Overtraining isn't 'running too much.' It's running more than you can recover from. The signals are subtle until they aren't.
The 7 early signs
- Elevated resting heart rate (5+ bpm above baseline for 3 days)
- Workouts that feel hard at easy paces
- Poor sleep despite being tired
- Loss of interest in training
- Lingering minor injuries
- Increased irritability
- Plateaued or declining performance despite consistent training
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What to do
Drop volume by 40–50% for 7–10 days. Keep intensity, cut volume. Most runners recover faster than they expect — the trap is refusing to back off in the first place.
Stridely tracks the daily signals behind this issue — readiness, sleep, stress, pain — so you catch it before it derails your season.
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