having a few pints the night before a marathon

Dots1982 · 01-11-2018 12:20pm

enricoh wrote: »

If yer super fit it doesn't affect u as much. Was in the pub one Saturday n a lad that plays gaelic for the county was drinking vodka n red Bull all night. Probably the best forward we have.
The final league match was on the next day n put on local radio to get the end of the match. The same lad got man of the match with commentators saying he was virtually unmarkable!!

Would like to know who this is?

DaDerv · 01-11-2018 12:34pm

Grew up beside Jim, a fascinating, humble man. Loved discussing the weather every time he went past the house as he walked the block. Id fully believe he drank the Coors!!

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/shufflin-mac-an-aristocrat-of-the-running-spirit-1.941087

Djoucer · 01-11-2018 1:26pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

Why would somebody choose to race hungover? Firstly, you can't enjoy the night out because the race is on your mind. Secondly, you can't race well because you have messed up your sleep among other things.

Pick one or the other. Trying to do both just results in a rubbish performance and a so-so night out.

Because both are fun things to do. Having beers is fun. Getting up next day and racing is fun.

If you’re worried about racing with a hangover, then don’t drink.

Supercell · 01-11-2018 2:42pm

Ran the DLR10k in 2017 hungover as ***k after a bottle of wine and some tins of cider (classy..) the night before. It was a warm day. Half way through I thought I was going to vomit all over the place, by the end I couldn't speak as my tongue was stuck to the side of my mouth. My other half smirked knowingly when it was over and said said I didn't look the best and was not sympathetic to my painful dehydrated plight at all.

So yeah, drinking and running, good times.

Murph_D · 01-11-2018 3:19pm

Djoucer wrote: »

Because both are fun things to do. Having beers is fun. Getting up next day and racing is fun.

If you’re worried about racing with a hangover, then don’t drink.

I’d say it depends on the race. If it’s one you did any meaningful training for, having any more than one drink the night before is just stupid.

If it’s just an event you’ve entered for fun, or as a training run, then by all means go on the pi$$ as much as you like.

Chivito550 · 01-11-2018 5:38pm

Djoucer wrote: »

Because both are fun things to do. Having beers is fun. Getting up next day and racing is fun.

If you’re worried about racing with a hangover, then don’t drink.

Racing hungover is not fun!

walshb · 01-11-2018 5:39pm

thebourke wrote: »

would anybody ever consider having a few pints of guinness the night before a marathon..the reason i ask is my brother ran dublin city marathon today in a time of 3hrs 17 minutes...he had 6 pints of guinness yesterday...he is 41 years of age..i

He probably cost himself 5-10 minutes there.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 01-11-2018 7:18pm

My daughter is graduating college on Saturday followed by a family meal and drinks, since I'm running in the Brain Tumor Ireland race the next day I'm planning on a sober & early night, of course that plan is probably going to fall flat on its face (me included) so running the next day should be fun lol.

After the Dublin Marathon a few of the group I run with went out for celebration drinks for the guys (and ladies) who done the marathon.

Next morning we were out for an 8km, I puked at 5km and walked home feeling like road kill lol

Swashbuckler · 01-11-2018 7:51pm

One things for sure anyway, nobody improves their performance by going on the beer the night before. Is it possible to race after pints? Sure. Are you maximizing the outcome? Not a hope.

rm75 · 02-11-2018 12:51pm

One or two might relax you and help you get a better nights sleep so may be some benefits. Anymore than that cant see the benefit. More importantly if you are training for months leading up why squander that by knocking back pints the night before.
Anytime I go for a long run after a few Guinness end up having to stop for a toilet break a few miles in. Not pleasant at 7 in the morning in the middle of nowhere !!

walshb · 02-11-2018 1:36pm

rm75 wrote: »

One or two might relax you and help you get a better nights sleep so may be some benefits. Anymore than that cant see the benefit. More importantly if you are training for months leading up why squander that by knocking back pints the night before.
Anytime I go for a long run after a few Guinness end up having to stop for a toilet break a few miles in. Not pleasant at 7 in the morning in the middle of nowhere !!

Well it's obvious the runner wasn't too concerned or bothered. Couldn't have been taking it too seriously.

YFlyer · 02-11-2018 2:26pm

I won the county senior 1500m indoor championships after drinking a bottle of red the night before.

IvoryTower · 02-11-2018 2:45pm

YFlyer wrote: »

I won the county senior 1500m indoor championships after drinking a bottle of red the night before.

means nothing without the context!

pb? sb? standard of race etc. if I raced a 5k hungover now id prob pb, but id certainly do it better without one! Just fitter now

YFlyer · 02-11-2018 3:06pm

IvoryTower wrote: »

means nothing without the context!

pb? sb? standard of race etc. if I raced a 5k hungover now id prob pb, but id certainly do it better without one! Just fitter now

Very slow race. Burn up the last 250m.

ISOP · 04-11-2018 11:30am

I had 4 pints of Guinness the day before Connemara this year and ran a pb at the time. I wasn't expecting much out of the race to be honest and I think that played a big part of it on the day. I was very relaxed and after 20 miles, I suddenly thought this is going ok! I don't think drinking more than 1 or 2 is a good idea though

Lazare · 04-11-2018 12:53pm

Having a few pints right after a marathon is probably the best thing in the world though.

Lazare · 04-11-2018 12:57pm

Some people are machines though. I've a friend who flew to Chicago on a whim, ran a 2:41 pb. Went straight out on the lash. After a rake of pints copped he hadn't eaten so ran for food. Fell, cracked his ribs and busted his face.

Then ran Dublin in 2:45 two weeks later.

jonnbinn · 04-11-2018 1:38pm

Never raced hungover but have done some training runs after 4 or 5 pints the night before. Generally I find my heart rate is a few beats lower relative to effort after drinking the night before which I find strange. Would have thought it would lead to a higher heart rate. Probably a perfectly responsible explanation though.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 04-11-2018 3:11pm

Just done a Brain Tumor Ireland race after being on the last celebrating my daughters graduation from college, woke up this morning realizing I'm still hammered so I blagged a lift (if I was road side tested I'd have lost my licence).

I absolutely died on the run, never again.

Although in fairness I did have the intention of just having two or three beers but then the whiskeys started flying lol

arybvtcw0eolkf · 04-11-2018 3:11pm

Just done a Brain Tumor Ireland race after being on the last celebrating my daughters graduation from college, woke up this morning realizing I'm still hammered so I blagged a lift (if I was road side tested I'd have lost my licence).

I absolutely died on the run, never again.

Although in fairness I did have the intention of just having two or three beers but then the whiskeys started flying lol

adrian522 · 05-11-2018 10:17am

Not sure if you can read this but there is the coach recommending Guinness!

coogy · 08-11-2018 1:05pm

Sorry to come across as a killjoy, but I'm struggling to comprehend why having 'a rake of pints' or going on the p**s the night before running a marathon is a good idea.

It's a ridiculous thread topic and what's even more baffling is how it's already 52 posts long.

YFlyer · 08-11-2018 8:19pm

coogy wrote: »

Sorry to come across as a killjoy, but I'm struggling to comprehend why having 'a rake of pints' or going on the p**s the night before running a marathon is a good idea.

It's a ridiculous thread topic and what's even more baffling is how it's already 52 posts long.

Coughlan the night before Helsinki had a few.