The morning after...

[cewait]

One of the craziest things that caught me by surprise after my first full was the effect of DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness). This video is a great play on how it feels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-hCuYjvw2I


Coach lesson.

After the race you will want to find a bed and crash for a long nap. That is not the ideal thing to do. You want to walk for a good 30 minutes immediately after the race. And stretch out your legs during this period. Taking in a couple meals early post race is a great way to feed the muscles. You will want to keep moving for the afternoon. A short nap in OK but understand the less you move the harder it will be to start moving again. One of the better things about Disney is that you have 4 parks where you can put that shiny medal on and shuffle along with a few thousand of your closest friends.

If you play your afternoon right, Monday you will be a little sore but able to move with very little grimace.

 

[FireDancer]

Good post Charles. The only time I've ever had any real post race pain (more than normal soreness at least) was the one time I went back to the hotel and crashed. Even after my first full I felt better than that particular time.

I'm a big proponent of the ice bath too and after any training run over 10 I like to get them in the ice. I am about to go soak my legs from the knee down. It makes a huge difference the next day in my experience.

 

[ultramickeymouse]

Charles: That is a great video that was posted a few years ago! I will be like that after Goofy #6!

 

[papaof3]

I've done an ice bath a couple of times after 2 hour plus runs and it seemed to help vs ones where I didn't.

Here is my question. Living in Central new york we have about 2 feet of snowpack. Couldn't I just go lay in that and cover my legs with snow for a good 20 or 30 minutes?

I better warn my wife so she doesn't find me frozen sitting on the front lawn the next day
Hope my neighbors don't see me and think I am more crazy than the guy running 22 miles in 22 degree weather.

 

[cewait]

I've done an ice bath a couple of times after 2 hour plus runs and it seemed to help vs ones where I didn't.

Here is my question. Living in Central new york we have about 2 feet of snowpack. Couldn't I just go lay in that and cover my legs with snow for a good 20 or 30 minutes?

I better warn my wife so she doesn't find me frozen sitting on the front lawn the next day
Hope my neighbors don't see me and think I am more crazy than the guy running 22 miles in 22 degree weather.

I would strip down to a nice old pair of running shorts and go for it - thought would limit it to 7-10 minutes. Following icing rules

 

[scoolover]

After my first full in '07 I spent the day at Epcot. That was a rough day but when I woke up Monday I felt great except for some mild soreness. Ice baths were also good but not as good as an 8 hour 6 or 7 mile cool down.

 

[lenshanem]

Ice bath and then going for a walk later that day has seemed to work for me.