Quote Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan View Post
That's a very fair point Mike. To be honest I have a pretty good diet, we usually make things from scratch I eat lots of fruit and veg, I'm not a veggie. We have the odd chippie tea and takeaway, but the bulk of our meals are home cooked.

This year is the first year I've done ultra distance stuff and tough AL races for the first time. I think I underestimated how much they take from your body, two days after running TWA I was doing a speed session with Sale Harriers and then Buttermere Sailbeck and then Coniston ect ect. In reality I've probably been pushing it too hard since the High Peak Marathon.

The thing which worries me most is that all the hard work I've put in at the start of this year might be wasted because I've pushed it too hard. What ever happens I've learnt a valuable lesson....
Speaking from my own experience I would say you are much better off taking a couple of weeks off now, and playing it safe, then to risk making things worse and finding yourself unable to train for months.

This may sound a bit negative, and it probably is. I was in the best form of my life 14 months ago, and didn't listen to my body after doing the 3 peaks, and kept training and racing hard all summer, despite feeling washed out and over tired, and race performances not being what I would have expected. Eventually it all caught up with me and I got ill, and I've basically had one illness after another since then. I've trained for about 2 months of the last 6.

The last 6 months may just be one of those things, but I wish I'd listened to my body a bit and had a couple of weeks off after 3 peaks.

It sounds like you've done quite a lot this year. (bit jealous ) If you're not used to it you probably need a break, and would benefit from it. You do see some people doing all the big races, and all the other races week in week out, but they have probably been doing it for years and are better equipped.

Hope you get sorted soon.

RP.