Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Feeling Burnt

Over the course of the last 3 weeks I've been transitioning from "base" phase to "prep" phase in my Baystate Marathon training program. During that period I've also been having a very difficult time getting my legs to turn over. I've been feeling sluggish and completely out of sync - in short, "run down".

At first, I thought it was just the warmer "dog days of summer" weather and a recent inability to get an adequate amount of rest. However, after looking through my training log for the past 10 weeks, I think I may have discovered my problem. Overtraining!



Summer



Long Runs








Week Day Miles Miles Comments
per day per wk
1 6/16 16 102 Race - Mount Greylock
1 6/21 38 Hike - Day 1 - 8 Peaks 
2 6/22 24 69 Hike - Day 2 - 3 Peaks 
2 6/23 27 Hike - Day 2 - 7 Peaks 
3 7/1 20 66 Road Run - Canada
3 7/6 16 Road Run - Canada
4 7/7 12
Race - Blue Hills 
4 7/12 35 94 Hike - Day 4 - 5 Peaks 
4 7/13 25 Hike - Day 5 - 8 Peaks 
5 7/14 30 62 Hike - Day 6 - 8 Peaks 
6 7/21 12 68 Race - Cranmore
6 7/27 28 Race - Bear Brook Marathon
7 7/31 20 62 Trail Run - Double
8 8/5 33 74 Hike - Day 7 - 8 Peaks 
8 8/10 20 Road Run - Nashua
9 8/17 18 64 Road Run - Canada
10 8/24 22 75 Road Run - Nashua
10 17 396 724






Avg 23.3 72.4


per day per wk










So, in the span of 10 weeks I've done 17 runs of 12 miles or more, over 50 mountain summits - at an average distance of 23 mile per run and 72 miles per week! That's a lot of miles!









Hopefully the legs will come around soon. Just 8 weeks til Baystate!!!











































































































2 comments:

  1. You're just figuring this out now??

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    1. Yeah. I'm not smart. In my defense, it really hasn't been an issue - until now. I've been trying to increase my pace and the legs just won't budge. Long and Slow? I'm fine. Short and Fast. Not so much.

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