can't run as far!

I have been on vacation for the past three days and eating at maintenance for the first time since starting myfitnesspal. I normally eat 1700-1900 on average including what I eat back from exercise. The past two days I have gone over goal even at maintenance, which I have expected because of being on vacation. I had an opportunity to exercise a couple times, and went for a run twice total - one time on a treadmill, then outside. Normally I am able to do 3 miles no problem first thing in the morning, but this morning I could only do 1.6 before stopping. I'm just curious about this - not worried, just want to know the possible reason I couldn't run as far? Overeating? I feel a little sluggish, maybe that's it? Normally I exercise 9x a week, 6 days of cardio and strength training on 3 of those days, but I missed my strength both this past Monday and Friday because of Labor Day and vacation. I am wondering about your personal experiences with this. Thanks everybody!!

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jemhh

piheart wrote: »

I have been on vacation for the past three days and eating at maintenance for the first time since starting myfitnesspal. I normally eat 1700-1900 on average including what I eat back from exercise. The past two days I have gone over goal even at maintenance, which I have expected because of being on vacation. I had an opportunity to exercise a couple times, and went for a run twice total - one time on a treadmill, then outside. Normally I am able to do 3 miles no problem first thing in the morning, but this morning I could only do 1.6 before stopping. I'm just curious about this - not worried, just want to know the possible reason I couldn't run as far? Overeating? I feel a little sluggish, maybe that's it? Normally I exercise 9x a week, 6 days of cardio and strength training on 3 of those days, but I missed my strength both this past Monday and Friday because of Labor Day and vacation. I am wondering about your personal experiences with this. Thanks everybody!!

You could have just been having an off day. It happens to most people now and then. I've never had a problem getting back to exercising after a few days off but we're all different.

sjohnny

Atrophy. Total and complete atrophy.

piheart

sjohnny wrote: »

Atrophy. Total and complete atrophy.

Hahaha thanks.

piheart

jemhh wrote: »

You could have just been having an off day. It happens to most people now and then. I've never had a problem getting back to exercising after a few days off but we're all different.

Thank you, that is kinda what I figured. I don't consider myself a runner but after doing more cardio I have been able to run a lot more than in the past, but I don't know much about it. So I'm just curious how other people's stamina changes/fluctuates with running.

ShellyBell999

It's science;

Different environment,
Different schedule,
Different result.

Your welcome

ETA: punctuation

mwyvr

Maybe just tired? Or did you run faster than usual? Different elevation? Temperature? Humidity? Bad batch of Doritos?

A rest day once in a while wouldn't be a bad idea.

SueInAz

I'd chalk it up to a "bad day" and try again next time. I've certainly had my share of days where 10 steps in I'm already done. I had a bad run two weekends ago and cut it short. I decided the next morning to do the rest of the miles I should have done. I steeled myself to the idea it was going to be a bad run, too, because I never run two days in a row and I thought my legs would be tired, but it was nearly effortless. Go figure, right?

TavistockToad

mwyvr wrote: »

Maybe just tired? Or did you run faster than usual? Different elevation? Temperature? Humidity? Bad batch of Doritos?

A rest day once in a while wouldn't be a bad idea.

All of this

Stoshew71

Yup, too many factors effect 1 run. Try again another day and come back.

Usually taking 3 days off and even a little overeating all by itself would not effect you too much.

Could also be sleep. You had too much fun on your vacation and came back to reality on a Monday and not used to getting up early again?

DaddieCat

For me, my runs change a lot depending on where I am. I live in high elevation, so running is more difficult for me aerobically. But when I travel for work and I hit sea level, I can run for forever and never need to stop... but then when I come back home, it's like the fiery pits of hades in my oxygen starved lungs.

My point, environment and elevation can play huge factors in addition to the myriad of other things that also factor in.

piheart

I completely neglected to mention the fact that there were definitely a couple inclines on my run this morning, when my normal terrain is very flat. That is very likely to have contributed, and it makes sense that environmental changes would make a bigger difference than me overeating for a couple days - at least that seems to be the general consensus. ETA: and sleep could have likely made a difference as well, along with all the other environmental factors specific to vacation that everyone else mentioned

Thanks everybody!!! One more day of road tripping & fast food today, then back to the real world tomorrow!

piheart

mwyvr wrote: »

Maybe just tired? Or did you run faster than usual? Different elevation? Temperature? Humidity? Bad batch of Doritos?

A rest day once in a while wouldn't be a bad idea.

Totally agree, I always take Sundays off. Normally on those days I even get less than 1000 steps... I pretty much try not to leave the couch if possible (;

DYELB

Have you ever run two miles consecutively?

ETA @SueInAz

47Jacqueline

Usually I can climb up and down the subway stairs, no problem, but occasionally I'll barely make it up the flight without stopping and I'm totally out of breath at the top. It's so weird because the next day it's back to normal. I think we are sometimes tired or hungry or something is going on that's sapping our energy.

patrikc333

come on, don't even think 1 second about this

everyday is different, every run is different, we are not computer so it happens