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Location:

Billings,MT,

Member Since:

Jan 10, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

~~Longest Ultra: Bighorn Trail Run: 12:19:00, 52 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 20, 2015

50K: Bighorn Trail Run: 5:52:13, 32 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 15, 2013

Marathon: 3:25:01, Deseret News Marathon, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

Half-Marathon: 1:37:00 (downhill), Deseret News Marathon Split, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

10K: 44:07, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2012

5K: 20:25, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back into running shape.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Not get super fat, and qualify for Boston before I'm 50 (April 2023).

Personal:

Started running seriously in March 2010. Married 22 years to a hot momma and we have 3 boys, 1 sweet girl, 2 dogs, 3 2 0 1 cat, and 6     4 5 6 3 5 3 1 2 0 chickens (until Spring 2019 when we'll start over). As of September 2018 I'm looking for work... yay. I'm on the local School Board.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adrenaline 18 Lifetime Miles: 424.24
Cascadia 12 Lifetime Miles: 396.50
Adrenaline 18 #2 Lifetime Miles: 64.00
Altra Lifetime Miles: 50.50
Brooks 20 Lifetime Miles: 50.00
Cascadia Green/orange Lifetime Miles: 223.00
Total Distance
3.75

What is going on with me? I did nearly 4 slow miles today, AP 8:56, and I was dying most of the way. I am not running fast or much, and my body is rebelling. Am I deficient on certain vitamins or minerals? Am I a total wimp? It's not like my mileage is a lot - it's been less than 20 per week for some time. Am I running too much? Too little? Too slow? I'm getting enough sleep, typically 7 hours per night (maybe I need closer to 8) and my sleep has been pretty solid. I think my nutrition is pretty solid, but I'm not taking a multi vitamin so maybe that needs to change. Maybe I need more greens in my diet, especially the dark leafy iron-rich ones? I could lose 10-15 lbs, I'm getting pretty flabby and my weight has crept up and up so that can't help. I'm leaning towards the biggest causes being my diet and my weight. Any other thoughts in the FRBverse? Not that many read my blogs anymore, but maybe there will be some ideas. Thanks in advance.

Update: It might just be fatigue from traveling 2000 miles last week. I came home last night at 8:45 and crashed, slept almost 10 hours. My wife is exhausted also. Weird.

Adrenaline 16 Miles: 3.75
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 20:24:32 from 199.38.187.9

I still read your blog! :-) Wish I had some suggestions but all mine would only be guessing. Maybe have a blood test to check your Iron level. I feel exhausted when I've been off running and then start back. (Kinda there right now.) I just have to force myself to become consistent and push forward. I've never felt exhausted from running too much. I will feel tired for a day or two after long runs but quickly bounce back when I'm really in shape. I do know you need good sleep. The last thing I know and suggest is that just positive thinking...getting up, get going and don't dwell on your thoughts of being tired. Often this will jumpstart you to actually feel good after you do this. Hope all this helps.

From Russ on Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 21:56:34 from 199.167.208.161

Thanks Preston! Great thoughts. I've wondered about the iron blood test, but I doubt that's it, as I'm likely just out of shape. I had a thought this weekend that I need to just get up in the morning and run consistently. I've been doing very little in the morning lately, more noon runs, and that's not how I got I built up through the years - it was 90% morning runs. I'm going to give it a shot and just force myself to get to sleep sooner and wake up earlier. Thanks for still reading!

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