Struggling After a Week Off

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  • oint

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    9 years ago 02/18/2015 7:16pm EST

    Hey guys, i'm a sophomore guy here, and i recently took 8 days off of running due to an injury and some sickness. Five days after coming back, my easy run pace has gone from 7:10 to about 8:00 and it feels very hard. Also, my 800m repeat average has gone from 2:35 to 2:50 and i can never get under 2:45.

    One week does not seem long enough to impact my training by much, however, i feel like i haven't run in a month and the fifth day feels as bad as the first. What do guys think went wrong? And how can i get back into shape fast enough to break 10 for the 3200 by april or may?

  • oint

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 02/18/2015 9:25pm EST
    re: oint

    bump

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    HonestThief

    Member since 05/18/2014.

    579 posts. Last post 7 years ago.
    9 years ago 02/18/2015 9:38pm EST
    re: oint

    could be a mix of lingering sickness and general fatigue. relax about it, and if it stays around another week or more, maybe ask a doctor or trainer

  • Trollus Maximus

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    9 years ago 02/18/2015 11:36pm EST
    re: oint

    This is quite normal. It usually takes about a week to get back to your pre-sickness level of fitness. I'd suggest getting back into the groove of things with longer easy runs. Don't attempt a workout for the next couple of days and then try a 20 minute shake out fartlek, say 1min hard 1min jog and see how you feel. There is no formula to estimate full recovery. Be patient, it is what it is.

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    citius5000

    Member since 06/21/2005.

    1,761 posts. Last post 4 days ago.
    9 years ago 02/19/2015 9:41am EST
    re: oint

    My question would be why are you doing intervals already? You should be building your miles and doing things like strides etc before starting workouts. Thats porbably the main reason you feel like shit. Secondly i always feel like shit after my week off at the end of the season only doing 4 mile runs and about 20 miles the first week back. Usually takes me 4-6 weeks before i start feeling amazing on my runs.

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