really tired...

okay. So this week I'm starting my cross country base. Basically it's running and everything to get more endurance for when the season starts. This week I'm planning on running close to 20 miles. and I've ran everyday this week, sunday monday... and so on. Today I ran my 3.55 mile run. I was so tired. I really just wanted to lay down and sleep after I finished. I went up to my room, and just laid on my bed for a minute. then I got up to stretch, and I was so tired, I just didn't want to stand at all. So I laid down on the ground just sprawled out for like 20 minutes. I made myself get up and I stretched some... I didn't even want to take a shower so I changed my clothes, went downstairs and just ate a bunch. I had two pretzel rods with some peanut butter, half a can of mandarin oranges, and a piece of wheat bread with peanut butter on it, and a glass of grape juice, and a dum dum sucker. I got 9 hours of sleep last night, and yesterday my dad woke me up at 8 for ortho, and so I got like a little less than 7 hours of sleep. I was tired after my run yesterday, which was just 2.25 miles, but I attributed it to not getting enough sleep. I ate what I have been a little bit of fruit and a handful of this granola cereal stuff a little over an hour before I ran. I drink a LOT of water. I had a big glass of it with my mini pre-run breakfast... it's like either a 3 or 4 cup... cup that I haven't measured yet. but I always have one in the morning, and I had about a glass maybe a half hour before my run? so yeah, any ideas on what's wrong? I really didn't like the way I felt and I don't know what's wrong, because I know that feeling really tired like that is not healthy... any ideas??

and sorry for it being so long xP

 Sounds like overtraining to me - well, really the first stage in the overtraining continuum, metabolic overreach. You're pushing too hard, too soon.

  None of the running programs from running.about.com, Runnersworld, or coolrunning.com I've looked at have you running every day of the week; and the general advice is to only increase your weekly distance by about 10% to avoid overtraining and overuse injuries. You'd do well to find a professionally-designed program that takes you from where you are to where you want to go - try the smartcoach program from Runners' World to give you a running schedule that won't kill you :)

I'm going through the exact same thing now. I've been running every day for about 30 minutes  a day. These last few days though, I just have not had a lick of energy. In fact, I'm quite fatigued. So much so that I had to take a nap at work today.

yeah, I was really worried about overtraining when I started. But I'm not going to be running everyday of the week, I probly wasn't very clear on that xP I'm going to be running 6 days a week with sunday as my rest day. but I started running on sunday this week, so I'm going to have two days off, just because I know I'll feel like it ;)

I'm going to be following the 10% rule, I was just really hoping to start off with 20 miles this week so I could get up to about 40 miles before cross country started. I was planning on doing a 4 mile run tomorrow... probly just do a 2 mile, and take the two days off then try for 18 or so miles next week... thanks :)

On the nights that I get on the treadmill I usually run 4 miles and walk 4 miles.  On the nights when I'm just too tired, I go to bed and get a good nights sleep so that I'm ready to give it my all the next day.

How old are you?  7 hours isn't enough sleep for me, and I'm 30.  If you are in your teens, or not far from it, your body probably needs more like 9 hours.

Good luck on your goals.

Since it's your first week training, you could just be tired. I know that when I ran track, I would come home the first couple of weeks and just fall onto my bed and fall asleep (although CC never effected me quite as much). However, as you become more conditioned, you get used to it

What level of CC are you training for? 20 miles seems like a lot for the first week of a conditioning program. I know that we used to only run like 15-20 minutes (so like 2 miles) 5 days/week for the first week.

Hey, be careful! You sound like a candidate for anorexia--I checked your profile. The number on the scale is NOT important--how you feel and how your clothes fit are better indicators. Getting all worked up at 120 does not sound like a healthy attitude to me!

At 5'6", 118 may be too thin and you may be tired because you are not eating enough healthy foods.

As for training, if it was your first week of running, 20 miles was WAY too much! Start with "Couch to 5K" or something (C25K is how it is on the net sometimes). Be careful, because you may run into other anorexics or wannabees on a cross country or track team.

Stop and think seriously about what you are doing and why, and ask your folks for some help/support/counseling if you are obsessed about your weight and/or food or have other tendencies that might put you at risk. An extreme fear of gaining weight is one of the key warning signs; you can check the web for others and BE HONEST with yourself if you see yourself in any of them. Do not excuse your tendencies simply because "everyone else" seems the same; that's not true and it is especially not true if you are already underweight.

Good luck.