Peaking?

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2 years ago 04/26/2021 6:55pm EDT

As title suggests, I am having a conflicting issue with peaking. I ran a sub 15 at the end of 2019, barely missed out on nats. was injured from about then up until november 2020.

I got back up to my normal mileage, hovered around 70-75, peaked at about 84 miles, felt zero hanging lethargy/exhaustion, even during this high week.

I've since started "peaking", dropped miles below 50s, less long reps and more quick, short reps with rest, but instead of getting more energy and faster, I'm only slightly faster and even more tired.

I'm obviously a bit overtrained, and after our final regional meet wednesday I'm taking off until Monday/Tuesday to rest, but any ideas as to why I got more tired? Been doing same strength training, eating, stretching, just been super out of it.

2 years ago 04/26/2021 7:14pm EDT

re: anothersub15highschooler

Probably just a different training stimulus. Particularly if you hadn't been focusing on speed, changing it to be your main focus could make you tired/ overtrained. Still, you're probably more knowledgeable than me so take this with a grain of salt.

2 years ago 04/26/2021 7:34pm EDT

re: different stimuli

That's my best guess too, just thought it was weird I got tired when dropping miles. Thanks.

2 years ago 04/26/2021 9:43pm EDT

re: anothersub15highschooler

Canova's comments on the buildup of James Kwalia in 2004:

"Kwalia competed in Stockholm on the 27th, with a poor result: 13:26, running the last km in 3:06, showing lack of recovery after lactic workouts. After 3 days of easy running, in Heusden (31st of July) he ran 13:06.19, with better sensations."

Athlete flat in the middle of a training cycle; SLOW jog for three days.

"From 28th of August till 3rd of September (day of Bruxelles meeting) only easy regeneration. In Bruxelles, James Kwalia improved (behind Kipchoge) the Asian 3000m Record to 7:28.28, a time which is second of the 2004 World Lists."

Athlete preparing for a peak race; SLOW jog for six days.

In fairness, the 27th of August was a double workout block that necessitated that kind of reprieve. Similarly, the races in July were in the middle of a heavy training block and bookended by a pair of races. But if you've got some real racing and training in your legs and feeling fatigued, don't be afraid to run slow and recover before your peak effort.

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