Jul 29, 2007 4:42 PM
Careful about overtraining
My training has been phenomenal lately, last year I was struggling with injuries at 40 mpw, and now I'm at 55 and almost injury free. My training pace has also been dropping.
As I'm really pushing the mileage I want to be sure I'm getting enough recovery. Today I feel pretty sore but I'm planning on doing a 13 mile run. I always try to take plenty of easy days when I'm feeling tired, and push it when I feel good. But how will I know if I'm not getting enough recovery?
Like today, I can feel my legs are pretty sore, but today is my long run. My question is how do I know what the beginnings of overtraining feels like? Do only people who run hard every single day overtrain, or can you overtrain even if you're careful to take several easy days a week?