Anyone else have a rough night's sleep.....

[Curlygurly2]

...before a planned long run? Up to 8K or 10K is usually ok, but more than that, and I wake up a lot during the night, and often silly early in the morning...

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

There is no pattern to my insomnia and it’s been particularly bad these last few weeks. I was up at 330 this morning wandering the house like a ghost!

Occasionally I sleep badly the night following a long run which I think is fairly normal. I don’t stress about it as I usually catch up and feel ok.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I did a long run on Saturday and my legs were still running that night! 😫

I think it was lack of hydration from the time I stopped running to going to bed. I also got my nutrition wrong - before heading out - and ran out of gas 😤.

Schoolgirl errors 🙈

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to misswobble]

I am sure UpTheStanley runs a marathon in his sleep. Mind you, that’s better than when he dreams about being a goal keeper and tries to catch the ball. 😂

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

😁😁😁

[00marks Marathon]

Don't worry, its completely normal. You get hyped up before a big run, want to get as much rest as possible but your body doesn't behave!

[misswobble Marathon]

I think it’s only natural if you’re thinking about your longer run. It’s hard to turn off the mind. I like some hot chocolate and a nana to help me drift off. Listening to a podcast usually helps me fall asleep 💤 Laying back and listening rather than reading 🙂

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

It's not getting to sleep, it's staying asleep. I wake about 3 AM can't get back to sleep, or it feels that way!

After a long run is no problem.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Yup! For sure. My sleep is always disturbed if I have something 'big' or out of the ordinary planned for the next day. I often sleep badly after a long run too!

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I like to volunteer at at Parkrun, or, indeed, run it, but the lack of sleep because I have to get up early puts me off!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Ditto to the posts above. Definitely don’t sleep well before an event but also sometimes before any longer run… Funny isn’t it?

Slept like a log after Sunday’s long run (although I went to bed too late!) but last night woke in the midddle of the night and took ages to get back to sleep!😩 Not happy when the alarm went at 6:15am for work! Hey, ho!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Possibly an age thing, but this doesn’t happen to me at all. Maybe I just need my sleep so much these days!

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

I often have a bad night before a race, so try and get as much sleep as I can in the week leading up to it.

I’ve even had a bad night before parkrun; must be the excitement. 😂. It never seems to affect my performance on the day though.