Since ST solved with the post race inflammed mouth (PRIM) syndrome, I thought I’d toss this one out there. For the last 3-4 weeks after my long training runs (17+ mi), I feel like I’m freezing. Body temp seems normal on the run, but once it’s over it’s like being in the refrigerator. It’s been in the high 80’s-90’sF here. Sometimes it’s lasts into the evenings. Nutrition, hydration issue? Or, just weird metabolic response? Should I stock up on space blankets and wool running caps?
I have the same problem, don’t know why. In the winter my fingers will turn a little white too.
Most of the time taking a hot shower cures the problem.
jaretj
When I stop after a long run I like to “cool” down with a bit of a long walk, if I’m chilly during that walk down I know I didn’t consume enough fluids.
When I’m spot on with my fluids I’m nice and warm walking.
Ron W.
wondering if its not metabolism. Always cold, notice it more the lower resting heart rate gets. Then again, heat training up in an attic in the middle of an Atlanta summer, so everything should be cold after that! To combat it, have you tried extra clothing?
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This happens to me too, after rides or runs over 2-3 hours. Yesterday I put in about 4 hours of bike/run and it was 85/sunny/humid so I was quite warm while exercising. Went home, showered, ate, hydrated (I hydrated a lot during as well, so I do not think I was dehydrated) and that is when I started getting cold. My house was 78 degrees and I was wearing a long sleeve shirt and pants. After about a 1 hour nap I woke up because I was hot.
It’s almost as if my body shuts down it’s temperature controls after a hard session. Would love to know why and if this could be dangerous.
it is common after long hard efforts to feel cold, even if the outside temperatures are comfortable. It is probably low blood sugar values as soon as you stop moving, and so you get cold. I once heard it had something to do with fat burning metabolism that shuts down if you stop moving. Your fat metabolism can keep you going as long as you move, even with more or less depleted sugar reserves. As soon as you stop you have no energy anymore, you can get cold, start shaking uncontrolably or worst case you faint. Happens a lot after marathons for example with athletes running strong to the finish, and go down immediately afterwards in the med tent.
Eat some sugar, or even better drink cola, and make sure you put some dry and very warm clothes on as soon as you finish. After long races I sometimes put on a sweater and dry shirt within a few minutes, even if it is very nice weather. The very warm clothes prevent the body temperature to drop fast, the sugar goes to the bloody quickly and from that moment on you can wear a more normal amount of clothes.
I get this in the cooler weather… not so much in the heat, but… check into Raynaud’s. My hands turn ghastly white and it is quite painful. Mine starts during the run though. If it is 55 or below, I run in mittens and then have a dry change of clothes including a beanie immediately after I finish running.
It may be something totally different in the heat though.
Good luck with it… the hands turning white & tingling thing can be scary.
I’ve done reading on Raynaud’s syndrom and it might be just that. I didn’t want to throw it out there and bias someone’s thoughts.
It really only happens during and after exercise. I went snowboarding dozens of times last winter and while I was cold at times, it was not the same cold as when I was running. I also didn’t get cold afterwards like the OP (and others) have experienced.
jaretj
Since ST solved with the post race inflammed mouth (PRIM) syndrome, I thought I’d toss this one out there. For the last 3-4 weeks after my long training runs (17+ mi), I feel like I’m freezing. Body temp seems normal on the run, but once it’s over it’s like being in the refrigerator. It’s been in the high 80’s-90’sF here. Sometimes it’s lasts into the evenings. Nutrition, hydration issue? Or, just weird metabolic response? Should I stock up on space blankets and wool running caps?
Happens to me as well, actually became hypothermic 5 minutes after finishing IMMoo as well as several times after very long bike rides. All in chilly, 50ish weather, but not cold. With me it was definitely nutrition, there was simply not enough left in the tank to maintain body temperature. Now I take in more and also avoid the ice cold drink right after finishing.
I was recently told that it is related to an electrolyte imbalance screwing up metabolism. I don’t know the how/why, but since I have started watching my electrolytes, I have been better. It only happens with me after a hard effort of at least 90 minutes…
I’ve only gotten this “post-race/exercise” freezing after completing my last 3 IM distance races (the last 3 being my best 3 out of 6). I finish the race strong, get food and drink at the finish, wobble over to the massage area. On the massage table I am shivering almost violently b/c I’m so cold. I have then gone in to the medical tent and have laid down under 2-3 blankets for ~20-30 minutes. After this, it gets better. The cold hits me about 15-20 minutes after finishing and then goes away after ~20-30 minutes. This happened at IM Wisc w/ temps in the 70’s, IM Lou w/ temps in the 80’s, and Duke Blue Devil w/ temps in the 60’s.
There’s a correlation between my IM “effort” and severity of how cold I feel. The harder I’ve raced, the colder I have felt afterwards.
Don’t know root cause though.
i sweat like a nobody’s business! i freeze my butt off when i finish working out AND changed into warm clothes.
i heard someone say once something about your body spending the whole workout trying to keep you cool. then when you finish your body is still in that mode but you aren’t generating the same amount of heat.
i have found that if i do a “cool down” at the end of my training i don’t get that cold after. if i just finish a hard session, like a race, by just stopping, i get very cold.
Well, I can tell you that it’s not low blood sugar. I’m a diabetic, and although “clammy” can be considered a symptom, it doesn’t account for prolonged coldness.
A better explanation is simple biology. When you’re out there exercising for a long time, the body sends more blood to your limbs and hard-working muscles. When you stop exercising, the body will send more blood flow back to the muscles and organs that were ignored, namely the digestive tract.
I’ve always been cold after long runs- even if I take a hot shower 5 minutes before getting back. Can’t say I’ve found a cure except to curl up under the blankets for a nap or put on a sweatshirt.
Thanks all. Lots of good info. Will work on the hydration and electrolytes and see what happens, P