I've found myself in a terrible mood following long runs recently. What could be the cause? From what I understand, if blood Ph level gets too out of whack, that could be a factor. I was also under impression that anaerobic running is mostly causes Ph level changes. My long runs have been easy pace. I have increased their duration 10% week over week. Last 3 runs have worked up from 93 mins, to 102 mins, to 112 mins.
Heat? Low Sodium? Over trained?
Heat was low. Could be sodium or overtraining
please elaborate, i am unaware of the mechanism by which blood pH effects on mood and behavior.
bro science wrote:
From what I understand, if blood Ph level gets too out of whack, that could be a factor.
You're overtrained. It's one of the subtler but more reiable symptoms of overtraining. That and your d!ck not working.
I too am unaware of how blood ph affects mood. In fact, I was unaware training had any lasting, systemic effects on blood ph at all. Temporary, local effects, certainly.
I stand to and am happy to be corrected, but my rule of thumb is if anyone begins talking about blood acidity etc, they're *probably* talking new-age chit. Your body has multiple organs dedicated to regulating blood chemistry.
bro science wrote:
I've found myself in a terrible mood following long runs recently. What could be the cause? From what I understand, if blood Ph level gets too out of whack, that could be a factor. I was also under impression that anaerobic running is mostly causes Ph level changes. My long runs have been easy pace. I have increased their duration 10% week over week. Last 3 runs have worked up from 93 mins, to 102 mins, to 112 mins.
What is your current race fitness (distance/time) and what pace are you running these long runs?
Under-fueled (low glucose). You need carbohydrates and sodium for long runs (90 min +). The guys who say you don't need gels are the same ones who are in a bad mood and post on LetsRun.
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+1 for overtraining. The same thing hits me reliably, especially when the weather turns hot and my body has to work that little bit harder even over what it was doing before.
Scale back a bit every third or fourth week; since I started doing that, it helped me get a handle on it.
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