tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post138308560344343367..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: On running tiredJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-46937445697872648522013-02-03T07:14:52.228-07:002013-02-03T07:14:52.228-07:00I have hit this mysterious wall before and it used...I have hit this mysterious wall before and it used to freak me out and I'd be out of commission for a bit. Now, my endurance training time is so much of a gift (it is very limited) that even the "tired" days turn out okay. I find that whenever I'm feeling like total crud its usually related to everything besides running/biking which is dragging me down. Work stress, family stress, and financial stress all can negatively impact my mood and my energy levels. Sometimes, I'll just get up super early in the morning, before any stressors of the day can reach me and get my endorphin fix. Of course, when you are actually getting sick then you really do need to back it off sometimes. But, there are always those times when laying around and feeling crappy actually make me feel worse, so a quick run or ride can get me going again. Anyways, I hope you feel like yourself again and get back to posting up some great photos and reports.Anthony Bunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063104551284063426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-59761256655884786602013-01-31T16:38:02.192-07:002013-01-31T16:38:02.192-07:00Alaska outdoor enthusiasts share their cold war st...Alaska outdoor enthusiasts share their cold war stories<br /><br />In today's Fairbanks paper. Several people you know, Jill:<br /><br />http://www.newsminer.com/features/outdoors/article_3dcb1dd6-6b77-11e2-a363-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=story<br /><br />Tom<br />FairbanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-23092661013507908202013-01-29T21:03:40.018-07:002013-01-29T21:03:40.018-07:00I just read an article that demonstrates the vast ...I just read an article that demonstrates the vast and largely untapped possibilities of modern human endurance. A Russian Old Believer family escapes communism by traveling into the wilderness, avoiding human contact for 40 years. <br /><br />"Lacking guns and even bows, they could hunt only by digging traps or pursuing prey across the mountains until the animals collapsed from exhaustion. Dmitry built up astonishing endurance, and could hunt barefoot in winter, sometimes returning to the hut after several days, having slept in the open in 40 degrees of frost, a young elk across his shoulders."<br /><br />http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/For-40-Years-This-Russian-Family-Was-Cut-Off-From-Human-Contact-Unaware-of-World-War-II-188843001.html#ixzz2JQbI2Bnm Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-89350708893877494392013-01-29T12:23:57.234-07:002013-01-29T12:23:57.234-07:00But the mind over matter part is all of the fun fo...But the mind over matter part is all of the fun for me. Same goes for the navel-gazing. The unexamined life just seems so much less interesting. :-)Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-15851605853462448112013-01-29T11:01:14.077-07:002013-01-29T11:01:14.077-07:00Well sometimes you really are tired and need to re...Well sometimes you really are tired and need to rest and shouldn't be mind over matter about it. You just have to know when those times are I guess.<br /><br />Anyhow you're right we agree but my point was more that I wouldn't even give being tired that much analysis, but then again if you didn't pontificate on these things you'd have nothing to blog about :pDannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-83054285619650645982013-01-29T06:19:46.739-07:002013-01-29T06:19:46.739-07:00My husband tells me I laugh at him when he's i...My husband tells me I laugh at him when he's in "misery" - i.e. he's having a problem making dinner or something that's not really a disaster befalls him. I didn't think he was right until I started chuckling at my mental image of you making yourself into a ball and then bouncing. Maybe I do like to laugh at "misery" after all. In any event, I'm glad you're learning to fall with style.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321872473726824271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-34030200936630607192013-01-28T22:31:48.105-07:002013-01-28T22:31:48.105-07:00Ez — unfortunately I'm always a terrible desce...Ez — unfortunately I'm always a terrible descender, so it's hard for me to judge on such a low gauge. But I know what you mean. When I am fatigued, one of the first places I see a noticeable decline is my confidence level. It's funny because Leah and I were just discussing this exact issue on Thursday — judging fatigue by descending confidence. I was able to climb just fine, but found myself oozing down the hills ... well, moreso than usual. <br /><br />But running is a little different matter for me. I find I am too wound up/stressed out in my normal running habits, and fatigue actually allows me to loosen up and run with more confidence. I still trip and fall more than most runners, and I think the statistics alone show a kind of physical discrepancy, commonly referred to as clumsiness, which some of us genuinely possess in higher levels than others. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-47879484668025747812013-01-28T22:19:45.651-07:002013-01-28T22:19:45.651-07:00Danni — you just agreed with the points I thought ...Danni — you just agreed with the points I thought I raised. Perhaps I didn't express myself very well with this blog post.<br /><br />I was trying to make the point that I believe physical fatigue is inextricably linked if not largely managed by mental fatigue. And also, I must have not been that bad off if I was able to finish a 50K run relatively strong. However, I did end up resting today because I have a crushing sinus headache that kept me up overnight and refuses to go away today. So yeah, I am probably a little bit sick after all, and the run probably didn't help. :PJill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-49946004341675217072013-01-28T22:18:07.039-07:002013-01-28T22:18:07.039-07:00I've always felt that recovery time from event...I've always felt that recovery time from events was directly proportional to my motivation to get back out there...to a point. After I got off TD I tried riding 3 days later with dismal results, even though I really wanted to ride.<br /><br />What I do always find interesting is that I have a hard time descending fast after I do something big, and the length of time it takes to come back is also proportional to how deep I had to dig. I've always gauged 'recovery' by descending speed. But who knows if that's physical, mental, or some combination of the two.Ezhttp://zenondirt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-41637410074346289252013-01-28T22:02:18.344-07:002013-01-28T22:02:18.344-07:00I think you're overdramatizing being tired. G...I think you're overdramatizing being tired. Getting worn out and tired for a few days, even if it's not an actual sickness, is not really cause to worry about whether you're about to hit your ceiling. And falling seems very Jill-normal so I wouldn't add that to the growing evidence that your choices are to accept physical decrepecy or refuse to let yourself be tired for a few days or more. It's ok to just feel shitty sometimes. Especially when you might actually be sick or getting sick -- or working hard at avoiding full on sickness. <br /><br />P.S. There's no scientific support for "adrenal fatigue" from what I can tell (thanks Dr. Google), which isn't to say it isn't real but I wouldn't get too worried about it.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-55930259789648493942013-01-28T21:45:35.276-07:002013-01-28T21:45:35.276-07:00I find that the moment I start wondering if I'...I find that the moment I start wondering if I'm injured/sick/overtrained/whatever, I feel like I suddenly gain 10 times the symptoms. Just reading about adrenal fatigue might be enough to trigger anyone's inner hypochondriac.<br /><br />For me, the biggest thing I do to keep from hitting my endurance ceiling is to build up really slowly. If I try to jump up too much, that's when I smack my head on it and spend a month or so recovering.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212228308225991239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-75169281527724396942013-01-28T18:17:56.748-07:002013-01-28T18:17:56.748-07:00You are learning how to crash! Glad you didn't...You are learning how to crash! Glad you didn't listen to me so you could find that out...maybe it will rub off on me too.leahnoreply@blogger.com