Training Exhaustion

yup.  sounds about right.

My guess is that you need an 'easy' week to do some recovery.

Or, perhaps your workout intensity is too high.  slow down!

Edited by morey000 2010-11-08 10:15 AM

Sounds like time to listen to your body?  How far out is your event?  

I'm no expert, but I know from personal experience that a light week or, perhaps, a little cross training to take the strain off does some good and doesn't hurt your fitness over the long term.

I have a HM coming up this weekend and was "forced" into a couple of easy weeks at the end of October by some international travel and a nasty cold.  Was concerned for a while when I started to ramp-up again, but I feel great now, workouts are good and I think the downtime actually did some good!

Oh, and are you getting enough sleep?  I'm continuously guilty of "just staying-up to watch the end of the game" and I suffer as a result! 

You are flirting with over-training.  You need recovery built in to your training program, you need rest, and it sounds like you are going out to hard all the time.

trust the plan....and follow it.