I’m a triathlete turned ultra runner who is suffering from prolonged fatigue. This forum is a wealth of knowledge and I’m wondering if any athletes who have struggled with OTS have any advice. I’ve had bouts of overreaching before but never fatigue that has lasted this long.
I completed two long events within a few months and haven’t felt right since. It’s now been 2 months. The first event was mountainous and took several days to complete while the second was a hot 100 miler. I was very fatigued after the first event but was able to resume training within 3-4 weeks.
I had an pretty bad race at the hot 100 miler, I succumbed to the heat and suffered dearly the last half. My legs had an abnormal amount of pain that night and I didn’t sleep a wink.
Since the event I have had a lot of water retention, fatigue, and have had intense bouts of depression that are seemingly unrelated to life circumstances. The edema is rather pronounced, normal crew socks often leave large indents in my calves.
I got some basic blood work done and the only thing that registered was slightly abnormal kidney numbers and a high hematocrit, which could obviously signal dehydration.
I have not exercised much since the event (25-40% normal volume) but I did try to “snap my body out of it” by training hard on skis for a several day stretch, which produced more fatigue and general swelling.
Any advice is welcome. And yes, I know that more rest is likely the only answer.
I completed two long events within a few months and haven’t felt right since. It’s now been 2 months. The first event was mountainous and took several days to complete while the second was a hot 100 miler. I was very fatigued after the first event but was able to resume training within 3-4 weeks.
I had an pretty bad race at the hot 100 miler, I succumbed to the heat and suffered dearly the last half. My legs had an abnormal amount of pain that night and I didn’t sleep a wink.
Since the event I have had a lot of water retention, fatigue, and have had intense bouts of depression that are seemingly unrelated to life circumstances. The edema is rather pronounced, normal crew socks often leave large indents in my calves.
I got some basic blood work done and the only thing that registered was slightly abnormal kidney numbers and a high hematocrit, which could obviously signal dehydration.
I have not exercised much since the event (25-40% normal volume) but I did try to “snap my body out of it” by training hard on skis for a several day stretch, which produced more fatigue and general swelling.
Any advice is welcome. And yes, I know that more rest is likely the only answer.