Run Nausea - 2 finger solution?

RedB

Did the Lost Sheep HIM Tri last Sat and had a very disappointing run where I was hit by nausea as soon as I left T2. I couldn't make it 50m without stopping and had to walk/run the whole thing. It was very probably gel induced as I'd a few gels and a bar on the bike. Anyway my stomach was not happy. I thought about clearing the nausea by making myself sick by either continuing running or fingers down the throat. I decided however that could end up making things worse as I'd be energyless as a result? I kept going without taking that option in the hope that it would clear itself and I'd be able to run on but it didn't clear up for a few hours.
Has anyone had similar experience where they cleared their stomach? Did it help? Did you just try a fresh gel after or survived without any until the end?

misty floyd

well if I had the option of

A) feeling sick with a gel in my stomach or
Feeling hungry with nothing in my stomach...

I'd pick B

TFBubendorfer

In ultra running, they say a good friend is the guy who sticks his fingers down your throat when you're refusing to do so yourself ...

Getting rid is generally thought of as the better option.

Sorry if that's too gross.

trihead

misty floyd wrote: »

well if I had the option of

Feeling hungry with nothing in my stomach...

I'd pick B

it not about feeling hungry .....its about getting enough fuel into the system/body so you don't bonk 'in the latter stages of the course, which is quite common in kenmare even among experienced athletes.:D

ps yeah its best to get rid if you know if will help you. A 'toilet' stop can do wonders too if you are able to go as such!

misty floyd

trihead wrote: »

it not about feeling hungry .....its about getting enough fuel into the system/body so you don't bonk 'in the latter stages of the course, which is quite common in kenmare even among experienced athletes.:D

ps yeah its best to get rid if you know if will help you. A 'toilet' stop can do wonders too if you are able to go as such!

Yeah reading the race reports, sounds like it was a really tough one, esp that swim. I'd still pick B. Bonking isn't just about fuel strategy during a race although, yeah, it helps to fuel during a race*

I've little or no experience of HIM or Tri's

RedB

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

In ultra running, they say a good friend is the guy who sticks his fingers down your throat when you're refusing to do so yourself ...

Getting rid is generally thought of as the better option.

Sorry if that's too gross.

Thanks. Hopefully it won't happen again soon but at least I'll be able to realistically consider it as an option if it does. :P

I suppose the only way to know what would happen next in terms of bonking would be to react to how I felt at the time. Pop another gel after the stomach settles and I felt up to it OR just go on with no further fuel.

KentuckyPete

RedB - that's a tough one. I did the race too and got bad stomach cramps over the last four miles of the run.

I put it down to just being knackered TBH - also to all the extra energy I had to use to complete the swim - definitely not built into the energy or nutrition budget. I should maybe have eaten more on the bike to stock up ahead of the run (only took one gel on the run). You know, eat well before the problem to avoid the problem. It was my first HIM too so no doubt that had an effect.

However, you read many race reports where lads feed properly all along the route and still get problems.

Have you been using the same gels all along in training? Maybe a different type of nutrition might be better. I heard a few lads going on on Saturday night about using "Ride Shots" on the bike (sounds good anyway - whatever they are ) to great effect. Might be worth experimenting in your longer training sessions.

However, if like me you are a middle of the pack triathlon swimmer then all that unscheduled effort in the water is surely the number one suspect...