IM Recovery: Just kind of tired

Triathlon Forum
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Someone asked a day ago about my IM recovery and how it is going. Well, I look like a snake now on the back of my legs because of the sunburn (missed the sunscreen guy out of T2)and the infection under my arm is still nasty as heck.

The biggest thing is this lingering sense of fatigue. Normally I am good on 4-6 hours sleep but lately I ahve been getting tired- well, about this time of day. I got up at 7:30 am this morning and was in here by about 8:30 am, felt fine until about 3:30 pm and then boom- bonk.

Another interesting effect is that I have been eating like a pig since I got back- anything and everything in sight- and haven’t gained a pound. Ice cream, pizza, chips, tacos- you name it, I’ve eaten it. I’m eating a Clif bar right now.

I can;t seem to get enough food and I’m always tired. I still have the desire to train though, especially since the weather is improving here.

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Quite apart from all the exertion of actually doing the IM, there’s probably a dose of jet-lag in there as well. That could explain the early afternoon tiredness.

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“I still have the desire to train though, especially since the weather is improving here.”

sit tight tom, it’s supposed to snow/ rain for the next 3 days :wink:
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Good point. It always seems worse coming back for some reason. Maybe the excitement has worn of.

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“Ice cream, pizza, chips, tacos”

Tom,

In the short term you need some rest. In the long term you need to improve your nutrition.