My cross country season has just started. We run about six miles a day, and i am doing decent since i practiced running 3-4 mile a day during the summer. However, after i bike home i would feel depleted and without energy for the remainder of the afternoon, and i would have very little appitie. I did cross last year as well, and i always felt great after running. I also found it much easier to concentrate. Am i doing anything wrong this year? like not drinking enough water? or do i just need to practice more?
2007-08-22 15:14:31 · 8 answers · asked by boshyoda 2 in Sports ➔ Running
Your general lack of energy could stem from a variety of things. You really need to try and cover all bases as best you can, the main things i'd consider are:
The level of your training. You say you're running 6 miles a day, and also you're cycling too... when and how often are you resting? It goes without saying that rest is almost as important as the workouts themselves - your body needs time to recover and adapt to the stress/strains being placed upon it. Obviously make sure you're getting a decent level of sleep too (the more you excercise the more sleep you could do with - muscles regenerate about twice as fast while you're sleeping!). I know you say you ran 3-4 miles a day over the summer, but how does your excercise intensity atm compare to yuo summer runs? It could be a case of overtraining, leaving your body struggling to keep up.
Nutrition - You say you don't have an appetite, but bare in mind this certainly doesn't mean your body's not craving nutrients! Make sure your eating enough (sensible) food to meet the demands of your excercise, a quick search will find you an endless list of pages with nutritional advice. Obviously staying well hydrated is ESSENTIAL if you're excercising a lot, I'd suggest as a loose guide, take on 2litres of water per day and then an additional pint (or half litre) for every hour of excercise completed. Again, if yuo do a search you'll find a decent amount of info on staying hydrated.
I'm fairly confident you don't need to increase your level of practice, not just yet! Make sure you're managing with your current excercise load without feeling too drained before you start upping the intensity.
All the best for the upcoming season.
2007-08-23 02:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by Richard S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest a daily vitamin - not a MEGA, just a daily vitamin.
If this persists see your doctor. When this happened to me (later in life), I'd run 2 miles to the park and stop for water but was so exhausted I'd have to walk home. Doc gave me some iron and vitamins and told me not to cut out red meat altogether because your body needs iron .
If the vitamins don't do it, then see your doc. Good Luck
2007-08-23 02:13:12 · answer #2 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are feeling depleted then you may need more water or you might be losing electrolytes and need to replenish. Eat some protein within 30 minutes of your exercise. You don't need to practice more it sounds like you are missing something in your nutrient needs.
2007-08-22 15:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by lestermount 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drink a lot of water the night before and make sure on weekends you don't run as much or none a all because your knees have to heal ( my knees crack every time I stand up so I know ;) )
2007-08-22 16:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by Lol'er_Snake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
might just be a bad time for you.
but I'd make sure to get at least 6 (preferably 8) hours of sleep, eat the right foods, drink more water and less coffee and soda, and if you have a personal exercise routine, change it a bit.
2007-08-22 15:23:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jimmy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you may be sweating out all the salt and electrolytes in your body....careful....it snuck up on me and i ended up with heat exhaustion. Drink some gatorade before and after those long runs. And you have to eat afterwards....
2007-08-23 06:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by aleximoose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 02:31:35 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well from what i see from what you asked your diet has probably changed if not youre probably not drinking enough water.or because you continue to feel tired is because youre not eating after you run
2007-08-22 18:09:27 · answer #8 · answered by liltrackstar94 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋