Why am I having trouble running the same distance that I used to?
I’m used to running 3 miles a day but over the past month or so it’s been getting incredibly hard to do so, and I’ve only managed to make 2 miles. Right about when I hit 2 miles, my legs suddenly feel weak, like jello. I haven’t changed the speed or time in which I run (I use a treadmill) so I don’t get it.
Its mental, your body is used to the 3 miles and your brain knows everything that is coming. You need to mix it up a bit. Go run outside and stimulate your body and mind.
Hey, one thing is that you might be getting a slight case of "burning out". When you do the same things over and over again, you body might just shut down for a bit and just get fed up with the same routine. It might not hurt to take a week of just doing 2 mile runs and then doing three again. Or, just take a couple days off.
You could be overtraining. Do you run 3 miles every day 7 days a week? If you are also having trouble sleeping and becoming irratiable, then most likely you are working too hard
I find that sometimes, when I get in a bad sleep cycle, my running really suffers. Get more sleep!
Furthermore, if you are using a different treadmill, you may be thinking that you are doing the same program, but are doing something different; different treadmills just act differently even when it says that the speeds are the same. It’s weird and frustrating.
Also, running the same distance at the same pace on the treadmill is a prescription for trouble. Try running outside! You will run better and faster. If you still want to hit the ‘mill, try doing a different program, like increasing the speed every 5 minutes or some reasonable facsimile therein.