jazzytherunner wrote:
Also, it's strange how your appetite goes down with increased training load. Other runners have the exact opposite experience. Increased physical activity results in a huge appetite in other individuals. In fact, some people find that their appetite increases so much that they overeat and gain excess weight.
Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
OP may or may not be able to sustain 50mpw. But the facts that (a) he loses appetite when he runs more, and (b) he finds it harder to fall asleep when he runs more, suggest that he might be doing something wrong. (I experience the opposite when I run more, and that's probably true about most runners.)
He's overtrained. 50 mpw leads to overtraining for many:
https://hss.edu/article_overtraining.aspTraining-related signs of overtraining:
Inability to train or compete at a previously manageable level
Delays in recovery from training
Performance plateaus or declines
Thoughts of skipping or cutting short training sessions
Lifestyle-related signs of overtraining:
Prolonged general fatigue
Increase in tension, depression, anger or confusion
Inability to relax
Poor-quality sleep
Lack of energy, decreased motivation, moodiness
Not feeling joy from things that were once enjoyable
Health-related signs of overtraining:
Increased occurrences of illness
Increased blood pressure and at-rest heartrate
Weight loss; appetite loss
Check, check, check.