End of season blues!

Pow999 · Joined: 01 Sep 2017 Posts: 4

Hi everyone,

Newbie first time poster here.
Looking for a bit of advice or alternatively a shoulder to whinge on!
I decided after a pretty long season to call it to an end after a race last Saturday.
I have been advised to take 2 weeks complete rest followed by another 2 of very easy non structured stuff. After 6 days of complete rest I am feeling absolutely shattered! This is probably the longest I have ever taken off training other than for an injury. Does anyone else feel tired and lethargic during this rest period?
I have an Ironman next year so I know in the long run the rest will probably do me good but man I'm bored!

SGreg · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 1061 Location: High Peak

Get Pissed.

A lot

Its the only option

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explorerJC · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 15730 Location: Farthingstone

Why take two weeks off completely?
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SGreg · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 1061 Location: High Peak

Pow999 · Joined: 01 Sep 2017 Posts: 4

To fully recharge the batteries after a long season?

explorerJC · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 15730 Location: Farthingstone

SGreg · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 1061 Location: High Peak

Jorgan · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:06 am Post subject:

- go on holiday
- buy a new winter bike
- find a new challenge over the winter

Any or all of the above Very Happy

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TRO Saracen · Joined: 18 Aug 2010 Posts: 1233

I like the Chrissie Wellington approach: go so all in for the over-eating/do sod all/get fat/eat crap that after a couple of weeks you're actually fed up of it and WANT to go back to 'normal' with structured training etc....

I have a week of nothing, 2 weeks absurdly easy active recovery (during which I plan training, races etc).

My gut feel is that I don't kick back enough since I always feel as if running on fumes by the time of my 'A' race....
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Chrace · Joined: 28 Apr 2010 Posts: 2816 Location: Eating a Yorkie

I do naff all until Jan 1st when training for the new season starts. Or rather, nothing geared towards anything but having fun abusing my summer fitness to break friends on the local MTB trail.

Getting drunk as SGreg suggests is great as well. If you have trained properly then you'd be off in a drunken stupor after two pints. I'm such a drinking lightweight when in training. Cheap!
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Pow999 · Joined: 01 Sep 2017 Posts: 4

Thanks guys.
That's what I've been told to do.
Not sure all this Guiness is good for me though😂😂👍

SGreg · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 1061 Location: High Peak

antht · Joined: 03 Jun 2013 Posts: 827 Location: West Midlands

I had start of season blues Sad

which led to mid season blues, then onto end of season blues

raced once in april and couldn't be arsed to do anything else
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Pow999 · Joined: 01 Sep 2017 Posts: 4