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Signs of overtraining
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vat
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29 May 2012
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Friday last week saw me not feeling particularly great. I got out for my scheduled Friday easy half hour or so, which ended up in a bit of a race to get to the toilet, but felt fairly flat throughout.
I was looking for an excuse to not ride Saturday morning, and rain on Friday night saw both myself and my usual riding partner cancel. Felt pretty flat and down on getting up on Saturday morning, and the idea of heading up to Michelton for cross country wasn't particularly attractive. Pretty sore, too, and gradually came to the realisation that I'd probably overcooked myself in the last couple of weeks.
So, change of plans. I was planning an easy week or so ahead of the BRRC 5-35k run on the June long weekend, so that just got extended in this week.
Running has been:
Friday - a bit over 6k in just under half an hour
Saturday - a bit over 5k in a little under 25 minutes
Sunday - gentle 13.67k cruise around the northern end of the river loop on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Just plodded along with only heart rate showing on the watch taking in the sun and scenery. Pace was around 4:50 or so. Very pleasant.
Monday - felt really junked and a bit down, pretty much repeated Saturday's run in terms of route and pace. Felt a bit better after the run
Tuesday - felt a bit flat on rising but mood improved through the day. Had a rough idea of doing 4 x 400s and was actually looking forward to it when I left work. 3.2k or so warm up and cool down, 400s started at 3:39 pace and worked down to 3:20 pace in good progression, all using a forefoot style.
It's a little disappointing to hit the limit like that, but I'm sure with an easy week or so I'll come good. I suspect I was starting to edge into potential injury territory as well, so it's a good idea to back off, let the body absorb the last couple of weeks of work, and get back into it fresh. There are still 10 weeks to go until Brisbane and really I'm well ahead of where I thought I would be, so it's a good time to come off the gas a bit.
Nice to be smart enough to realise the signs before going through a couple of "crap for no reason" sessions which can be ruinous for confidence, too.
I'll keep the basic week structure the same but just wind the mileage back to 50-60k or so.
I was looking for an excuse to not ride Saturday morning, and rain on Friday night saw both myself and my usual riding partner cancel. Felt pretty flat and down on getting up on Saturday morning, and the idea of heading up to Michelton for cross country wasn't particularly attractive. Pretty sore, too, and gradually came to the realisation that I'd probably overcooked myself in the last couple of weeks.
So, change of plans. I was planning an easy week or so ahead of the BRRC 5-35k run on the June long weekend, so that just got extended in this week.
Running has been:
Friday - a bit over 6k in just under half an hour
Saturday - a bit over 5k in a little under 25 minutes
Sunday - gentle 13.67k cruise around the northern end of the river loop on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Just plodded along with only heart rate showing on the watch taking in the sun and scenery. Pace was around 4:50 or so. Very pleasant.
Monday - felt really junked and a bit down, pretty much repeated Saturday's run in terms of route and pace. Felt a bit better after the run
Tuesday - felt a bit flat on rising but mood improved through the day. Had a rough idea of doing 4 x 400s and was actually looking forward to it when I left work. 3.2k or so warm up and cool down, 400s started at 3:39 pace and worked down to 3:20 pace in good progression, all using a forefoot style.
It's a little disappointing to hit the limit like that, but I'm sure with an easy week or so I'll come good. I suspect I was starting to edge into potential injury territory as well, so it's a good idea to back off, let the body absorb the last couple of weeks of work, and get back into it fresh. There are still 10 weeks to go until Brisbane and really I'm well ahead of where I thought I would be, so it's a good time to come off the gas a bit.
Nice to be smart enough to realise the signs before going through a couple of "crap for no reason" sessions which can be ruinous for confidence, too.
I'll keep the basic week structure the same but just wind the mileage back to 50-60k or so.
