Resting, enough or not enough?

[shaunaneto]

I've been building my running up lately, last week was 71miles 16500ft ascent. All Fell Running/XC/trail just a small handful of Tarmac.

So, this week is supposed to be a rest week. But this is still going to include 40-45miles and 9-10000ft. Just 5 weeks ago a rest week would have been 25-30m and 5000ft.

There'll be biking thrown in on top of this as well. 2-5hrs steady.

Will I overcook it, I feel great despite the jump in training.

Will I burn out?

Or am I just struggling with the concept of a rest week involving 45miles on the hill? MTFU?


Hmmmm,

[IainR]

I've been building my running up lately, last week was 71miles 16500ft ascent. All Fell Running/XC/trail just a small handful of Tarmac.

So, this week is supposed to be a rest week. But this is still going to include 40-45miles and 9-10000ft. Just 5 weeks ago a rest week would have been 25-30m and 5000ft.

There'll be biking thrown in on top of this as well. 2-5hrs steady.

Will I overcook it, I feel great despite the jump in training.

Will I burn out?

Or am I just struggling with the concept of a rest week involving 45miles on the hill? MTFU?


Hmmmm,

Man up..

Tiredness is normal.. I'd drop the ascent a bit though..

But you have to differentiate between nice high mileage tiredness and ran down..

[shaunaneto]

I like hills

[shaunaneto]

But yes, I can see what your saying.

Fife Coastal Path inbound.

[shaunaneto]

135 views, and only one piece of advice.

Man up.

The forum has spoken.

[blencathrafrommykitchen]

Shaun, here's a bit of advice from someone who probably isn't qualified to advise you as although I understand some of the theory I've never been able to do high mileage training because I pick up too many injuries.

My answer is that it's hard to answer your question on the basis of the info you've given so far.... depends on what volume of training you've been doing over the last few years and how fast you've built up the mileage. I seem to remember Ian Holmes saying back in about '96 that he was having an easy week of just 60-65miles after completing the british champs and this stuck in my mind as I was thinking "but my biggest training week ever was only 50 miles".

There's lots of info around on relative volume of training in the weeks of a training cycle - ie what %of a month's training time you spend in each of the weeks - but as I'm at work (!) I don't have anything to hand. The intensity also makes a difference: if your hard weeks include eg 3 hard sessions and your easy one includes only 1 then you're getting a relative rest in the easy week even if the mileage isn't much less.

To some extent you'll find out by listening to your body and by trial and error: eg why not have a properly easy week (ie 20-25 miles) and see how you feel afterwards?

One thing I would be really conscious of is what your legs are telling you - if there's any sign of a niggling injury then ease off, as significant increases in volume can easily lead to injury, stress fracture etc. And if you have a hard, stressful period at work you may want simply to enjoy running in the hills rather than hammering it.

[shaunaneto]

And if you have a hard, stressful period at work

:w00t: we definitely haven't met.

But thanks for your input, appreciated.

[IanDarkpeak]

:w00t: we definitely haven't met.

But thanks for your input, appreciated.

I reckon you take a few days off for a steady run with me in a few weeks. you've missed both my trips so far,,,

[shaunaneto]

Most of your Scottish trips are weather cursed.

It's either 32c or 90mph winds or arctic blasts.

Yeh, Glen Finnian was just a touch too far. The line for day trips is the Great Glen. Gets a bit too far after that. Looks like conditions improved for Friday though.

I should have a lot more free/flexible time for June. CRR is wedged in there on the 15th/16th. It should be good month.

[blencathrafrommykitchen]

I should have a lot more free/flexible time for June. CRR is wedged in there on the 15th/16th. It should be good month.

Shaun

Is that your CRR on 15/16 June? Or are you supporting a.n.other?