Ha, years ago we we’re scratching around Vienna late at night looking for somewhere to eat and came across a sushi stand. We went to town on it and then half way through realized we were eating raw fish from a street cart in a landlocked country 1000 miles from the nearest sea, had a moment of contemplation and then just dived back in. After a week of non-stop drinking this was not going to be the decision that tipped us over the edge
I am weird. Woke this morning and hip felt loose and pain free. Decided on a cold bath (hit and cold treatment) which I should have done weeks ago. Sat in that for 10 minutes and got up without any pain or stiffness. 5 minutes in a warm shower and it stiffened back up again.
Arghh.
Hmmm…other than the hip…so you think this would work elsewhere on the body? Asking for a friend.
I personally don’t eat raw stuff haha, but I don’t remember seeing a sushi stand on the street…the best street food in the middle of the night or anytime of the day on the streets of Europe is really the Kebabs…really affordable and good.
Yeah some of the best indian food I eaten in my life (considering I never been to India yet - to qualify) are in the UK. The UK is probably the only European country where I can find food that agrees with my Asian palate haha!
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Not without further encouragement sadly.
A slightly embarassing question.
I tried running 2 hrs again and i had to stop at 1.5 hrs for the stupid reason that i needed to take a dump. Is this a common problem for people trying to do a half marathon ?
Speed wasnt the issue. Did 17 km in 1.5 hrs.
It’s common for a variety of reasons (stimulants used to “fuel” the run, the so called ceacal slap), but isnt necessarily related to distance but more the running of any kind.
It is really, really common. Women’s 1998 London marathon winner finished first despite terrible bowel troubles. The only relation to distance per se is the longer you run, the longer your system has to move material through.
There was a marathon a few years ago where a woman finished with visible stains down her legs… but a personal best.
This is the second time in 2 weeks that me , when attempting the 2 hr marathon had this issue.
Pity though. This was a really nice run in oddly very comfortable weather in hyderabad today. Atleast comfortable w.r.t the days prior which had some rather extreme heat.
Would being hydrated help better ?
One of the issues with distance, other than simply more time for the aggravation to kick in, is extra challenges with water and electrolyte imbalances. If you get those wrong it can cause irritation leading to the trotts. So have a think about how much more sweating you’re doing than with shorter runs and how you’re managing that.
If you are really having a water loss issue, straight water is unlikely to be the right solution as without the electrolytes it was exacerbate the loss of salts from sweat. But electrolyte drinks like gatorade are often too high which result in water getting pulled out of you blood into your intestine, further dehydrating you and giving you the shits.
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Never had a problem with 60 min runs before which was what i was doing.
I have just started attempting the 21km … Which ideally is 1.50 to 2.00 in terms of duration. This is the second time i have tried to attempt the 21km and both times i have had to stop due to the bowel issues.
It could be due to dehydration. I drink about two glasses of water before a run , very little to no water during the run…
Managing hydration becomes more and more important the longer you are going, and not just for the rather important reason than Limiescouse notes. It is always shocking to me when I finish even a moderate training run of 8-10km, feeling fairly dry, and suddenly become absolutely soaked as the rate of evaporation drops but the rate of perspiration stays roughly the same for a few minutes. As an exercise, try weighing yourself right before you start, and then right after - that gap is how much water mass you have dropped.
I generally lose about 0.3 - 0.4kg after a run compared to before.
Lost a bit more earlier days when i just started running.
So 400 mL or thereabouts - and that won’t be linear against distance/time.
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Yep , ill need to check my weight pre and post the 2 hr run now.
The funny thing was today , i wasnt even trying to go for a half marathon. Just checked the distance after 1 hr and it was about 13km and i barely broke a sweat.
Was doing HIIT runs twice a week and i suppose it paid off this time.
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Also , running and being able to run fast when the situation demands gives me a perverse pleasure when some unfortunate sod young’un overtakes me and i then beat him easily… Might be demoralizing for him though but who cares
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Did the same this weekend, just over 12 miles (19.5km) in a smidge under 2 hours. The first three were very consistent pace, around 9:05 per mile. The next five in the 9:20 to 9:40 range and the last four in the 10:00 to 10:30 range.
Need to actively try and pace those earlier ones a bit slower to not be blowing up in the last few.
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Hip was unbelievably painful this morning but still loading up the paddle board for this evening. Phonecall from the physio, earliest appointment is 4th July. Frustrating.
Anyway some more Googling and I found a stretch that actually releases the tension. What a relief that was. Oddly my left side, the painful was considerably more flexible than my right side.
Anyway on the paddle board this evening and I’ve come to conclusion that i’m a twisted wreck. The difference in my paddle stroke from one side to the other was pretty stark. A complete lack of reach and unable to lean into the stroke on my right side. It took over a mile to kind of loosen up but was never really balanced.
Anyway 3.33 miles in 58 minutes. Damn painful afterwards but managed to stretch out thankfully.