DRINKING AND RUNNING, AN OBSERVATION....


Knowing full well I had to run at least 14 miles on Sunday I went out on Saturday night. Not the smartest thing I have ever done, but I needed it. Al, one of the team in training folks here had a bar crawl fundraiser. A bar crawl for those of you who don't know, is basically just what it says. You start at a bar have some drinks, food, etc. and then move on to the next. The bars are within walking distance, hence the crawl. Anyway I had a really good time. It's been a long time since I went out to the bar and it was nice talking to everyone and people watching. Speaking of people watching, either kids today have gotten really good at faking IDs or I am getting old!!

So long story short I had about few beers and a shot!! Thanks Amy! It was some sort of orange thing that tasted just like an orange pushup ice cream! After a time we ended up back at the first bar and the DJ was playing, the dance floor was crowded, and I firgured I had better leave or running was not going to be an option. So I bid my farwells and headed off. I was in bed by 11:30 and felt great when I woke up in the AM. I drank a big glass of water before going to bed and had some more in the morning with a bagel. Fast forward to mile 11 or 12 of my run... All of a sudden I got dizzy. When I say dizzy I mean looking around so I don't fall on anyone dizzy. It felt as though the ground was falling away from my feet, very strange. It only happend 2 times, but Tim, my running buddy yesterday, thanks by the way Tim!! seemed to think that dehydration was the culprit and alcohol was the cause. No arguement from the dizzy guy. So a couple of things learned, first drink copious amounts of water before and during a run if you have a few drinks the night before. And second, when you feel like dancing instead of leaving...

you can always run the day after the day after!!!

R.P.D.

Integrity has no need of rules. Albert Camus