Need some advice... husband is training for the 1/2 and has been....

[Krispy]

getting pretty sick after the longer runs - he'll eat a cliff bar or something before he runs but it seems like if her goes over about 9 miles he comes home and gets sick - almost a hypoglycemia type thing - nauseous, cold, etc.

What should he be doing/eating to get ready for these longer runs? He's running after work so i know he's eaten something during the day... would the cliff shots /gu help during the run?

He's not one to post - so he asked that I pose it to my "new friends on that disney thing you read"

 

[windwalker]

getting pretty sick after the longer runs - he'll eat a cliff bar or something before he runs but it seems like if her goes over about 9 miles he comes home and gets sick - almost a hypoglycemia type thing - nauseous, cold, etc.

What should he be doing/eating to get ready for these longer runs? He's running after work so i know he's eaten something during the day... would the cliff shots /gu help during the run?

He's not one to post - so he asked that I pose it to my "new friends on that disney thing you read"

That is a hard question to answer with the information you have provided. Is he eating regularly during the day? It's optimal to eat about every 4 to 5 hours. During a run some people can eat the gu and stuff and some can't.

I would suggest try eating about 600 calories 2 hours before the run and nothing not even water within an hour. Then right after the run eat a banana a bagal or a cliff bar with some water and an electrolyte tab.

Walking Panda

 

[10nis]

getting pretty sick after the longer runs - he'll eat a cliff bar or something before he runs but it seems like if her goes over about 9 miles he comes home and gets sick - almost a hypoglycemia type thing - nauseous, cold, etc.

What should he be doing/eating to get ready for these longer runs? He's running after work so i know he's eaten something during the day... would the cliff shots /gu help during the run?

He's not one to post - so he asked that I pose it to my "new friends on that disney thing you read"

For me personally, when I have felt this way it was due to poor hydration. It took me two races to figure it out. From what you said w/ chills and nausea, it sounds heat or hydration related. Hypoglycemia usually results in trembles, sweating, light headed or dizzy and weakness.

Most everything I have read regarding refueling w/ carbs says you should start to refuel if you run more than one hour (refuel, not rehydrate...that has a different time table). I use the 90 min mark w/ refuel....it seems like everyone has to figure out what works best for them - the timing of when to refuel and with what product. (In his first NYC Marathon Lance Armstrong took gu every 15 min or something like that?? crazy.)

Here are some guidelines from Runners World:
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-302--4814-0,00.html

Good luck! It took me a while to figure out the hydration and fuel during long runs.

 

[MouseDogMom]

I usually eat a Clif/Luna bar before my runs, and then do Clif Shots every hour during the run. I agree that it sounds like it could be a hydration problem as well. During the warmer months I actually start concentrating on hydrating the day before my long runs, so if I'm running Saturday morning I start drinking extra water as early as Friday morning. I drink all day Friday and then stop before bedtime Friday night, then carry plenty of water and Gatorade with me on the run itself. When I don't hydrate well, I feel bad during the run and then really bad afterwards.

Good luck to your DH - he'll have to experiment with different options to figure out what works best for him.

Jackie

 

[wdw4us]

I usually eat a Clif/Luna bar before my runs, and then do Clif Shots every hour during the run. I agree that it sounds like it could be a hydration problem as well. During the warmer months I actually start concentrating on hydrating the day before my long runs, so if I'm running Saturday morning I start drinking extra water as early as Friday morning. I drink all day Friday and then stop before bedtime Friday night, then carry plenty of water and Gatorade with me on the run itself. When I don't hydrate well, I feel bad during the run and then really bad afterwards.

Good luck to your DH - he'll have to experiment with different options to figure out what works best for him.

Jackie

Exactly - the the water the day before. I had forgotten that and one of my fellow walker/runners advised me to take in a lot of water the day before one of my local races - we work together - and I did - it made a big difference. Then she reminded me of that before I left NH to go to WDW for the 1/2 and I in turn reminded everyone in my group to drink up the day before.

I had a water belt on with some bottles of water, some of powerade. I hated the poweraid, it was too sweet even with it watered down and the water at the stops in the cups, I used on my head to cool me off. I brought cliff bars but thought they were too sweet. I had a portion of a bagel in my pack and ate that. My stomach was growling during the race but could only eat a few bites to hold me over. I will work on that during the year. Right now I'm thinking peanut butter and saltines or another bagel in my back and nothing sweet - yuck - and only water in my bottles.

denise

 

[Cruella de mom]

I definately think he should be watching his hydration earlier in the day. Dehydration affects different people differently and it usually doesn't make us thirsty. Some times it makes us tired, some times is nausea, sometimes its dizziness. Dh and I try to drink between 2 & 3 liters of water each day. I sip water all day long. I do not advise trying to "catch up" on your water consumption though. Especially right before a run. Just carry a bottle every where you go.

He might also want to try slowing down a bit on those longer runs and see if that helps.

I drink powerade on any run over about 6 miles. It takes getting used to, because it is sweet, but it definately helps. I suffer from reactive hypoglycemia so I have to be careful about how much sugar I take in. I drink about 3 -4 oz of powerade every 2 or 3 miles. I do not dilute it with water because it is most effective at the right concentration.

If you can't handle the powerade, try a gatorade or accelerade. Just remember to drink small amounts more frequently. I wear a belt or else "plant" bottles on my route.

Good Luck!

 

[princessrunner]

I agree with the dehydration issue. I find that the less I drink, the more chills I get post-run. My new routine is a half bottle of Accelerade before my run and the remainder of the bottle with a scoop of protein powder post-run. It seems to be working well for me. These runs are under 6 miles, otherwise, I would do the same thing, just carry water with me to sip along the route. I wish I had the option to leave water bottles around but the bottle pickers on the way to the local dump would pick them all up!!!

I think there is some awesome advice so far. We have all had to do the trial and error thing to find what works for us. Hopefully, DH will find what works for him soon!

 

[Krispy]

Thanks for all the information - last night was his first long run since getting the advice and the last "episode" he drank a big glass of gatorade and had a cliff bar before going out. Somewhere in the middle he did the same plus some of those cliff shot jelly things (minus the bar) and he was great when he got home! So far it's working - he'll try again next week - I was just happy not to have him turn "green".

Kristina