It seems all stories I've heard about summer running was about people burning out mid-season , anyone have any positive stores , improvements?
It seems all stories I've heard about summer running was about people burning out mid-season , anyone have any positive stores , improvements?
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After hard tough xc season of training and racing its dificult to switch off mentally and physically so burn out sets in. Dedicated runners are afraid that if they dont put in the work constantly like their competition they will fail come the start of racing in fall. Its a vicious circle that most elite/committed athletes/coaches have to live with afraid.
On a positive note its good to train in summer with good weather and light nights in shorts instead of tracksters and gloves on rainy cold winter nights man!
ahhh yes, the kiddos are out of school for the summer.
athleticsfreak wrote:
After hard tough xc season of training and racing its dificult to switch off mentally and physically so burn out sets in. Dedicated runners are afraid that if they dont put in the work constantly like their competition they will fail come the start of racing in fall. Its a vicious circle that most elite/committed athletes/coaches have to live with afraid.
On a positive note its good to train in summer with good weather and light nights in shorts instead of tracksters and gloves on rainy cold winter nights man!
I've improved my 1500 PR from 5:03 to 4:28 by doubling my mileage from 25 to 50MPW. The key is to maintain speed by doing strides 2-3 times a week and to take every 4th week easy to avoid fatigue and mental burnouts.
So before this last summer I was an amazing 28:46 8k guy, and even in track I could run a whopping 16:56. Well after a solid summer of 60 miles a week (not very intense, I know...) I managed to drop my PR by a ton! First race was a 27:30, then a 26:51, then a 26:03, and I stuck right around 26 flat the rest of the season. Definitely didn't burn out halfway through my season (had a rough patch in the middle, but came back from it and ran that 26:03). Good luck with your training!