Lately, between work,stressing out over trying to get financing on a business deal and training I have just been exhausted. My work-out pace-times have dropped off and my "race-pace" sets are either agonizing or just disappointing. This is from a peak about a month ago when I was swimming seconds faster than my projected race pace on all my 50s,75s, and 100s
So what's the solution? Bumble on through the rough spot and hope there is a light at the end of the tunnel? Stop training for a week or more and recover? Switch training to something else altogether? Or maybe pick the pace up and punish my old bones into obeying the master plan?
So what's the solution? Bumble on through the rough spot and hope there is a light at the end of the tunnel? Stop training for a week or more and recover? Switch training to something else altogether? Or maybe pick the pace up and punish my old bones into obeying the master plan?I'm right with you right now. My 'grand plan' had me doing quality work now (and over the last 2 weeks) and then tapering for a meet on March 13th. I'm just wiped this week; I'm not over-trained, just wiped from work/life. I toned down today, will take tomorrow off and am going to try, try, try to get more sleep. I imagine I'll cruise a workout on Friday and Saturday and rest again Sunday. Hopefully, by next week, after some nights of good sleep, I'll be able to swim better/faster and can do a mini-taper, but who knows. One thing I do try to do, though, is still get in the water on most days -- today I did only ~1400 yards just to keep the feel.
So what's the solution? Bumble on through the rough spot and hope there is a light at the end of the tunnel? Stop training for a week or more and recover? Switch training to something else altogether? Or maybe pick the pace up and punish my old bones into obeying the master plan?I'm right with you right now. My 'grand plan' had me doing quality work now (and over the last 2 weeks) and then tapering for a meet on March 13th. I'm just wiped this week; I'm not over-trained, just wiped from work/life. I toned down today, will take tomorrow off and am going to try, try, try to get more sleep. I imagine I'll cruise a workout on Friday and Saturday and rest again Sunday. Hopefully, by next week, after some nights of good sleep, I'll be able to swim better/faster and can do a mini-taper, but who knows. One thing I do try to do, though, is still get in the water on most days -- today I did only ~1400 yards just to keep the feel.
