Officially Overtrained...now what?

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kcwoodhead

Discussion Starter · Mar 13, 2008

So here I am 4.5 weeks out from IMAZ. The last few weekends have been like this for me: 
Feb 16-17: 1/2 Marathon (PR) 
Feb. 23-24: Run 10 miles (with 5k PR included) Saturday, bike 100 Sunday 
Mar. 1-2: Run 12 miles (with 10k race included) Saturday, bike 100/run 2 Sunday 
Mar 9-10: Run 18 miles, swim Saturday, bike 100 miles Sunday 
So, I had 3 weeks of centuries in a row and am about beat. 
On the weekdays I have generally been spinning twice a week (class on my own bike/trainer), doing 2 masters swim workouts, and running 2-3 times. Friday's are always my off day (so I have been taking at least 1 day totally off a week). 
This weekend (4 weeks from IMAZ) I have a 70 mile organized ride planned for Saturday and a 20 mile run (easy half marathon with extra miles) planned for Sunday. I'm also going to open water swim Saturday afternoon. 
The next weekend (3 weeks from IMAZ) I have an ~18 mile run and ~100 mile bike planned, then taper time. 
Weekend after that (2 weeks out) I have a short sprint race on Saturday and a 1/2 Ironman Aquabike (swimming and biking only) on Sunday. 
All that being said, what do you reduce when you decide you are overtrained? I swam this morning and am not doing anything else until Saturday morning. I am kind of stuck on keeping my weekend workouts because they are kind of milestones in my head. I know if I had to race in 3 weeks I'd be ok to go, but I don't want to start my taper this early on. I have my biggest run planned for 4 weeks out and biggest ride 3 weeks out. 
Should I reduce duration and/or intensity of some of my weekday stuff? Should I just plain take out a few workouts here and there? Last year I was certainly in the undertrained boat, and it worked out just fine for me, but this is a new "problem" for me!

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merigayle

· #13 · Mar 14, 2008

Take some days off. All of your training is in the bank, not much of what you are going to do from now until the race is really going to impact you on race day, UNLESS you really burn out and are tired and fatigued when you toe the line. 
As far as the emotional part, is this your first IM? I know before my first 100 miler I was a basket case. I seriously felt like i was going to have a nervous breakdown. 
Also, how is your nutrition? Are you fueling properly during and after your weekend workouts?

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