Fatigue

Need more information.....Hows your nutrition? Sleep? Those have both been my key issues the times I am fatigued.

I haven't made any major changes to nutrition, other than I started to whine from caffine. Maybe that's it. But it's been almost a full month since I felt "well." I think I rested plenty.

As for sleep... I probably have been sleeping a bit more than usual and sometimes get tired in the afternoon. But that may be a direct link to no coffee in the AM.

I just finished a 1/2 IM yesterday and I'm really bumming because of my time and place. 6:36:49 and 130/144 in my age group. I really expected better since the training I did since January. I think if I did the race a month ago, I would have done much better when I felt GREAT.

I have a OLY race on June 25th. I may do very little until then. Maybe I just need to rest more.

The trouble is... I'm guessing and the season has started.

I think you really need to be in tune with your body...........If you think you need rest I bet you need more rest......................Its great you had a physical.........are you drinking enough water? Karen

You said you've visited the doctor.
Did you have a blood test to check your iron levels?
If you are deficient this could account for your fatigue.

I'm not sure what they are testing for - I assume the standard lab tests for physicals for men my age (32). But I will ask the doc when he calls w/ results.

Thanks again.

It could be a case of iron deficient anemia (the lab tests should rule that out.) If not you could just be over-training. Alot of times if you back way down and rest, when you start back up you will be ahead of where you were.

Just some thoughts

It's rare for a man to have iron deficiency anemia. Besides, it's the anemia part (low red blood cells), not the cause of the anemia (iron deficiency) that would actually be causing fatigue. The most common cause of fatigue in other wise healthy young people is not enough rest. Common blood work should take care of any health concerns. If it is a major issue, try knocking off training completely for a week, just keep loose with stretching and core exercises. Get enough sleep, stop drinking as much caffiene and I bet you'll bounce back better than you were before.

Labs are back and everything is normal......

I'm starting to feel better. Gonna rest through this weekend as well and I'll do some light jogging next week in prep for my OLY tri next weekend.

Have you had an ekg? have you had a chest x-ray? Have you had a stress test? I would get checked throughly. You are training alot. I would really take it easy until you have had a lot of tests done. I hope you feel better............take it easy................Karen

Good Luck on the Oly Tri!!!!!!!!!!!

I also think you need to use a lot of relaxation techniques!!!!!! You are getting close to a big race.................apply relaxation techniques at this time...........................RELAX!!!!!RELAX!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are going to do fine on your RACE.....................Karen

Yep, had a full physical a couple weeks ago. My EKG did show an arrythmia (1 degree AV block) but no corrective action needed at this point. It wasn't there a couple years ago. Also had an echocardiogram & wore a holter monitor for 24hrs to be safe... all is ok.

I think it was just a combo of overtraining & stress (physically & mentally).

I'll be sure to relax as much as I can by getting a lot of quality sleep & maybe do some pilattes this week. I'm really gonna try to do well on the Philly Tri and then I'll go into recovery for some TRIs later this summer.

I am glad things look good for you on your physical. Sounds like you have a Great plan for your Tri's Have fun..............Looking forward to hearing about your experience.............Karen

Does your heart rate monitor have a " rest test"?  In the Polar brands it's called "own index" and gives some indication of recovery from training sessions. 

The 1st degree block shouldn't be a problem. All labs are in the normal range? Hmmmmm, I am thinking you need to go on a cruise for a week. That fixes everything. Hope you get your mojo back.