Quote Originally Posted by Wahine View Post
A little advice. You can't train for Ironman chronically fatigued and sleep deprived. You just won't get what you need from your workouts. So keep track on BT the hours you've slept, quality of sleep and fatigue levels. It becomes very important to recognize when you need to drop the plan for a few days and sleep 13 hours straight. And that time will come. Don't be afraid to embrace it when it does. A few days later you'll be raring to go again and much better off. One of the best decisions my coach made last year was making me not workout for a whole week and sleep an extra 2 to 3 hours a day. It was exactly what I needed and I think it diverted disaster.
I hear ya.

Trust me, I'll let my house be a wreck before I lose any sleep!

But my coach does stay on top of how I feel overall and if I let him know that I feel fatigued (haven't yet, but one day I was close!)... he will change my training plan to allow for rest.

Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it.