Subject: Running out of gas--or is it psychological? Hi Each weekend I try to do a brick of approximately 40k bike and 10 K run. I go at a fairly moderate pace, (especially the run), so it generally doesn't take a huge effort. But in the last couple of weeks I've been unable to finish the run---I've just completely run out of gas three weeks in a row. I haven't changed my nutrition much (maybe dropped a couple of pounds) and I'm getting enough sleep, so I don't know what's going on. The worst part is that I'm afraid that I'm psychologically beaten. When I was out on the run portion of today's brick, all I could think about was when I was going to stop. That never used to enter my mind, but now it's the prevailing thought. I've got an olympic coming up in two weeks, and f I'm not going to be able to finish, I'm thinking about just not going. This is unbelievably depressing, so if anyone could offer any advice, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks. |