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16 years ago 04/12/2008 12:40pm EDT

Since January I have not dipped under 50 miles a week. The last two weeks before this one were the hardest weeks of training of my life, now i have this tired feeling in my legs and i have trouble finishing sessions. So after finishing two workouts mon-tues i made it through wednesdays easy run and took thursday off. Friday I couldn't finish my workout and am taking today and tommorrow off. Am i in trouble, my peak is 6 weeks out and this week was half of what my mileage has been for the last 3 months.

16 years ago 04/12/2008 12:45pm EDT

re: hs miler....

oh another question. would cross training for like 3 days in a row be a good idea instead of taking them off. i was deff. burned out last fall and that was a total body feeling now its just my legs that are flat.

16 years ago 04/12/2008 1:44pm EDT

re: hs miler....

take one full day off. No cross training. It sounds like you've just burned yourself out a bit. Catch it early and you can bounce right back the next day. Remember, training hard doesn't make you better; RECOVERING from training hard makes you better.

16 years ago 04/12/2008 2:36pm EDT

re: 12345

You shouldn't have been running so hard in training. You need to recover as much as possible now, over-recovery is the only cure to over-training. From now on be sure not to run harder than 90% in practice; the only time you should ever go all out is in a race.

16 years ago 04/12/2008 2:38pm EDT

re: hs miler....

So a day off then maybe substitute cross training for my easy days for the next week or so.

16 years ago 04/12/2008 3:03pm EDT

re: hs miler....

If you don't take a day or two off now your body will force you to take a WEEK or two off later, closer to your peak. It is amazing how quickly the legs can come around if you let them. My advice-take a recovery day, a real recovery day, not just an easy doubles 5/5 day. Drink a shitload of water, get some good protein, don't overeat but eat normally, get a fair amount of sleep. Do that for a day, maybe two. Then go running. Chances are you will have superadapted and will feel great!

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