Fitness is deteriorating!

In the past month I have really been struggling with my running. To start you off, I am a 21 year old runner who's been running for around a year but have done sports pretty much from young.

I have had to cut back on my running a bit simply because I can't handle it anymore. I've taken more days off, taken runs easier but everything is feeling much tougher.

I sleep, eat and hydrate myself well. Don't drink or smoke either. Each training day is getting worse and worse. Very basic runs are now feeling very tough. Where I use to do 12/13 miles at 7:45 minute per mile comfortably, I am now struggling to do 4/5 miles at 8:20 minutes per mile and it's a real hangout.

My resting heart rate has shot up from 48bpm to 56bpm, and when I do sports my HR is through the roof. When I walk it's sensative, walking up steps and hills and I can feel my HR through the roof again. My breathing is a lot heavier. I went to the doctors and asked him about it, sent me for a blood test and my Iron levels, bone profile, Thyroid, Liver and blood count was all fine... I'm getting enough rest aswell.

The training I am doing now is very basic compared to what I was doing 2/3 months ago, but it's feeling tougher now for some reason. I feel very very unfit and the most basic of runs are now getting tough. Is the problem a cardio problem with my heart or lungs?

When I asked the doctor why my HR is quicker than normal all he said was that as long as my HR is in the 60 - 90 zone there is nothing wrong, but what he doesn't understand is that it's quicker than what it should be and something is causing that. It's a real discomfort when I exercise too, it really feels like it's about to come out of my chest and it shouldn't feel like that because I've absolutely pushed myself hard in the past and I never got that!

One other thing, my muscles are now getting sore over very light training.. something I never usually had. Was on 40 miles a week, now am barely on 20 miles per week because my body will not let me.

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A rise in Resting heart rate is often a sign of over training.... sometimes if you keep trainng while in an overtrained state it can lead to a more chronic state needing full rest for a few weeks.... have you eased off on training at all the last few months? Any complete breaks? might be what you neel along with some improved nutrition to get you back and recovered. Just my opinion!

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