I get home, tired, sweaty, salty, hungry and all I want to do is lay the eff down. Nope, there’s SO MUCH TO DO right after your GPS clicks in 20 (or 16, or 22, or whatever…). BUT I AM SO TIRED, I JUST RUN A STOOOOPID INSANE AMOUNT OF HOURS. Nope, you still have to do a million things, and FAST.

They tell us we have 15 mins to half hour to eat/drink something, the sooner the better, I need to stretch before I get stiff (I have… seconds?), hey, I want to shower before all of that, I am sweaty and getting cold in these… ugh, for Pre’s sake, I just want to lay down!!!!! Sometimes, in my last mile home, I usually have the 2% brain capacity I have left to stress myself out deciding what to do first.

What’s your approach?

 

As you can see, sometimes I pass out while stretching, watching tv, before I even shower… UGH

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I think the smartest approach would be: eat/drink, shower, stretch, ice, real food, nap. Usually my issue is having something to eat/drink fast as soon as I get home, like a nuun and a powerbar or something like that (instead of making a stooopid smothie that takes brains and hours). I guess I need to get that part organized before I get home zombie-rungry.

 

12 responses to “Poll: What is the first thing you do after a long run?”

  1. Josephine Avatar

    i voted for drink and eat, its prob more like drink, eat, check social media, drink, eat, drink, eat, shower though πŸ™‚

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    1. emaiuolo Avatar

      it’s SO not easy to get your sh!t together and get things done when your brain is fuzzy!!!!!!

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  2. Anthony C Avatar
    Anthony C

    Before going out on your run, lay out your post run nutrition.
    For me, I lay out my post-run protein powder in a glass before heading out, and once I get back, I mix it with milk and chug!

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    1. emaiuolo Avatar

      how are you always not rushing out??? I feel like I do speedwork EVERYDAY just to meet everyone on time!! OK, maybe i have to make sure I think about this the day before. Smart strategy!!!!

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      1. Anthony C Avatar
        Anthony C

        I train alone, so I go out on my own terms. When I have to be in the office early, I tend to wake up at 4:30am – 4:45 and out running by 5:15 πŸ™‚

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        1. emaiuolo Avatar

          wow. now I TOTALLY feel like a wimp!
          at least I have company!

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          1. Anthony C Avatar
            Anthony C

            I had company for my long run in CP last Saturday. That helped a lot (until my partner dropped me halfway through at 12 miles). Happy Running Liz!!! πŸ˜€

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    2. Nicole F. Avatar

      Lay out your nutrition?! Are you some kind of tri-ath-alete?

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      1. Anthony C Avatar
        Anthony C

        😜

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  3. haleyduke17 Avatar

    If the kids attack me when I come home, it’s off to the shower I go, but if I can manage to stretch for a spell, that’s what I prefer.

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    1. emaiuolo Avatar

      Stretch first?!?!? well… I used to do that, mostly in the summer, with less clothes I don’t feel as rushed to get out of them!

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  4. Racing for RosΓ© Avatar

    I stretch, grab a chocolate milk, and analyze on garmin for about the next 30 minutes!

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