Overtraining

 Yes, I'm posting a bit more but I'm trying to figure out my path so, as Merinda would say, bear with me...   I've been thinking about over training lately and whether I've fallen into that trap.   I pushed very hard at the end to get to my target weight and that's left me feeling drained.   Now add in that I'm fitter than I've been for a while and some distance goals and I find myself needing to work out more and more right at the point where I want to add some rest days in and do other activities like walking in lieu of a day on the bike.   You see, I've wanted to compete in a triathalon since the 90's.   Back when I was running I knew I couldn't be competitive at my age group in a run, but I could bike and swim, so I thought a triathalon might be fun.   No, I have no aspirations on an ironman or anything like that, but a sprint triathalon (5k run, .5 mile swim and 25-30 mile bike)?   Sure.

That's going to mean time off the bike.   That means my bike workouts need to be longer to meet my 450 mile goal.   Now I'm not planning on starting triathalon training today, or even this month, I am planning on days off.   Even at one day off per week I'll need to average slightly over 18 miles/day to hit my goal this month.

Here's the problem.   Although I felt strong today, it was a really nice change but probably due to a decent nights sleep and a fair amount of protien and carbs yesterday, it hasn't been my recent experience.   I was fatigued on Friday and Sunday and only did a 30 minute low impact on Saturday trying to give myself a break.  I felt overworked all of last week, but that could have been stress.

It's just shaping up to be a tough month.   I still need to walk two miles eleven more times this month, the good part is I get to eat more.   Maybe more just pedal 60's or long endurance rides and fewer 20's which goes well with the long distance challenge starting on the 15th.

Let's see how this week goes....