I am sure this has come up on the thread before, but I'm too lazy to go searching. When is it affecting your training, for real? drinking once a week on the weekends? every day, in small amounts? As a competitive runner, who likes to drink but understands that there is discussion, how should I think about drinking?
Thanks
Try running a beer mile. Some handle drinking and running well. Others, not so well.
haha, I have, but Im talking training wise.
just wundering wrote:
I am sure this has come up on the thread before, but I'm too lazy to go searching. When is it affecting your training, for real? drinking once a week on the weekends? every day, in small amounts? As a competitive runner, who likes to drink but understands that there is discussion, how should I think about drinking?
Thanks
Did you mean "discretion"?
Dude if you go have some beers after a run or at a party on the weekend, no big deal. Do your weekend run at noon instead of in the AM - no harm.
i ran from 60 to 140 miles per week when i was competitive. i also drank as much as i wanted to. if i had to do it all over again i wouldn't drink as frequently (4 to 6 days per week) or as much each time i drank. and i would sleep more.
I have the best long runs after a night of getting wasted! Has anybody else experienced this?
it has happened to me as well. and it also cures the hangover too!
BeerHelps wrote:
I have the best long runs after a night of getting wasted! Has anybody else experienced this?
Yes I'm the same way. Personally I think alcohol goes well with running.
Some possible reasons
-extra carbs, fat
-sleep very heavily & wake up feeling well rested
-I pay more attention to hydration after drinking than normal
-blood thinner that relieves joints
I have to do my drinking the night before a rest day now...
:rolleyes: or I just save it for after a race!
ttae wrote:
BeerHelps wrote:I have the best long runs after a night of getting wasted! Has anybody else experienced this?
Yes I'm the same way. Personally I think alcohol goes well with running.
Some possible reasons
-extra carbs, fat
-sleep very heavily & wake up feeling well rested
-I pay more attention to hydration after drinking than normal
-blood thinner that relieves joints
Nope, no fat in beer.
I usually run too fast on my easy days and don't recover like i should. But after a night of hard drinking, the next day i feel so crapping that i run really slow. Then the day after that i feel great cause i'm not hungover and i had a really easy day. Its a nice way to start the training week.
I've gone seasons without drinking and drank during season and i found that drinking helps me run bettter. Its a nice psychological break and signals the end of one week and the start of another, so they all don't blend together and it does not become stale.