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Re: I was so tired that I ...

IronMakeover — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:04:49 GMT

I can picture that clearly! Hah!!!

Here's the recent problem I've run into: I'm done with a workout at the club, rushing to pick up kids in the childcare, gathering up all my stuff in the lockerroom and as I rush out, I have to actually look down to be 100% that I'm fully dressed!!!

I think in all the hurry I'm getting a little paranoid... it all started when I found out I'd been swimming with a see-through swimsuit. Full story @ http://ironmakeover.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-swimsuit-was-see-through-things-i.html

Sara

Re: I was so tired that I ...

HaveMercyJessie — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:40:17 GMT

Haha! I've done that before, and wasn't I even tired, just on my cell phone and not paying attention. I walked into the men's restroom and all I hear is "wrong bathroom sweetheart!" .. (luckily he seemed intoxicated enough not to really care... & hopefully not remember my face)

Re: I was so tired that I ...

Amigold — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:50:31 GMT

Went right into the men's room instead of the ladies' after a tough brick session on Friday.

Fortunately discovered my mistake when I found myself staring at a wall full of unfamiliar...urinals.

Terry

Re: I was so tired that I ...

TheSurfer — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:25:07 GMT

I am so tired right now that i am working...

Re: I was so tired that I ...

Meg Daniel — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:11:19 GMT

Yes, it's called the myoclonic jerk. It's the involuntary sudden contractions of the big body muscles while falling asleep. Some say it's because your heart rate and breathing slow down rapidly, and your brain may interpret this as your body dying, so it sends an electrical pulse to your muscles to wake them up again.

One of the many things I learned from watching House.

Meg

Re: I was so tired that I ...

HaveMercyJessie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:40:47 GMT

Ahh yes ! The 'TWITCH' hah, I always try to play it off like it didnt happen, and I always get caught! I wonder what its caused by, does anyone know?

Re: I was so tired that I ...

IronMakeover — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:44:28 GMT

Wow! That sounds intriguing. I'm amazed you stayed on course while sleeping! I used to sleep-walk as a kid. Thanks for adding your perspective! What are you currently training for?

Sara

Re: I was so tired that I ...

IronMakeover — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:37:22 GMT

Thanks guys for sharing your stories of exhuastion!! Weird things happen...

Sean, let us know how your race goes.

& HaveMercy, in our family we call that the Twitch. It happens to me the second before I fall asleep & I jerk myself out of sleep with a huge twitch. Then I start laughing & if it really is bedtime I have to try to sleep again!

Sara

Re: I was so tired that I ...

HaveMercyJessie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:47:48 GMT

Within the past few years I've started to fall asleep so easily.. and anywhere!

Once at a stop sign (luckily, my foot was heavy enough to hold the break down until the car behind me honked) & I always fall asleep at the movie theatre, even in loud action films! Sometimes my body will jump... SUPER EMBARASSING!

Re: I was so tired that I ...

nameneeded — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:23:26 GMT

When I get solid in my training and the distances start to creep up I cut out all recreational caffeine (pop, some tea, etc...) and restrict myself to caffeine only for long training sessions as a boost.

This leads, always, to falling asleep; in meetings, at my desk in the middle of conversations with co-workers, on the couch before my kids, while reading a story to my daughter, while talking on the phone at home, in the car while in the parking lot.

In prepping for my next race I've cut out caffeine this past week, so far I've been lucky and only crashed out on the couch in the evening and spent the days yawning.

Sean