A New Flavor of Fatigue

So, the week of training down here in Tucson is wrapping up. There's been about 30 hours of training in six days, which is way, way more than I've ever done. Dag yo.

As a result, I'm feeling a bit tired. But, I gotta say, it's a new flavor of tired. I can think of a few different kinds that I've identified and perhaps you are familiar with.

1.) I've been sitting all day and working and not really doing anything but yet somehow I feel exhausted tired. This is what I feel taking the bus home and it's just like bleaaaaahh. However, I am pretty much always able to get it to bugger off by doing something active and physical. You're not really tired; you're just letting yourself believe you're tired. Gotta clear out that mind sometimes.

2.) Boy I just did a big workout and now I am tired but feeling the buzz. This is what I feel after the mid-length to longer workouts. You finish, shower, and after getting a bit of fuel back in, I feel pretty darned fantastic. I feel tired, and recognize that my body has been through a bit, but I feel very energized and ready to think, produce, talk, and in general feel good. Not good enough to go climb a mountain or anything, but energized.

3.) Holy crap I did a long workout and now I am toast. This is what you feel after a long workout and the rest of the day you're dragging. Still get the buzz afterwards, but quite fried and done for the day.

4.) This is the "gee I just trained a whole lot in the hot sun of Tucson" tired. It's so very subtle. I am sitting here typing and everything is just sort of a background fatigue. Imagine being in fog. You can see shapes and forms and the like, and what's immediately around you, but it's all just a bit indistinct and greyish. Replace the fog with fatigue and that's the flavor of the week!