Restless nights.....keep training hard or back off?

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21 years ago 10/10/2002 12:56am EDT

The last week or so, I'll wake up in the middle of the night for no reason whatsoever, I just turn over and go back to sleep but this seems unusual to me. I know it is a sign of overtraining, but my workouts lately have been good, and my resting heartrate is still within a few beats of normal. I've been pushing hard for 5 weeks in a row now, but I'm getting quicker in my workouts, not slower. I run a tempo, fartlek, and long run per week, the other 4 days are recover, 7 sessions a week at 60-65 miles. I am also working 50 hrs. per week but I still have time to get adequate sleep....last night I woke up twice. Any advice? Is this an early sign for me to back off, or since my rhr and workouts are good, should I just keep going?

21 years ago 10/10/2002 1:10am EDT

re: abc yo

back off just a tade not too much!

21 years ago 10/10/2002 1:51am EDT

re: abc yo

Up your mileage to 100 and you will sleep like a rock.

21 years ago 10/10/2002 3:21am EDT

re: FakeThoner

Back off.

For the next week cut out all intensity. Cut the mileage in half by taking 2-3 days off completely, and just easy jog the remainder.

The week after, get back into it again like an animal. Call this an "unloading week" and schedule one every 4-5 weeks so you take them before you need them.

You only improve during the recovery. No recovery (or not enough) means no improvement. Just because you CAN do the session, does not mean it has done you any good.

Think long haul. If you are questioning now, and ignore it, what questions will you be asking in six more weeks?

21 years ago 10/10/2002 4:37am EDT

re: abc yo

waking up once or twice in the night and rolling over and going right back to sleep is caused by overtraining?

21 years ago 10/10/2002 5:06am EDT

re: diggity dank

That's what I'm hoping to figure out. I usually sleep like a rock, and the only thing that has changed recently is my training. I hate the idea of backing off for a bit, but I want to stay on top of my running, not dig myself in deeper if this is in fact what I am doing.

21 years ago 10/10/2002 5:36am EDT

re: abc yo

From time to time you will experience those things. It is because the thyroid gets under chronic stess during intense work - mental or physical. That organ is also one of the regulators for sleep.

Back off the intensity, but replace it with more mileage and you will be in well balance again after about a week. And no training will be lost.

Marius Bakken

http://www.mariusbakken.com

21 years ago 10/10/2002 7:04am EDT

re: Marius Bakken

This thread is ridiculous. I mean seriously, I don't think you should have any cause for concern based solely on rolling over during your sleep. Try some real training and you'll sleep like a log.

21 years ago 10/10/2002 12:16pm EDT

re: mileagefreak

I'd have to agree with mileagefreak, I can't remember ever not waking up during the middle of the night. I usually wake up 2 or 3 times. If I were to sleep straight through I would wonder if I was sick or something.

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