A few months ago I was running regularly,
but found that I was really tired all the
time. I put this down to needing a
holiday, following which I felt much
better. I put this down to having had a
good rest from work and associated stress,
however this week I have been for a short
run (under 3km) for the first time since I
had my holidays in November, and have felt
the same fatigue as I had noted
previously. Before I was running up to
10km in one bout, but by the end I had
decreased that to somewhere between 3 and
5km 1-2 times per week, which was not
ideal preparation for the 10km run and
triathlon that I was to compete in at the
end of November, early December.
Since this time I have regularly been
swimming 1-1.5km 3 times per week, so have
kept up my fitness generally and have not
experienced any post exercise fatigue
until now when I have been for a run
again. I feel fine aerobically when I'm
running , but it does take at least 2km to
get my legs to feel comfortable during the
run. I ran on Tuesday and it is now
Friday and I have barely been able to drag
myself out of bed in the mornings.
I am eating a normal diet, and have eaten
a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables since
my run, and have eaten red meat also at
least three times since. I try to remain
healthy most of the time with my eating,
and have been drinking a lot of water. I
eat regularly, three meals, and my current
work doesn't allow for more frequent meals
during the day, and I snack only when I am
hungry.
I plan on competing in a number of
triathlon events over the coming months,
and want to be able to train more
regularly without the overwhelming fatigue
in between sessions, as this also takes an
effect on my work productivity and my
mood.
Can you help me in suggesting what may be
the issue here and what sort of health
professional it may be best to seek
further advice from.
Thank you! Bec.
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MMAFighter
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 368 Location: WA, USA
I Am a Spartan-ii Posted: 01-11-08 19:53pm
First off, u mentioned u were planning to
compete in several marathons in the coming
weeks. That's not healthy. Running is
healthy but running that many marathons is
not, it will deteriorate ur body since u
are working so hard and destroy ur joints.
I have three teachers I know well that
are marathon runners and they tell me that
u should limit the # of marathons u run if
you're an adult and that ppl not in high
school shouldn't even attempt such a
thing.
Second off, swimming, running, triathlons,
and marathons seems like a lot to swallow.
I don't know how much athletic history u
have, but u might be getting tired just
cuz ur training way too hard.
