rest and running - Training

belfast_phil

22/12/2002 at 21:43

i was wondering, is there any positive correllation between more sleep and better running? apparently our paula takes a nap in the middle of the afternoon, it would be nice to do that but.........

the thing which brought this on was hilly's comment tha he was out doing 16 miles at 7am, (power to you, btw) and the fact that Psi posts the "training session" threads, at just after 5am!!!!!! do oyu guys go to bed exceptionally early or are you semi-bionic? i'm not joking around here, but i'm a pretty late to bed guy, (12-1 oclock in the morning quite regularly) and i want to know if this is affecting my running.

Plodding Hippo

22/12/2002 at 21:44

I miss one nights sleep a week cos of the bloody on call
And im sure it does NOT improve running
I think for seroius running you might end up needing more sleep
I run at 6 am, for work reasons, and am permanently tired

Clarkie

23/12/2002 at 10:35

I run 6 days of the week (work & home allowing) and always have at least 8 hours sleep a night.

Started running last June and have staedily improved over the 6 months. Lots of rest (as above) and regular stretching may have had some positive impact on my improvements.

That or I am just a lazy bark!!

a chimp writes

23/12/2002 at 10:39

Racing greyhounds often sleep on their sides and then run in their sleep!

A timesaving idea for you.

Mike S

23/12/2002 at 11:04

I'm sure there's a v high correlation (arbitrarily close to 1) between getting a regular decent night's sleep and better running. Think my own training performance bears this out. My best long run 8 days ago for example came after a solid 8 hours plus a nice lie-in
Unfortunately, real life gets in the way and 95% of the time, I find myself going to bed at close to midnight and having to get up at 7.00 (or even earlier). Oh well....

Hilly

23/12/2002 at 15:13

Hi belfast phil,
I sleep at least 8 hrs most nights and agree that lack of sleep is likely to have a negative affect on running. By the way I'm a she :)

Happy running and merry Christmas!

Hildegard

23/12/2002 at 19:07

I speak from loads of experience - late nights and/or insomnia are terrible for running. I need to feel awake when I go for a run! One of the things I'm going to do over my hols is to get back onto a proper bedtime/waking time schedule. And I find that 8 hours of sleep a night is what I need.

Plodding Hippo

23/12/2002 at 20:56

So ive an excuse for crap performance then
excellnt
Av night sleep 6-7 hours, 6out of 7 nights a week

Paula

23/12/2002 at 22:34

I'm convinced that you need a good eight hours' sleep (doesn't your body repair when it sleeps). I've been going to bed late for a few weeks now and my running has been rubbish.

Plodding Hippo

23/12/2002 at 22:39

Im a lost cause then

Paula

23/12/2002 at 22:42

Why are you a lost cause. Sleep requirements are very individual and some peolple survive on very little. My grandmother gets about 4 hours - but then she sits in her chair for most of the day!

belfast_phil

24/12/2002 at 00:52

hi there everyone,

my auntie who lives ind Derry city(about 90minutes from belfast by car) was going to budapest today on the 8am flight. she came to stay with us overnight so she wouldn't have to leave sooooo early the next morning........(anyone see where this is going?)

she discovered at 1.30 AM(yes, in the morning!!!) that she had forgotten a case, the vital one. and guess the mug who had to be he driving partner for her last night.(well, it wouldn't be anyone else if i'mn telling the tale of woe, would it?) <ME>

subsequently got into the house at 5am, and had to be at the track at 11am. i was somewhat tired for todays session....yes, indeed, and i think it was safe to say that i didn't perform to my usual standard. lol

happy sleeping everyone, thanks for the feedback, merry christmas eve eve!!!

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