tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3780660902133427157.post3220399645215515267..comments2024-01-06T05:53:11.788-08:00Comments on Explore Fatigue: The downsides of taperingEric Grossmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815195014020975781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3780660902133427157.post-18255852130279243672024-01-06T05:53:11.788-08:002024-01-06T05:53:11.788-08:00I enjoyed reading thisI enjoyed reading thissaathttps://saatisfine.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3780660902133427157.post-6984476356176790602009-05-19T08:42:00.000-07:002009-05-19T08:42:00.000-07:00I suppose I should first qualify my comments by st...I suppose I should first qualify my comments by stating that I am not a high mileage runner. I’ve never run more than 55 miles in a week and average somewhere around 25 miles a week. <br /><br />I once read that a runner will retain excess fluid in the blood stream and when the runner stops training he begins to lose the extra fluid. This loss of fluid reduces the body’s ability to deliver oxygen to the muscles. I wish I could remember where I read this. I don’t know how rapidly this process happens or how long it might take to restore the fluid. There have been a few times in my own experience when I have not run at all in the week prior to a race. I seemed to tire early in those races and didn’t do as well as I have in races where I continue to run up to a couple days before the race, albeit at lower intensity and fewer miles. Maybe it was all just in my head. I’m not a particularly fast runner, but last November I set marathon PR November 1st, finished 10th out of 316 in a 5 mile off trail run November 8th, set a 15k trail run PR November 15th, set a 5 mile road PR November 29th, and then again lowered my marathon PR on December 7th. Being rested is probably good, but it can be overdone.Jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818794133700746587noreply@blogger.com