What has happened my training

shamelesh

Guys,

Maybe someone can shed some much needed light on this, and if so I would be so grateful. I started training back in January, with a reasonable break from any serious running, and my plan was to run the galway marathon at the end of august. I have ran a 3:22 marathon a few years back, so I was hoping for a 3:15 this time round, expecting a good built up followed by some intense training. By march, I was running 6 days a week with about 70k. Started following Daniels plan at this stage, giving me 6 months to achieve my goal.

All was going well, running 2 quality sessions a week, and up to 90k, hitting most of my targets. Ran the Kildare half marathon in1:32 even, so everything was looking rosy for my goal. Didn't take any time off after the half, and a week or two later I ran out of steam, but took 4 days off and everything was back to normal, feeling great and wanting more. However, about mid way throug phase 3, and everything has called apart.

No injuries to report, but I have ran out of energy, and even a easy 10k was breaking me, and the long runs were not happening. Sitting here after taking a full weeks rest, and I am going to give it one last shot starting Monday to see if I can regain my form, but I ain't hopeful. I felt maybe I picked up a bug that was sapping my energy but a full weeks rest later and I'm not sure anymore.

Everything was going so well up to this, I ain't sure what's next. Anyone experienced anything similar, or what could the cause/cure be? I don't think it's motivation, I never struggled with that beforee, and always loved getting the post work runs in, even if they were 2-3 hours long.

RayCun

overtraining?

shamelesh

Possibly, I don't know what overtraining feels like...or how does one recover?

Woddle

shamelesh wrote: »

Possibly, I don't know what overtraining feels like...or how does one recover?

I was reading an article where one of Lydiards pupils talk about base training being your home and when you're feeling over trained that that's where you should head till you feel better. So lots of easy aerobic runs, no hard sessions.

Perkina3

Mate,

I came across something like this earlier when I was training for the DCM last year. I did a very short build up to it but to make up for this I was running 5/6 days a week, training 3 times a week with a football club and going to the gym 4/5 times a week.....

Made it through the marathon but took me over two months to get my training back on line....

Literally all I can suggest is

Good diet - cut out the crap sweets coffee (This killed me!)

Ease yourself back into it - (DO NOT go back to 70km a week straight away)

And listen to your body....If it needs a break then give it a day.... it will benefit you in the long run

gerard65

You're overcooked. You put too much stress on your body and now its telling you to fook off. There is no definite time for recovery, it depends on each individual and how much you've overcooked. If overtraining becomes chronic, you can forget about races or even any training for weeks or months, but thats the worse case, most of the time its woddles advice ie back to easy running (jogging) till you begin to feel better. Try a week or two of 30-40mins very easy running, you may have to take a week or two off if your still not feeling OK. And rebuild your training very slowly - think beginners program. You will come out of it eventually but patience is whats required now.

metamorphosis

Yeah, obv can't diagnose ya but it deffo sounds like like you're overcooking yourself. Those adrenal glands probably want a little rest! Id agree on the base training, easy, aerobic recovery HR type runs til it clicks for you again.

Cutting out the sugar and caffeine and vegetable oils will help if you stick to it. Get those micro nutrients into you, plenty of mixed colorful veg, fruits, take a good dose of omega 3 fish oil, fatty fish, meats etc.

ddel

Never heard the Lydiard pupil story before, but I 100% believe in it. Great advice.

misty floyd

You could be low in iron or something like that. Go to the doctor and get your blood checked.

Woddle

ddel wrote: »

Never heard the Lydiard pupil story before, but I 100% believe in it. Great advice.

Running times issue 371 (Nov 2009) by Lorraine Moller.
Found it while cleaning out a press so decided to re-read it.

shamelesh

Thanks guy for all the helpful advice ... I'll definitely take it all on board, so maybe start out with a few easy runs early next week, and hopefully I'll feel good from that and start to build slowly again. Marathon is only 7 weeks away so I am not sure where this leaves me for the race, but I do realize it's more important to get the body back to full working order first. Should I basically concede the marathon is not an option any longer? Ideally I would push out the Marathon for another month or two given this setback, dublin would be ideal but unfortunately right now it's either august or bust for the moment. I'm tied between giving the body ample time to recover and not wasting the last 5 good months training...delimas!