Uch, just did a 40 minute run -- and this is as short as I go -- after five days off (pretty much totally off, except for one 1k swim) and it felt AWFUL. Heartrate through the roof, dead legs, uncoordinated, etc. I'm puzzled by this because I had been training my run fairly hard for the three weeks prior, and assumed that the rest would boost that, rather than set me back.
Jet lag/body clock could be a factor (jumped back and forth 5 time zones in four days), but my sleep's topped up.
So I'm wondering, for next time, whether time off exercise is such a good idea, or whether I should just train lighter to maintain what I've got?
http://www.yearoftrainingdangerously.blogspot.com
Jet lag/body clock could be a factor (jumped back and forth 5 time zones in four days), but my sleep's topped up.
So I'm wondering, for next time, whether time off exercise is such a good idea, or whether I should just train lighter to maintain what I've got?
http://www.yearoftrainingdangerously.blogspot.com