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Date: 30 Jun 2006 10:45:30
From: Scotty B
Subject: following Blood Donation
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I'm not a big runner. I'm fairly new to it (~6 mos.), but I do like to
run on my lunch breaks. I usually do 4 miles 2-3 times/week. This week,
I donated blood on Monday and when I ran on Tuesday, I was just dead
tired right away. I started getting a side cramp somewhere around 1/2
mile, which went away, but by the time I got to about 3 miles, both
sides were cramping and I just couldn't run any further.
I guess my question is this: Is this likely due to giving blood the day
before, or could it be something else?
Thanks,
Scotty B
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Date: 30 Jun 2006 18:06:13
From: Dot
Subject: Re: following Blood Donation
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Scotty B wrote:
> I'm not a big runner. I'm fairly new to it (~6 mos.), but I do like to
> run on my lunch breaks. I usually do 4 miles 2-3 times/week. This week,
> I donated blood on Monday and when I ran on Tuesday, I was just dead
> tired right away. I started getting a side cramp somewhere around 1/2
> mile, which went away, but by the time I got to about 3 miles, both
> sides were cramping and I just couldn't run any further.
> I guess my question is this: Is this likely due to giving blood the day
> before, or could it be something else?
>
Tiredness / sluggishness is fairly normal, but I'm not sure I've heard
of cramping before - but that's not to say it's not possible. I usually
just plan on easy runs for at least the 1st run afterward, and start
adding length, hills, or speed when the body says it's ready. Was there
anything else different about your run? I'm assuming this is the first
time you've had a cramp? Was it a side stitch, by any chance?
Dot
--
"Success is different things to different people"
-Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
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Date: 01 Jul 2006 06:36:56
From: Scotty B
Subject: Re: following Blood Donation
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Dot wrote:
> Tiredness / sluggishness is fairly normal, but I'm not sure I've heard
> of cramping before - but that's not to say it's not possible. I usually
> just plan on easy runs for at least the 1st run afterward, and start
> adding length, hills, or speed when the body says it's ready. Was there
> anything else different about your run? I'm assuming this is the first
> time you've had a cramp? Was it a side stitch, by any chance?
Side stitch?
I don't think there was anything else different except I usually take a
break at 9:00 where I eat some baby carrots and a banana, then I run
about 10:30 or so. That day, I didn't take break until 9:45, and I
still ran about 10:30. Apart from giving blood the day before, thats
all I can really think of. I ran again yesterday and it went really
well.
Scotty B
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Date: 03 Jul 2006 10:41:43
From: Ed Prochak
Subject: Re: following Blood Donation
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Scotty B wrote:
> Robert Grumbine wrote:
> > My bet would be something else, unless you failed to take seriously
> > the instructions to drink a lot in the 24 hours after your donation.
> > I donate routinely and aside from needing to slow the pace some the
> > next day, have no problems, and this seems to be typical for runners
> > who donate blood.
> >
> Thanks Robert, perhaps I didn't drink enough. I guess I'll have to wait
> until next time and see if that helps.
>
> Scotty B
Sounds like a good plan. Like the others I've never had a problem with
side stiches after donating. The sluggishness goes away fairly quickly.
just follow the instructions they gave you, Double your fluids for the
next 24 hours.
Enjoy the run
Ed
(working on gallon number 7)
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Date: 03 Jul 2006 06:19:59
From: Scotty B
Subject: Re: following Blood Donation
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Robert Grumbine wrote:
> My bet would be something else, unless you failed to take seriously
> the instructions to drink a lot in the 24 hours after your donation.
> I donate routinely and aside from needing to slow the pace some the
> next day, have no problems, and this seems to be typical for runners
> who donate blood.
>
> --
> Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links.
> Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much
> evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they
> would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences
Thanks Robert, perhaps I didn't drink enough. I guess I'll have to wait
until next time and see if that helps.
Scotty B
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Date: 03 Jul 2006 12:22:15
From: Robert Grumbine
Subject: Re: following Blood Donation
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In article <1151689530.434622.58550@b68g2000cwa.googlegroups.com >,
Scotty B <michaellasalle@gmail.com > wrote:
>I'm not a big runner. I'm fairly new to it (~6 mos.), but I do like to
>run on my lunch breaks. I usually do 4 miles 2-3 times/week. This week,
>I donated blood on Monday and when I ran on Tuesday, I was just dead
>tired right away. I started getting a side cramp somewhere around 1/2
>mile, which went away, but by the time I got to about 3 miles, both
>sides were cramping and I just couldn't run any further.
>I guess my question is this: Is this likely due to giving blood the day
>before, or could it be something else?
My bet would be something else, unless you failed to take seriously
the instructions to drink a lot in the 24 hours after your donation.
I donate routinely and aside from needing to slow the pace some the
next day, have no problems, and this seems to be typical for runners
who donate blood.
--
Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links.
Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much
evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they
would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences
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Date: 05 Jul 2006 06:41:23
From: rick++
Subject: Re: following Blood Donation
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It takes a few days to restore average training ability.
It takes one to two months to restore peak race performance.
(Very similar to altittude increase.)
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