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Juryduty

Suddenly feeling ill/light-headed after a run...?

asked about 2 years ago | Report

I've gone from the couch to about an 8k now and have enjoyed every minute of it. But after the last couple runs, I've felt sick once I stop. I feel FINE while running, but when I get home, my stomach hurts almost like I'm going to be ill and I'm lightheaded. About 10 minutes later it passes and I feel great the rest of the day.

I have noticed that while running intervals that sometimes I start to feel this way (light-headed/ill) during the walking periods, after running well.

So what could this be? Am I dehydrated? Not having enough nutrients? Something else?

Each day before a run, I have a breakfast of 3 eggs, toast, OJ and a multivitamin. And I've been running in cold or warm weather, nothing hot.

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  Paul A.

  There could be a lot of things that would cause this.

  Are you stopping abruptly and not doing any sort of stretching or cool-down after your run? Are you just jumping onto the couch or laying on the floor? That'd definitely give your body a quick shock and cause that kind of reaction.

  Light-headed during intervals is completely normal. It means that your blood is dispersing more towards your limbs than your brain, and thus, causing you to have a lack of oxygen to the knowledge box. Make sure you keep moving (at least slowly) in between your intervals.

  Always, always, always make sure you're hydrating throughout the day!

  answered about 2 years ago |Report

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