so bad and not do so well if I'm running twice a day?
You ran hard yesterday? Did he assign two workout days back to back?
Don't be a slave to hitting a certain mileage goal. You run high mileage in order to perform better in races/workouts, not the other way around.
Yes my past days have been hard. We went back to back or atleast I did.
There is a difference between a "workout" like interval sessions and a "workout" like a tempo or just faster paced run.
Back to back interval sessions are generally not done. Interval sessions followed by a tempo day is done by some people.
It is hard to give an opinion on your coach's workout without knowing more.
Also it is hard to give advice without knowing your background.
But based on your question, I am guessing that you are a freshman in college, because I've heard questions like this from countless college freshman at this time of year over the past years. If so, keep in mind that you are probably running more quantity *and* quality than you have in the past, so you are pretty much guaranteed to feel terrible, even if your coach is assigning very appropriate training.
It is a very common story for freshman to do poorly, then bounce back with big PRs their sophomore year, because that first year they were struggling just to survive. By sophomore year, hopefully you have adapted and will start to show the benefit of the increased training load.
The real question is, are you keeping your coach appraised of your current training?
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