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Long haul flight the same day as a race...

  • 28-05-2015 3:57pm
    #1
    tHE vAGGABOND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,693 ✭✭✭


    Looks like I need to do a work trip late summer, which puts me in a city the same weekend their marathon is on. Would be a nice one to do, as its on many "best big city marathons outside the majors" type lists. My DCM training would have me starting to do 18-20 milers around then, so I would think about entering and jogging around the marathon in question..

    But my travel plans would force me to fly home about 10 hours after I cross the finish line? Anyone ever done anything like that?

    Inter web seems to say its not ideal, but move around and keep drinking liquids and yer grand - but out of all you crazy feckers Im sure someone has done something similar..


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  • #2
    bigslice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭bigslice


    A good friend done Berlin a few years back and flew out that evening. He survived and found it grand.

    I suppose to be sure you could wear compression socks/tights.


  • #3
    eldiva
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭eldiva


    Good few of the lads I train with have flown home the evening of Rotterdam and had no issues. I've done 5k races and flown transatlantic a few hours later. I'd recommend proper compression gear and walk around and stretch on the flight


  • #4
    ThePiedPiper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,643 ✭✭✭ThePiedPiper


    I did the Chicago marathon in 2013, drank a load of beer and got the 8pm red eye home. Didn't find it too bad at the time, but was in a world of pain for a week or more, far worse than normal. I nearly always fly home from European marathons the same day and never find it any bother.


  • #5
    RunRoryRun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭RunRoryRun


    Did London last month and flew out early the next morning to San Fran - was about 15ish hours after finishing. Didn't find it too bad. Same day might be a bit rougher, but i always find I'm more in bits the day after.


  • #6
    belcarra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    I ran the marine corps marathon in DC 18 months ago. Crossed finish line and straight back to hotel to get my connecting flight at 3:30pm through Boston and onto Dublin.
    Arrived in Ireland at 6:30am before toeing the line for DCM at 9am.
    I was pretty tired but no major issues apart from fatigue in the last few miles in Dublin.


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