Hi! I've recently upped my milage a bit, from from 60 miles to 80 miles, my legs are tired but overall I don't feel physically tired nor any signs of exhaustion. Is this an indicator either my easy days or hard days are too easy??
Hi! I've recently upped my milage a bit, from from 60 miles to 80 miles, my legs are tired but overall I don't feel physically tired nor any signs of exhaustion. Is this an indicator either my easy days or hard days are too easy??
How recently was the change? Give it about 3 weeks and you shoud be feeling tired. Otherwise, up the intensity on the hard days or add more mileage!
At 80 mpw, you should feel like you know how to spell mileage.
Brendan Foster said something like, " A runner goes to bed feeling tired and wakes up feeling even more so."
At some point, the feeling should be one of "stretched, but not broken," which I realize is awfully subjective.
Like another poster said, give it a few weeks. There is a lag.
only on LRC wrote:
At 80 mpw, you should feel like you know how to spell mileage.
Running more improves spelling, or at least makes you feel like you can spell a word? Links please.
HRE wrote:
Brendan Foster said something like, " A runner goes to bed feeling tired and wakes up feeling even more so."
The thing is, perhaps I didn't convey this good enough, my legs are more tired than before, but overall I don't feel the milage. I'm not physically drained anymore than I would previously, but of course when I go out for a run I'm my legs are fare less fresh.
Forgot to mention, I mostly do my workouts at treshold. So I can't really up the intensity much, but perhaps the distance.
You easy pace in runs should be slower than usual until your body adapts to the extra mileage. Your workout paces should not slow down much. Overall, you should sleep like a baby every night and feel great aerobically. Leg fatigue is normal.
Croze wrote:
HRE wrote:
Brendan Foster said something like, " A runner goes to bed feeling tired and wakes up feeling even more so."
The thing is, perhaps I didn't convey this good enough, my legs are more tired than before, but overall I don't feel the milage. I'm not physically drained anymore than I would previously, but of course when I go out for a run I'm my legs are fare less fresh.
That sounds about right as far as your legs go. The rest of you is getting off easy.
HRE wrote:
Croze wrote:
The thing is, perhaps I didn't convey this good enough, my legs are more tired than before, but overall I don't feel the milage. I'm not physically drained anymore than I would previously, but of course when I go out for a run I'm my legs are fare less fresh.
That sounds about right as far as your legs go. The rest of you is getting off easy.
And is that wrong? Or should I perhaps take it easy and not overdo it, get injured etc just because I dont "feel" tired enough?
If something starts to hurt and keeps hurting after you've been running for a few minutes you probably should bag it. Otherwise I think you're fine. Serious training is tiring. I used to struggle when I'd move my miles up, tiredness, soreness, and just a general feeling of doing a ton of running. I learned to "fix" those feelings by running even more for 2-3 weeks then cutting back. For example, if I was struggling at 80 mpw I might got to 90-95 for 2-3 weeks and then come back to 80 which then seemed very manageable.
only on LRC wrote:
At 80 mpw, you should feel like you know how to spell mileage.
As a runner, one of the first things you learn is that there are two acceptable ways of spelling....
RetiredCollegiateDood wrote:
You easy pace in runs should be slower than usual until your body adapts to the extra mileage. .
This is wrong. Easy is a pace that doesn't change with the distance run.
Croze wrote:
Hi! I've recently upped my milage a bit, from from 60 miles to 80 miles, my legs are tired but overall I don't feel physically tired nor any signs of exhaustion. Is this an indicator either my easy days or hard days are too easy??
This is exactly how it should feel. 60 to 80 isn't much of a jump. 60 to 100 is enough that your general daily fatigue will be more, however, as you improve fitness this will go away.
Good luck.
RetiredCollegiateDood wrote:
You easy pace in runs should be slower than usual until your body adapts to the extra mileage. Your workout paces should not slow down much. Overall, you should sleep like a baby every night and feel great aerobically. Leg fatigue is normal.
+1 on everything except the sleep. I've noticed that when I ramp up the mileage, until I adapt to the new level I have occasional problems getting to sleep sometimes, even though I'm definitely tired. I've heard others had similar issues. It isn't from running too late in my case, either.
malmo wrote:
60 to 80 isn't much of a jump.
Come on, malmo. Are you trolling a bit, here? :) 60-80 done right away, or even over a few weeks, is a very big jump unless you've been there (and higher) before.
lollerama wrote:
malmo wrote:
60 to 80 isn't much of a jump.
Come on, malmo. Are you trolling a bit, here? :) 60-80 done right away, or even over a few weeks, is a very big jump unless you've been there (and higher) before.
No it's not. I don't troll. I've made bigger jumps in high school.
malmo wrote:
lollerama wrote:
Come on, malmo. Are you trolling a bit, here? :) 60-80 done right away, or even over a few weeks, is a very big jump unless you've been there (and higher) before.
No it's not. I don't troll. I've made bigger jumps in high school.
Understood, but you were an exceptional runner. For most mere mortals, even reasonably good age-groupers, quickly going from 60-80 mpw and staying there for any length of time is quite a process. :)
Perhaps it's time for a self-reflective reality check? The six inches between the ears is the most powerful muscle in the body. Self doubt and failure begins or ends there. End it before the cancer spreads to your heart. Lead with your head and heart and your legs will follow.