Running Through Exhaustion: Why You're Tired All the Time and How to Fix It
Tread Lightly Running Science PodcastShow Notes
Are you tired all the time, both during runs and during the rest of the day? This remastered episode from 2024 examines training fatigue, abnormal fatigue, vitamin deficiencies, low energy availability, training load management, and more! Thank you to our sponsors: ✨ FlipBelt: Sleek storage options, including no-bounce running belts and shorts. Use code TLF20 at flipbelt.com for 20% off your purchase. ✨Join us on Patreon.com/treadlightlyrunning or subscribe on Apple Podcasts starting in December, when we’ll be releasing special subscriber-only content!
In this episode, you'll learn: ✅ Normal vs abnormal fatigue ✅ Vitamin D deficiency and low iron levels ✅ Low energy and low carbohydrate availability ✅ Is caffeine or pre-workout overriding your body’s signals? ✅ Eating disorders and disordered eating ✅ Is it your training plan that is making you tired? ✅ Other factors that may cause fatigue
If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like: 🎧 The Burnout Episode Every Runner Needs to Hear (7 Nov 2025) 🎧 Why Running Fasted Won't Make You Run Faster (2 May 2025) 🎧 What to Eat Before Runs, Recovery Nutrition, and Low Energy Availability (26 July 2024)
References: 🔬Jeukendrup & Gleeson. (2016). Sport nutrition. Third edition. **Human Kinetics. 🔬Gropper & Smith. Advanced nutrition and human metabolism. Sixth edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning. 🔬PMID: 34181189 🔬PMID: 28012184 🔬PMID: 33095376 🔬PMID: 37329147 🔬PMID: 37052052
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