I don't really mind hearing about friends drinking, but with teammates it bothers me. We give up pop and lots of junk food, not to mention our lazy summer mornings, to race at our best but then can't even sacrifice enough to stay sober? It just is a slightly scary contradiction to me. And again, I'm not naive and I know its normal, so don't go thinking I'm some stupid prude, kay?

quote:<HR>Originally posted by funrun716:
In my opinion drinking does not effect performance unless you: A. race or train drunk or B. drink to much too often.<HR>

But if you train drunk, you've got to race drunk. it's called state dependent learning.

dude... **** freakin yeah, but ok this topic is meant for "drinking before running" honestly, im doin like a hardcore long run before marissas, cuz im not running for like 2 days after dude, plus we have 2 weeks of straight out running camps dude afterwards, **** ya!

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"A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they?re capable of understanding." - Prefontaine

what if i got drunk like once or twice a month( not before a race or anything)

Drinking before running is dangerous. It can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) - your body has insufficient glucose (sugar) supplied in your bloodstream because when you drink, even a glass of wine or beer etc., your liver detects the alcohol as a toxin to your body and makes it its number one priority to get rid of it. Your liver secretes glycogen constantly (stored glucose packaged by the liver from the food you eat) constantly. Insulin is constanly secreted to allow the glucose from the blood enter cells. when you drink, your body releases cortisol as an intial reaction to the toxin causing your blood glucose to rise. extra insulin is then secreted, and then your glucose is then at a normal range, but the liver is still detoxifying, so your liver does not secrete the glycogen. your body still secretes insulin making your blood glucose lower. Since your body looses its ability to supply glucose to your body, your performance will be poor because your cells are starving. It is the same thing when long distance runners hit a wall.

Occassionally drinking? No.

Drinking the night before a run.... just say no.
Dehydration is not fun