Last night I went for a run. I have a 12 hour work day Mon and Thurs and so one or both of those nights I run a 7 mile loop after work. Norma,ly run it easy but sometimes try to push the tempo. Nice humid evening, got a playlist ready to go at work and I was looking forward to a nice paced workout/run. I get home kiss the wife and head out.
I go out and BONK like I have never bonked before!! It was border line painful. I was forced to walk nearly two miles of the 7 and struggled to run the last 1.5 miles @ 8.5min pace. My whole body hurt with every step after the first three miles. Was sweating and COLD. A little dizzy etc....
I have a race in a few weeks and this really felt like a set back. Its only a sprint so I am not worried about finishing but this kind of BONK has never happend to me before. HATED IT!!
Has this ever happend to you guys. You fell good one minute and 20 min into a run you can barely jog?
AHHH!!!
That sounds like more then a
That sounds like more then a bonk. You might want to see your doctor.
Sounds like you put in a
Sounds like you put in a shift at the beer factory Wednesday night. (ie: drank alot) otherwise, what did you nutrition look like this week? Anything out of the ordinary?
I've had that feeling
I've had that feeling 2x...not on runs: 1) while trying to perform AT intervals on an indoor rower with a massive hangover 2) while laying in bed with lactic acid poisoning after a different AT indoor rower workout.
Both of which had explanations...yours does not...I'd say, doctor
Nutrition was nothing
Nutrition was nothing different. How do you know if you have lactic acid poisoning. One of the "fabulous" feelings I experienced last night was my arms and shoulders getting really "stiff" right before I stopped running. I would run and feel everything tighten up and be forced to stop. I' m telling you it was the strangest feeling I have ever had while working out.
Maybe I ought to just go see a doctor....debating...hate doctors.
Chest pains? Shortness of
Chest pains? Shortness of breath?
It doesn't sound like you bonked. It sounds like something you might want to consult a doctor about.
JUST TO CLARIFY: I dont hate
JUST TO CLARIFY: I dont hate doctors as people. Just dont like going to the DR's. dont want to offend any of my physician friends. Hey, some of my best friends are doctors!!
Not chest pains..but having
Not chest pains..but having a hard time getting enough O2 to continue running, yes.
Man this all sounds like I should go see a, uh, well you know.
It wouldn't be lactic acid
It wouldn't be lactic acid poisoning...that occurs when your are working out above AT for an extended period (like a 20 minute time trial, say), thus producing more lactic acid than your body can flush...and you don't get it out of your system quickly enough after you finish by doing a cooldown, so it sits.
I was just trying to convey that those are not normal bonking symptoms
You might be getting
You might be getting sick/cold/flu. That's how I felt a few months ago on a saturday morning ride and woke up the next day with a full on cold/flu.
i have had similar things
i have had similar things happen. particularly the lack of tempurature control, muscles sore, and slight dizziness. when this happens to me it is usually because i am carrying around a cold or flu that does not get the chance to really attack my system until after a hard run. working too much, communting too much, general nutrition, and trying to train for a race can put you in this position - or so i think. and so i end up with some kind of sickness for a couple days. do you still have these symptoms? after taking it easy for a couple days, working on nutition - take a pro biotic, i've gotten better.
Thanks all...I think I will
Thanks all...I think I will just take a few days off and rest. I feel just OK today. no sniffles or anything but achy. If things dont improve I will go see one of those people in the white coats.
You guys are awesome!! Thanks again for taking the time to post. I feel better just knowing I can talk to you guys about this stuff and get some good advice.
Cheers!!
+1 on the rest. Sometimes
+1 on the rest. Sometimes our bodies send us a message like..."STOP IT!"
Rest is what the body needs to heal and maintain homeostasis sometimes, and it will let you know if you're over doing it....the problem is that MANY people don't listen.
Have a nice break...let us know how you feel when you start back...oh and when you start back...don't hammer. Take that first run easy to see which way the wind is blowing.
when I experience a
when I experience a system-wide malfunction, like the one you're describing, a solid majority of the time it's attributed to poor recovery, namely a lack of sleep. whether it's a complete meltdown, or just one of those days where you can't seem to find the next gear, a lack of sleep will inevitably catch up with you. I saw a statistic not too long ago that an hour of sleep recovery is equivalent to 4 to 6 hours of recovery while you're awake - depending on the degree of exertion and quality of sleep. I'm certainly not a doctor, but I can tell you that when I'm training good, I'm sleeping good (and vice-versa).
It happened to me once, just
It happened to me once, just like you.
I usually run early in the morning, but on this particular day, I stayed in bed and could't get up, so I went to run after work. It started fine, but 15 minutes later I felt just like you described. Two weeks from that day I still couldn't run at my usual pace, and it took about six months for me to try running again in the evening.
I went to see my doctor, and it was a combination of burn-out and a cold. I felt fine later.