Am I Overtrained?

• Posted: September 22, 2008
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• Author: Shéamus
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• Filed under: Observations, Workouts
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Not a good run today - not good at all. I felt like I had zero energy reserves pretty much as soon as I got out the door, and this was confirmed with one of my slowest runs for as long as I can remember. I just felt really ‘meh’ the entire way around, and also have to stop twice just to get myself back together. Not pretty.

Am I overtrained? Has the collective effort of this past 113 days, combined with the pressures of the 100 Miles In Two Weeks mini-challenge, pushed me over the edge?

Wikipedia defines overtraining as occurring “… when the volume and intensity of an individual’s exercise exceeds their recovery capacity.”

It’s hard to say, especially as I always feel a bit worse-for-wear the first day I resume my night shifts (which I did yesterday). Hopefully things will be back to normal tomorrow. Not finishing the mini-challenge is not an option, but the 37.73 miles remaining this week seem like a mountain.

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