Fatigue and sore feet

Eric Towson

I am finishing week OS week 14 tomorrow and my body
just feels tired. Seeking wisdom on how long to rest? A week before
moving on the new next phase of training?
Secondly, my feet just fell tired. No big pain just fatigued.
Seeking wisdom.

MattAaronson

You just finished 14 weeks of hard training. You ought to be tired!! Personally I wouldn't take a week totally "off". Just do some unstructured workouts, say 30 mins at a time, maybe 2 bikes and two runs or something like that. Just to keep moving and reset your head. Then you'll go into the IM or HIM plan, and if you think you're tired now..........

Brenda Ross

What was suggested by the coaches. If your survey said two weeks, then take two weeks off. Stretch those feet out and do you need new shoes?

Kkaufer

Eric - it is totally normally to be tired at the end of OS.  You worked really, really hard.  Like Brenda said, your season plan should tell you when to jump into your next phase of training.  If you don't have anything scheduled beyond the OS, I'd suggest reaching out to Coach R in the Macro Thread.

In my case, I finished NOS, had one unstructured transition week and then jumped into the HIM plan - coincidentally, that was a test week and since I'd just tested at the end of OS, I decided to add another transition week. I am so glad I did, becaue I definitely needed it - and the race prep plans are no joke: much more volume and workout frequency and much less rest days, so make sure you're physically and mentally ready when you jump in!

Congrats on finishing the JOS

Kkaufer

Eric - it is totally normally to be tired at the end of OS.  You worked really, really hard.  Like Brenda said, your season plan should tell you when to jump into your next phase of training.  If you don't have anything scheduled beyond the OS, I'd suggest reaching out to Coach R in the Macro Thread.

In my case, I finished NOS, had one unstructured transition week and then jumped into the HIM plan - coincidentally, that was a test week and since I'd just tested at the end of OS, I decided to add another transition week. I am so glad I did, becaue I definitely needed it - and the race prep plans are no joke: much more volume and workout frequency and much less rest days, so make sure you're physically and mentally ready when you jump in!

Congrats on finishing the JOS

Kkaufer

Eric - it is totally normally to be tired at the end of OS.  You worked really, really hard.  Like Brenda said, your season plan should tell you when to jump into your next phase of training.  If you don't have anything scheduled beyond the OS, I'd suggest reaching out to Coach R in the Macro Thread.

In my case, I finished NOS, had one unstructured transition week and then jumped into the HIM plan - coincidentally, that was a test week and since I'd just tested at the end of OS, I decided to add another transition week. I am so glad I did, becaue I definitely needed it - and the race prep plans are no joke: much more volume and workout frequency and much less rest days, so make sure you're physically and mentally ready when you jump in!

Congrats on finishing the JOS

Kkaufer

Eric - it is totally normally to be tired at the end of OS.  You worked really, really hard.  Like Brenda said, your season plan should tell you when to jump into your next phase of training.  If you don't have anything scheduled beyond the OS, I'd suggest reaching out to Coach R in the Macro Thread.

In my case, I finished NOS, had one unstructured transition week and then jumped into the HIM plan - coincidentally, that was a test week and since I'd just tested at the end of OS, I decided to add another transition week. I am so glad I did, becaue I definitely needed it - and the race prep plans are no joke: much more volume and workout frequency and much less rest days, so make sure you're physically and mentally ready when you jump in!

Congrats on finishing the JOS

Kkaufer

Eric - it is totally normally to be tired at the end of OS.  You worked really, really hard.  Like Brenda said, your season plan should tell you when to jump into your next phase of training.  If you don't have anything scheduled beyond the OS, I'd suggest reaching out to Coach R in the Macro Thread.

In my case, I finished NOS, had one unstructured transition week and then jumped into the HIM plan - coincidentally, that was a test week and since I'd just tested at the end of OS, I decided to add another transition week. I am so glad I did, becaue I definitely needed it - and the race prep plans are no joke: much more volume and workout frequency and much less rest days, so make sure you're physically and mentally ready when you jump in!

Congrats on finishing the JOS