High Mileage and Sex

C'mon dude, why did you bump a 4 year old thread to tell a story of stupidity from 24 years ago?

We could just consult lutz about this topic...he was ready to go at it after his NXN race.

some crazy runner guy wrote:

Sometimes your body just needs a little rest and you'll feel normal again then you can push it back up. r.

Ooh, well played, sir!

Lets go yankees wrote:

I had the same thing from about 10 months.... Best 10 months of training. I say screw the sex.. it is short-lived and if your fit and focus on training, running feels 100x better. All of these people who tell you it's a problem are clueless. Sex is just sex, running good is actually meaningful. Wait until your married to go to bone city and enjoy it with the same women. Until then, rack the miles

*YOU'RE, for crying out loud

Lets go yankees wrote: I had the same thing from about 10 months.... Best 10 months of training. I say screw the sex.. it is short-lived and if your fit and focus on training, running feels 100x better. All of these people who tell you it's a problem are clueless. Sex is just sex, running good is actually meaningful. Wait until your married to go to bone city and enjoy it with the same women. Until then, rack the miles

Well that's a new one. But.. r-e-s-p-e-c-t to you, Yankees. Mean what you say.

Chasing TG is indeed a draining sport and not feasible when full emotional commitment must be made to training.

I've been hitting higher mileage the past few weeks (85+) and I can say for certain my sex drive has lowered. Not sure if it's because I'm more tired or whatnot. Could also be it's been almost 2 years since I've actually been with a girl. Who knows.

This is the Right Answer...what city do you live? Just curious.

Ran 70-80mpw for about three summers in a row. Had a couple weeks where I hit 90mpw, plus working a full-time job sometimes up to 60 hours a week depending on project load. NEVER had any issues in bed.

They only time I had lost my sex drive was when I was dealing with depression.

seXC wrote:

OK so I have been doing relatively high mileage (80-100) since about mid-July. Anyways, I have noticed that my sex drive has been practically zero and same with my competitive (and vicious, occasionally hateful) spirit has also noticably decreased. Does this have anything to do with the mileage? Has anyone else had this problem? Any advice?

You should drop your mileage by 25% once every 4 weeks. You need some rest. When running high miles, I found I was tired all the time when I went over 80 miles. Is this decrease in drive with the same partner or is it general fatigue? General fatigue is the running. Good luck.

Stop running in the tundra and start running in the city!

I have to admit, I like sex.

sounds like you cant handle that mileage at least not that long, because for me training BOOSTS my drive, training is supposed to INCREASE testosterone, unless you over do it

I know I've been on LRC for too long when I recognize a thread title as being one from a few years ago.

Lets go yankees wrote:

I had the same thing from about 10 months.... Best 10 months of training. I say screw the sex.. it is short-lived and if your fit and focus on training, running feels 100x better. All of these people who tell you it's a problem are clueless. Sex is just sex, running good is actually meaningful. Wait until your married to go to bone city and enjoy it with the same women. Until then, rack the miles

#virgin

Lets go yankees wrote:

I had the same thing from about 10 months.... Best 10 months of training. I say screw the sex.. it is short-lived and if your fit and focus on training, running feels 100x better. All of these people who tell you it's a problem are clueless. Sex is just sex, running good is actually meaningful. Wait until your married to go to bone city and enjoy it with the same women. Until then, rack the miles

How many of the same women do you bone while you are married?

Shoebacca wrote:

I know I've been on LRC for too long when I recognize a thread title as being one from a few years ago.

lmao.

Low-T! Low-T!!!

Running lots of mileage increases cortisol in the body, a hormone that basically is a response to stress (of which you're doing the body a shit ton when you run a lot). This is what decreases your sex drive and what makes you into a pansy/candy ass.

To get back your T levels, (that's testosterone) I would recommend some resistance training (like going to the weight room, for once) and doing some exercises there. Squats are tremendous for increasing your testosterone. Try it. Plus they will make your aerobic work all the more effective when your muscles do something other than pound pavement all day and instead have some actual power in them.

Sounds like some people are living out the 100beers/100miles challenge on a weekly basis.