Help me please.

I think I know exactly how you feel. In junior year of highschool I had a nagging pain in my foot and also felt burned out and began feeling depressed. I ignored it and pushed through and ended up with navicular stress fractures in both feet. What you describe is exactly how I felt before my feet broke. Be honest with your coach. Tell him what's going on and if he's a good coach, I'm very sure that he'll understand and will help you through this.

In my case, my burnout and injury was caused by nutritional deficits, chronic sleep deprivation, and stress. Personally, I would take a week easy or off to reset. I'd try to identify what could've cause this burnout and injury. If that doesn't work, it may be in your best interest to end the season, get rest and mend that injury completely, then work on training for next season. I know it may feel like you'll never enjoy running or training again, but trust me, in time you will. About a month into wearing a cast on one leg and a boot on the other, I was already excited and itching to run again.

As for the team chemistry, I know some people would switch schools (one of my teammates is doing this to get better training), some would just train on their own (one of my teammates did this for better training since his brother knows how to train), and others would just go through it and hope college running is better (what I'm basically doing lol). I would also definitely try to stick to a positive crowd outside of xc/track.

I've been there. Most posters on this board, despite their Olympic A standard 5k PR, diversified stock portfolio, and smokin' hot wife, have been there.

Everyone on this board is going to hate the advice I'm about to give, and misinterpret what I'm saying as crossfit claptrap, but... You should start lifting. Even if it's just a daily regimen of pushups, squats, and pull ups (be honest, can you do a pull up?) will help you. This will give you a little boost in testosterone, which will help you be more competitive, not feel sorry for yourself so much, and deal with your toxic team culture.

Some time off might help, although if you're this far in to track season that might help you more than hurt you. Instead, try taking your easy days even easier. No matter how easy you think you are taking your easy days, you're not taking them easy enough. You should be running no faster than 8 minute pace on your easy days until you start feeling better.

If your coach objects to any of this, tell him that you got this advice from THE Steeplechump, who has a 13:20 5k PR, several million in a diversified portfolio, and one smokin' hot wife. (Sorry fellas, no pics.)

How may 8 minute mile pace in a week do you think you can do while still maintaining your general fitness? for 13.20k PR, do u do 8 mile pace easy run?

My long runs are usually 7-7:30. I wasn't asking for a pity party either. I just wanted some advice on what I should do. I will also make sure to tell coach I got advice from you. :p

The "...nutritional deficits, chronic sleep deprivation, and stress." seems like what I have been dealing with. Not sure with nutritional deficits, but the chronic sleep deprivation and stress are sure checks.

You're the one who is throwing yourself a pity party. You need to change your attitude. That's causing I would say 60-80% of your issues with running right now.

Have your iron level checked

I train 7 days a week

Take some time off.

Last time went to check it (February) my doctor said I was just fine. This has been a frustrating season for me once again. I just got the news I won't be running in this week's meet, but I will run at conferences. I did everything I could in the winter to get better (ran a lot of miles 8+, H.I.T.T 2-3 times a week, lifted) yet I still get screwed over. Not sure what else could do wrong. I feel like my form is just off like mentioned before.

I hate to say this, but I think its time to quit. I've been punished twice by running I think I should retire from the sport as a whole. Not qualifying for state during cross country and now this... It's a huge burden on me and what's the point if I can't qualify for state again.

don't quit. you are over thinking this and way younger than you realize. there is no rush and nothing matters. just run

Just curious,

When is the last time you just went for a run just because you enjoyed the experience? Not because you had a goal, or were trying to push your self harder. But just because you simply enjoyed the running.

Maybe it's time to scale it back a bit and just do it because once upon a time you actually loved doing it.

Its been a long time since I've actually been on a "fun" run.