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Elitist prick doctor (I want this guy as my PCP) (Read 263 times)
mikeymike
posted: 9/6/2008 at 6:42 PM
modified: 9/6/2008 at 6:42 PM
Good NYT article on overtraining.

“Twenty miles is nothing,” Dr. Keteyian said. “Talk to me when you are running 50 miles a week. If you are a runner and have a steady history of running 40 to 70 miles a week and now you are pushing it to 80, 90, 100 miles a week and your times are dropping and you are feeling sluggish, then I’ll start to listen.”
dnephin
Jeff right, me left.
 posted: 9/6/2008 at 6:57 PM
Bet he has a degree in HTFUtology.
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 posted: 9/6/2008 at 7:11 PM
Yes. Good article.
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TonyP
posted: 9/7/2008 at 6:55 PM
The article talks about miles/wk, but what about intensity? Pretty interesting stuff because I just started cycling in May and most of my rides have been close to as hard as I could go. I've improved quite a bit, but my running hasn't improved a lot. Maybe I'm being too conservative. Hmmmmm.

If miles/wk is the only factor of overtraining, I probably won't need to worry about it at all in the near future.
Run2Eat
posted: 9/7/2008 at 8:06 PM
what about number of pancakes per week & syrup burnout? article is inexplicably incomplete on this issue.
if you don't run, you'll rust. [tom petty]
TonyP
posted: 9/7/2008 at 8:53 PM
Quote from Run2Eat on 9/7/2008 at 8:06 PM:
what about number of pancakes per week & syrup burnout? article is inexplicably incomplete on this issue.

Very good point. I didn't want to bring that up, but I'm glad someone did. And I think it makes a big difference if you use oatmeal in your pancakes...AND how they're cut. Don't even get me started on the types of syrup. Running is just so complicated. Confused
Ileneforward
posted: 9/8/2008 at 12:50 AM
Quote from Run2Eat on 9/7/2008 at 8:06 PM:
what about number of pancakes per week & syrup burnout? article is inexplicably incomplete on this issue.


Run2Eat is here. Smile I feel complete, like a big platter of pancakes has been eaten.
mikeymike
posted: 9/8/2008 at 12:15 PM
Yeah I wasn't so much commenting on the subject of overtraining as it's not something I really worry about. I'm just happy to point out any well written article on endurance sports, especially running, in a major publication since they are so rare.

And any subject that can roust Run2Eat out of lurkdom is a good one.
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