Running with a hangover - yay or nay?

[sawyerthedestroyer]

The title says it all. Last night got away from me and I'm supposed to run today. I've downed 32 oz of water already. Bleh.

[cinco]

It's a yay for me, as long as I'm not puking. I'd get more of a head ache hanging around my kids, lol. Wine and hard liquor tend to slosh more in my tummy than beer. I actually run quite well after a night of beer drinking (yay carbs). I tend to take it slow, and drink lots of water. Don't feel guilty or anything if you just want to take a rest day though. It won't hurt anything.

[joenali]

That's why I don't get drunk, I can't stand the way hangovers feel. I could not run with a hangover. I say drink lots of water today and go tomorrow!

[Susie]

I vote yay. Advil + Gatorade + exercise = feeling better after it's over.

It's not super fun to do, and I'm no doing any PRs, but I feel better afterwards than if I would if I sat home and nursed it.

[Deleted]

I say no. Rest up today and make up for it tomorrow.

[ebeth]

best cure for a hangover is to sweat it out! go!

(I also agree with cinco that I seem to run better after a night of drinking. provided I just have that slightly groggy, vaguely headachey feeling and I'm not having any GI problems.)

[foundmylazybum]

It depends. How shitty do you feel?

[kams]

Sept 16, 2012 10:18:17 GMT -5 joenali said:

That's why I don't get drunk, I can't stand the way hangovers feel. I could not run with a hangover. I say drink lots of water today and go tomorrow!

:Y: Same boat, here. I wouldn't even go for a damn walk.

[robin]

It totally depends on the severity of the hangover for me.

[ashelse]

Sept 16, 2012 12:21:09 GMT -5 robin said:

It totally depends on the severity of the hangover for me.

Same but the quicker I get moving the better I tend to feel...even if I have to use a cheeseburger reward to get me through it

[mrshandy]

I usually do. But I really try to limit myself to one drink (usually beer) the night before a morning run.

Just go slow and make sure you have water on your run. That to me is key.

[osulori]

I vote yay...I've done it and it sucks, but sweating out the booze does help. Just don't make the same mistake I did and chug some blue Powerade (when you're used to yellow Gatorade) after, otherwise you may end up puking your guts out the rest of the day

[sawyerthedestroyer]

I felt pukey and decided the lake I run around is nasty enough without my puke in it so I skipped out. I'm going today.

I'm not a big drinker and it doesn't take much to get me drunk. I let a friend mix a drink for me last night and that was the end.

[mtgirl]

It depends on how bad the hangover is. If it is not too mad to moderate, I always feel better after a good workout. I hate life while I do it but I do feel better later.

If it is really bad I tend to stay on the coach and eat greasy food. So I do the opposite of above and then workout the next day.

[breezy8407]

Depends on how bad it is for me, too. If I know I have a long run the next day, I won't drink as much as if I didn't. I almost always feel better if I do something though, and make sure I drink lots of water!