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Athlete burnout

  • 22-07-2011 3:53pm
    #1
    DAVID AKA MACKY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭


    Has anyone ever experienced this? For the most part of the year ive had a great deal of success in competitions and getting pbs but there was a period when i just totally started to struggle even the slow easy runs became difficult.I think my coach has pushed me too much this year and well im 29 and only been running 2 and a half years and in that time ive gone from a 37min 10k time to 33mins but now im finding the pace that i used to find comfortable hard.Anyone ever gone through a phase like this?


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  • #2
    Gringo78
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,120 ✭✭✭Gringo78


    There was a thread started before on overtraining which sounds a bit like what you're experiencing:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=70639421


  • #3
    Simmo39
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 77 ✭✭Simmo39


    DAVID AKA MACKY wrote: »
    Has anyone ever experienced this? For the most part of the year ive had a great deal of success in competitions and getting pbs but there was a period when i just totally started to struggle even the slow easy runs became difficult.I think my coach has pushed me too much this year and well im 29 and only been running 2 and a half years and in that time ive gone from a 37min 10k time to 33mins but now im finding the pace that i used to find comfortable hard.Anyone ever gone through a phase like this?

    have you checked and compared your resting heart rate from when you felt fine till now?


  • #4
    Stupid_Private
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭Stupid_Private


    When's the last time you had 7-10 days completely off training?

    You need to take a break from time to time. My plan typically involves a full week off after cross country and then a week off after track.


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