I am a college runner that started to run 90-100 miles/week (2 wkouts a week) for the past month or so (used to run 65ish), and i seem to be less hungry most of the time...any reason for this? and/or has it happened to you?
I am a college runner that started to run 90-100 miles/week (2 wkouts a week) for the past month or so (used to run 65ish), and i seem to be less hungry most of the time...any reason for this? and/or has it happened to you?
Your body wants to slim down. Instead of overanalyzing it, eat when you're hungry and before you know it you'll look like a machine.
I think everyone is different. I was running in a group and a guy was telling a story about getting hungry in the middle of a long run. I can't imagine that; even if I'm hungry before a run, by the time I'm done I have no appetite for quite a while. Generally I also eat less throughout the day if I run in the morning as opposed to the afternoon.
It's common to lose your apetite after long/hard runs because most of the blood is in your muscles. However, if this persists thats a sign of overtraining.
RunForever wrote:
It's common to lose your apetite after long/hard runs because most of the blood is in your muscles. However, if this persists thats a sign of overtraining.
yes yes this one. very smart guy. seriously though eat. force yourself if need be. Or you'll find yourself in a bad place. Your body literally shuts you down, all your hard work down the drain.
I notice in the summer when I'm doing more base (but still only about 55-65 mpw, I'm a girl) I hardly have an appetite, yet still manage to run fine on way fewer calories than I need. I don't know how that works because during the school year when I'm busier yet running fewer miles (but more intense - during the summer I do a workout maybe once a week), I can't function on that little and have a normal appetite again. I think the fact that it's hot in the summer and cooler during the year contributes, but that doesn't pertain to your problem... so follow the advice of the poster above and force yourself to eat even if you're not hungry. Your body needs it, obviously.
I'm usually ravenous after runs, almost immediately after, regardless of intensity or distance. Maybe this is because I do a 2 mile cooldown after intervals, but in general the more I run, the hungrier I am. I'd get obese if I ever stopped running and would def gain a lot if I had to drop below 100 miles a week.