You Need Fatigue: Find the Balance Between Good Training and Overdoing It
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
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🗓️ 11 February 2022
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
But then there are those runs that leave you dragging and bone tired. You're struggling to keep up with the last few miles of your long run. Or your cool down from a tough track session feels like you are running through a pool of mud.
Does that mean you overdid it? Just how much fatigue should you feel in training and when have you crossed the line?
On today's episode of the Run to the Top Podcast, we're going to get into the science of fatigue. You'll learn:
- why a certain amount of fatigue is actually important as a runner
- how to use fatigue to your advantage, and
- how to know how much is too much fatigue
If you've ever dragged yourself through a run, this is the episode for you!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there my running friend this is Coach Claire Bartholic the planted runner and this is Coach Claire Bartholic, the Planted Runner, and this is the |
| 0:15.2 | Run To the Top Podcast, one of the first and only running podcast dedicated to making |
| 0:20.1 | you a better runner with each and every episode. |
| 0:23.5 | We are created and produced by the expert team of running coaches at runnersconnect.net, |
| 0:29.3 | where you can find the best running information on the internet, as well as running coaching plans to |
| 0:34.4 | fit every runner and every budget. |
| 0:37.0 | Anytime when you go up for a run you feel better than when you left. |
| 0:45.0 | A good run can leave you feeling energized and ready to tackle just about anything. |
| 0:50.0 | But then there are those runs that leave you dragging and bone tired. |
| 0:56.7 | You're struggling to keep up with the last few miles of your long run. |
| 1:00.3 | Or your cool down from a tough track session feels like you're running through a pool of mud. |
| 1:06.2 | All you want to do when you get home is snuggle up on the couch for the rest of the day. |
| 1:10.2 | And by the time you lace up in the morning, the thought of doing it all over again can be overwhelming. |
| 1:17.0 | Does that mean you overdid it? |
| 1:19.0 | Just how much fatigue should you feel in training? |
| 1:22.0 | And when have you crossed the line? |
| 1:23.4 | On today's episode of the Run to the Top podcast I'm going to get into the |
| 1:31.0 | science of fatigue. You'll learn why a certain amount of fatigue is actually |
| 1:36.0 | important as a runner. How to use fatigue to your advantage and how to know how much is too much |
| 1:41.8 | fatigue. |
| 1:43.2 | Later on in the episode, I'll reveal this week's secret code word |
| 1:47.2 | which unlocks free runners connect goodies, |
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