Been following a very similar version to Jakob's training since December. 2 double thresholds a week and Saturday hills, 85-90mpw with mostly doubles. Only raced twice during this time which was the first week March, tapered 7 days before and felt really good. Training has been going amazingly well up until this week.
Have finals coming up this month and been doing a lot of studying in April (like 4 hours a day). But now I feel totally burnt out from both running and studying, showing some signs of overtraining like being constantly tired, today I was supposed to have a double threshold but I just stayed in bed and decided not to do anything instead. Similarly on the studying side I am struggling to even do 1 hour. Do you think it's most likely a combination of both, or coming from running overtraining?
If so what do you think the most appropriate action is? I don't have any past experience with overtraining or this, so hoping somebody could help. Many thanks.
Overtraining or just finals? Question
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Is it heat? I know the first time it's hot for the year (when it's hot and stays hot - not one 70 degree day in march) I lose motivation to run
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Is it heat? I know the first time it's hot for the year (when it's hot and stays hot - not one 70 degree day in march) I lose motivation to run
Could be.. the gym I'm using for double threshold has pretty poor aircon, impossible to use above mild temps. Today is also the first hot day in the UK (20 celsius)...that may be it
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I think it’s in large part finals stress. People here discount the large negative physiological effects that stress plays on performance. If training has felt manageable for months and is suddenly much less bearable as you start studying and obsessing over finals, you have your answer.
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I will also say in my experience that once you start losing that mental aspect to stress, everything immediately feels much less manageable. Just stick through it and that will at least stem the negative feedback loop of stress -> no studying or training -> feel worse -> more stress
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Both. And you need rest regardless to get through.
You are not at overtraining syndrome yet, but this podcast should provide some insight about over reaching and over training:
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