Amount of Sleep required???

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    Smoo Matt

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    22 years ago 03/11/2003 5:20am EST
    re: arh

    I actually get in bed about 9:45 and am sound a sleep by 9:50 p.m. So I am sure that I am getting 8+ hours a night.

    I really appreciate everyones insight, but I just feel like my basic question is not getting answered. Regardless of how much sleep you get now, did the amount of sleep you need increase with the 40 - 50+ mile jump to 120 - 130 miles. For example, Miles and Miles, you state that you are good with 7 hours a night while doing 140 miles a week. I completely believe you, but when you were running 80 miles a week, were you able to get by with 6 hours a night? Should I expect to try to get another hour a night when I up the mileage?

    I know that I have to listen to my body, problem is, most of the time when my body says "stay in bed" it is because I am lazy and not really tired.

    Thanks for the input.

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    snowy cat

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    22 years ago 03/11/2003 6:16am EST
    re: Rabbittruns

    hey Rabbittruns, do you go to Ga. Tech??

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    22 years ago 03/11/2003 6:26am EST
    re: Smoo Matt

    Smoo Matt,

    The amount of sleep you need will increase with the number of miles you are doing in my experience. Get as much sleep as possible (to prevent injury and illness and to provide peak performance.) I always found that at my highest weeks I always needed more sleep to feel ok throughout the day and on my runs.

  • eddy

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    22 years ago 03/11/2003 6:28am EST
    re: Smoo Matt

    I sleep from 10-8am and from noon to 2pm.(12 houres a day ) When I am on the road for racing I will lay in bed all day .

    eddy

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    Miles and Miles

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    22 years ago 03/11/2003 6:33am EST
    re: Smoo Matt

    I am not a professional runner, so the amount of sleep that I get is dictated by my life not my running. When I am running 140 mpw I am not usually getting more sleep then when I am running 50 mpw, because I don't have that luxury. Yeah sometimes I am tired and dragging, but I get it done. Idealing I would like to have 8 to 10 hours of sleep per night, but that isn't the real world for me. If you can get the extra hour of sleep and the higher mileage I am sure it would help.

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