Gummy Shark
07-09-2011, 08:50 AM
For the past 3-4 runs, I've felt absolutely terrible. Yesterday's run was just the icing on the cake. I had to stop 2-3 times just to catch my breath. I had double side cramps and I wasn't sweating much at all. I ran 7 miles and I normally run more than that. I could barely hold 7:00 pace towards the last few miles of my run and I normally do my runs at 6:25-6:40 pace. Lately I've been tired all the time, but I've been getting "adaquate rest" (8-9 hours). My diet has been pretty ****ty. I feel as though I might be getting slightly iron-deficient? Since yesterday, I went to the store and bought iron-rich foods, that have low calcium and low zinc. I've been eating these food along with either orange juice or a clementine at every meal/snack. So hopefully I can either correct/rule out the iron-deficiency. I would have been at 50 miles this week. After yesterday's run got cut short, more like 48 miles this week. I went from My summer has been this: 30-40-48ish. I'm used to this building in mileage. What the hell is wrong with me?
Also: I've had some IT band pain (which I've never had in my life) and I recently changed shoes (but they are the exact same model and shoe that I had before). So I find it difficult to attribute this pain to the shoe. Because I know that IT band is nomally associated with over-supported shoes.
Also: I've had some IT band pain (which I've never had in my life) and I recently changed shoes (but they are the exact same model and shoe that I had before). So I find it difficult to attribute this pain to the shoe. Because I know that IT band is nomally associated with over-supported shoes.