More running, less sleep?
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John Kilpatrick
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More running, less sleep?
I am starting to pick my mileage back up running wise, which for me means less sleep.
No, I am not getting up at 3am to run. But, whenever I run longer distances I can't sleep the following night. Yesterday, after running 10 miles, I slept about 3 hours that night. In January I ran an ultra and slept only about an hour the night after.
Why is it that the more I run, the less I can sleep.
Help.
No, I am not getting up at 3am to run. But, whenever I run longer distances I can't sleep the following night. Yesterday, after running 10 miles, I slept about 3 hours that night. In January I ran an ultra and slept only about an hour the night after.
Why is it that the more I run, the less I can sleep.
Help.
Re: More running, less sleep?
When do you normally run? I know I do a lot of evening workouts and then it takes me a while to wind down and be able to sleep. Sort of sucks, I agree!
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Re: More running, less sleep?
If it's disrupting your sleep that much, you're putting on too much, too fast. Ease it up until your sleeping resumes normally then bump the miles SLOWLY. That's a very clear sign of overreaching and bordering on overtraining.
That said, I sleep less per night (7-8 hours usually) now that I run lots than I did before I started running (9-10 hours).
That said, I sleep less per night (7-8 hours usually) now that I run lots than I did before I started running (9-10 hours).
Re: More running, less sleep?
Mike MacLellan wrote:If it's disrupting your sleep that much, you're putting on too much, too fast. Ease it up until your sleeping resumes normally then bump the miles SLOWLY. That's a very clear sign of overreaching and bordering on overtraining.
That said, I sleep less per night (7-8 hours usually) now that I run lots than I did before I started running (9-10 hours).
I thought of the same thing that insomnia was one of the over training signs. One doesn't conclude it, but you can back off a little to see what happens.
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Re: More running, less sleep?
I'm a horrible sleeper these days - aside from the "piling on too much theory" could you be disrupting your internal clock by waking at different times?
I get up at 4:20 when I have to do a longer mid week run, and it seems that more often than not I get up around then on weekdays regardless.
I get up at 4:20 when I have to do a longer mid week run, and it seems that more often than not I get up around then on weekdays regardless.
Re: More running, less sleep?
just sleeping 2-3 hrs in one night is different than just sleeping 7 or 8 hrs at night. Maybe you have too much on your mind? Or something is too much...
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Re: More running, less sleep?
I appreciate all of your comments. I don't really think I am over-training. All I did was a 10 mile run, which for me is not anything special. No matter how gradual I go, it seems whenever I begin to plus up for a marathon I never sleep well the night after an LSD.
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