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Race Result
| Racer: |
David Glover |
| Race: |
Ironman Arizona |
| Date: |
Sunday, April 13, 2008 |
| Location: |
Tempe, AZ |
| Race Type: |
Triathlon - Ironman |
| Age Group: |
Male 35 - 39 |
| Time: |
(DNF) |
| Comment: |
Overtraining: What I HATE the Most About It |
Race Report:
I HATE overtraining.
It’s too vague, too subjective, too nebulous. It’s a waiting game with an uncertain amount of waiting time. I should have raced in Ironman Arizona alongside the cacti on Sunday, but instead I’m sitting on the sideline (technically a "DNS" not a "DNF").
What I struggle with – and what I imagine many other athletes struggle with as well – is that overtraining is not a tangible, physical body part that is broken, cut or bruised. A broken bone or a wound will heal in a doctor prescribed amount of time, but how do you know when you are “healed” of overtraining?
The collective wisdom for curing overtraining is “chill for a while.”
What does “chill” mean? Do nothing? Easy, short workouts? What about easy, long workouts?
How long is “a while?” Is it a few days, a week, a few weeks, a month or longer?
The answer to all of the these questions is, “It depends.”
This uncertainty is what I HATE the most about overtraining.
The rest of my ranting and raving: http://davidglover.net/WordPress/?p=78
Cheers,
David Glover
Personal Web: http://davidglover.net
Business Web: http://enduranceworks.net
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