Comments on: Q and A: Post Race Puking http://www.everygymsnightmare.com/2009/04/q-and-a-post-race-puking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=q-and-a-post-race-puking Personal Trainer Advice Without the Membership Fees Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:14:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah http://www.everygymsnightmare.com/2009/04/q-and-a-post-race-puking/comment-page-1/#comment-8097 Sarah Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:06:02 +0000 http://everygymsnightmare.com/?p=345#comment-8097 My advice would be when you get to the point where you "feel" like you're going to puke, either slow down or stop. I saw three people puke after a 10k I did a couple of weeks ago, it was not pretty. My advice would be when you get to the point where you “feel” like you’re going to puke, either slow down or stop. I saw three people puke after a 10k I did a couple of weeks ago, it was not pretty.

]]> By: Chris - fitnessfail.com http://www.everygymsnightmare.com/2009/04/q-and-a-post-race-puking/comment-page-1/#comment-7922 Chris - fitnessfail.com Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:58:52 +0000 http://everygymsnightmare.com/?p=345#comment-7922 Assuming it's not a stomach issue (i.e. that you're not bloated from eating too much before the race) nausea and vomiting is generally the result of a good hard ananerobic push. When you're really pushing hard, blood lactic acid levels will rise significantly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactic_acidosis Note that the above link on lactic acidosis really focuses on it as a medical condition (bad!) not as the result of a hard workout (fine, provided it's not an all the time thing). Some more intense sprint intervals that focus on lactic acid production and lactic acid tolerance will probably help you develop a little resistance to this. A full discussion of aLA tolerance/production sprint training is probably outside the scope of this mini-rant though. I'm happy to send you some info if you want though, just email me. I'm going also going to say that my opinion runs a little counter what everyone else said here. Don't worry about puking, unless you do it all the time. From what I read above it's a fairly rare event. I rarely actually boot from a workout, but I know if I do a 5K or something and I don't at least gag at the end I know that I had more to give than I did, and am disappointed in myself. The kick and the end of a race should involve you pouring everything you have into that final sprint. If you puke after the race, so be it. If you puke before it's over, do it quickly and keep running. My two cents. Assuming it’s not a stomach issue (i.e. that you’re not bloated from eating too much before the race) nausea and vomiting is generally the result of a good hard ananerobic push. When you’re really pushing hard, blood lactic acid levels will rise significantly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactic_acidosis

Note that the above link on lactic acidosis really focuses on it as a medical condition (bad!) not as the result of a hard workout (fine, provided it’s not an all the time thing).

Some more intense sprint intervals that focus on lactic acid production and lactic acid tolerance will probably help you develop a little resistance to this.
A full discussion of aLA tolerance/production sprint training is probably outside the scope of this mini-rant though. I’m happy to send you some info if you want though, just email me.

I’m going also going to say that my opinion runs a little counter what everyone else said here. Don’t worry about puking, unless you do it all the time. From what I read above it’s a fairly rare event. I rarely actually boot from a workout, but I know if I do a 5K or something and I don’t at least gag at the end I know that I had more to give than I did, and am disappointed in myself.

The kick and the end of a race should involve you pouring everything you have into that final sprint. If you puke after the race, so be it. If you puke before it’s over, do it quickly and keep running.

My two cents.

]]> By: granolajoe http://www.everygymsnightmare.com/2009/04/q-and-a-post-race-puking/comment-page-1/#comment-7919 granolajoe Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:47:40 +0000 http://everygymsnightmare.com/?p=345#comment-7919 It definitely is from pushing too hard. Last year I played on a soccer team with a midfielder who would go all out for the 90 minutes we played. He would throw up at halftime and sometimes after the game too. Another thing to avoid is running in high heat, too. That can cause nausea and possibly, vomiting. It definitely is from pushing too hard. Last year I played on a soccer team with a midfielder who would go all out for the 90 minutes we played. He would throw up at halftime and sometimes after the game too.

Another thing to avoid is running in high heat, too. That can cause nausea and possibly, vomiting.

]]> By: charlotte http://www.everygymsnightmare.com/2009/04/q-and-a-post-race-puking/comment-page-1/#comment-7918 charlotte Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:04:52 +0000 http://everygymsnightmare.com/?p=345#comment-7918 I've puked after a race or two although it's not something that happens to me very often. For me, it seemed to be more of excessive nerves messing up my breathing. I'd get really excited/nervous at the end of the race and think things like "Better kill it now! I'm going for that PR!" and then immediately my mind would be like "What if you don't make it? What if your first split was too slow? You're so cloooose! Don't lose it now!" Then the nerves would make my breathing all erratic, my stomach would cramp and viola - barf. Now, I try and keep a good handle on my pace from beginning to end and stop the negative thoughts before they start. I think it helps. I’ve puked after a race or two although it’s not something that happens to me very often. For me, it seemed to be more of excessive nerves messing up my breathing. I’d get really excited/nervous at the end of the race and think things like “Better kill it now! I’m going for that PR!” and then immediately my mind would be like “What if you don’t make it? What if your first split was too slow? You’re so cloooose! Don’t lose it now!” Then the nerves would make my breathing all erratic, my stomach would cramp and viola – barf. Now, I try and keep a good handle on my pace from beginning to end and stop the negative thoughts before they start. I think it helps.

]]> By: Stewbacca http://www.everygymsnightmare.com/2009/04/q-and-a-post-race-puking/comment-page-1/#comment-7916 Stewbacca Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:48:35 +0000 http://everygymsnightmare.com/?p=345#comment-7916 you're more than likely pushing extra hard the whole way cause it's race day, plus just general excitement of the day. try and pull back a bit. track your time and compare it to your training and see how much more you're actually pushing yourself. you’re more than likely pushing extra hard the whole way cause it’s race day, plus just general excitement of the day. try and pull back a bit. track your time and compare it to your training and see how much more you’re actually pushing yourself.

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