This is my brain.
This is my brain post marathon.
We all know that blood is diverted from the stomach and digestive tract and sent to working muscles during a race but how about after you’ve crossed the finished line?
The days following my Marine Corps Marathon adventure have been a blur. I’ve been much more of a scatterbrain than usual:
- I jammed the wrong top on a water bottle. I tried 3 times to get it to screw on correctly like it does every other day to no avail. Rather than realize I had the wrong top, I sent it to school with Thing 1 that way.
- I cannot zip Thing 2’s jacket to save my life. That was no issue last week either.
- I’m forgetting appointments, drop-offs, pickups. I’m pretty sure I’d leave my head in a Target shopping cart if it wasn’t attached.
After a little consultation with Dr Web MD, I learned that the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex assesses pain and it’s operation is affected by mood: everything hurts more in a depressed runner and vice versa. If that isn’t an argument for going in with a positive attitude and bright outlook, I don’t know what is.
Fine. That’s how you push thru marathon pain but on what can I blame my post-marathon mental disarray? Fatigue? BrainDOMS? Glycogen depletion–still??
Have you experienced this? Or am I extra weird?
Good luck to everyone running INGNYCM this weekend!
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I’ve been like this since Chicago. I went in for some blood work just because I’m beyond fatigued. While I was there, at the “adult doctor”, I asked if I could get a copy of Abbey’s immunizations for her (3rd) school so they don’t kick her out (maybe this is the way to solve the tuition problem though?? :))….after the poor receptionist searched searched to no avail of any shot records, I said: Do you destroy them after they are 21? (that was an intelligent question!). She said no (Imagine!) and then I sat down, puzzled. About 5 minutes later, I went back to the front desk and told her that I apologized, I was NOT at the pediatrician and so of course her shot record wasn’t there. 🙂
#utterbrainfail
xo
Yes, it happens to me a lot, Marcia. I’ve even gone to the doctor for it, and basically he told me, “What the heck do you expect?” Once your body is fully recovered, I bet your mind comes back too!
Yep, definitely happens to me. Right after the race, I’m fine for the day, but like two days after is the WORST.
This is me. All the time.
It sounds like you need to lay off operating heavy machinery for a while. And that includes the washing machine – those suckers can be dangerous.
I’m still feeling slightly like this and my marathon was well over a month ago now, I just need to start training for our next marathon to fix it!
Hahaha – I totally channeled those drug commercials seeing the egg comparison. Yes, I think this is totally normal! I always feel a little “scrambled” post-race…
I have never heard of this before! I hope it passes very soon. 🙂
Good to know! Now I’m scared for tomorrow. ha!
Not really after, but during, sheesh! You should see me try to do math during a race….or figure how many more miles I have to go. It’s terrible!
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