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After a long run, I find that I am suddenly a complete doofer. I trip over stuff, I walk into walls, I am a butterfingers. I have no problem with this any other time, only after long runs, and only for a few hours.

I asked my superfantastic running friend if it happens to him and he said "no :umno: ".

Please tell me that you do this, too! Please?

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Well, I'm no doctor but if you're not dizzy or nauseous I'd say it's just you body recovering?? Low blood sugar was a guess too, but there's usually dizziness or nausea along with loss of motor control.
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I'm always a klutz. :)
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Sorry,
I haven't ever had that problem.
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Brutal doesn't run anything more than 800 meters, so he really wouldn't be a good person to ask.
It sounds like you are just physcially and mentally tired. Have you tried taking a 30 minute nap after your post run stretch and shower? At least just lay down and rest for a bit and have a little something to eat. That might reduce you clumsiness by at least the coefficient of friction or something.
I think cherylpf wears a helmet after her workouts just to be on the safe side.
Good luck. I hope this helps.
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I'm gonna go with the blood sugar thing. It happens to me some times and after I eat, I recover pretty quickly. Or if you eat more, or carb load, you'll probably find that it occurs less.
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Sorry, I haven't ever had that problem.
:1: though sometimes I get that woozy or "high" feeling after a long run..
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Just a thought here Cheeks. It could be a result of low blood pressure or low blood sugar. Both can cause that woozy feeling. If I had to guess I would think it was the latter.
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There's something to be said for the low blood sugar, I am hypoglycemic and after a really hard session, Jerry Lewis has got nothing on me. I skate 40 miles but can't walk down the steps. i locr count on the amount of times i wrenched my shoulder catching myself while falling down the steps.
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According to my Internet medical research, you are both pregnant and have Lyme disease. Congratulations and I'm sorry.
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I may not be quite as clumsy as you describe, but I do find that my coordination drops off during long runs. I do not even have the coordination to open a gel! It seems to go away when I stop running -- or I am just normally so clumsy that I cannot tell the difference.

Well to the running clumsy club. Tripped over any sidwalk cracks? (I have
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Quit staring at the billboard of John, and pay attention to where you are going! :P
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I'm always a klutz. :)
Wish I could help, but I'm constantly running into things, tripping, etc... Running seems to be the only time I'm not in danger or falling.
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I've had that before after really hard runs, its like I'm too exhausted to not trip over things or something. Usually a snack and a nap cures all. but isn't that the solution to all things in life? ;) I guess its a fatigue/blood sugar thing, at least with me.
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:LOL:
i feel very old after a long run. :|
clumsy, yeah, but it's an old clumsy.
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