on yesterdays ultra I noticed half way through that my fingers had swollen.both hands but with the left being worse..a little sore at the knuckles as well.
I have never had it before and wondering why it might have happened.....or if it was a coincidence and it was a reaction to something else
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was it warm? my fingers get swollen, specially when it is warm or on a long run. I don't think it is anything to worry about, apart from the fact that it is sore! And makes it harder to open whatever it is you want to eat...
it was very windy so felt cold despite the sun......#
Most people were in trousers and jackets because of the wind.......I managed to get sunburn on my shoulders despite the cold wind
i've ran in heat before and in cold.....so I was surprised.
luckily i dont wear rings or i would have been worried
here's a link to an article about why it happens
http://www.livestrong.com/article/211317-why-do-my-fingers-swell-when-i-run/
interesting..I still cant work out why it happened yesterday not before.
Seren , good to see you yesterday at the start. Great turnout for the first running of this race.
Unable to run myself as I have other plans, how did it go ?
Re swollen fingers I get it all the time, have done all my adult life whilst running and carrying a rucksack..
Never bothered me and once I have stopped running they return to normal quite quickly
I think there is always a bit of swelling on a long race- every time I'm out for more than a fewhours this happens, but it will be worse if you are hyponatraemic/ overdrinking. I had very badly swollen hands on the 2 occaisions where I definatley got it wrong, fluid- wise on hot days- on one occoaision I ended up DNF'ing due to some sort of heat- related illness, on the other I got bad calf cramps, so I think there is a relationship with fluid troubles.
I don't know a solution other than being careful about hydration/ salt replace,ent, and spending a few minutes each hour looking stupid with your hands up in the air!
Which race was it?
it was the vale ultra.....only 31 milews and not very hilly at all..........I have tried to work outr if anything was different.....
the previous weeek i had done a 57 miler and the week before 33 miles in the lake district...so this one was a bit of an easy one.....maybe it was the strange weather of warm sun but a very strong wind that confused my body..
they were ok today on my run
If you walk fast swinging your arms the centrifugal force pushes the intercellular fluid into your fingers. I asked my GP about this and he just laughed and said I don't know.
I've had it when walking and as soon as I got running again it went.
Yes I only get it when walking any distance in hot weather, when I am running (elbows bent) it doesn't happen.
Maybe your salt intake was a bit high in the days before Seren? It can cause water retention.
I was at the Vale Ultra acting as sweeper and caught the sun too! The wind definitely made a big difference, I was fine when moving but got very cold when stopped and moving slowly. Towards the end, moving at 2-3 mph with the back of the pack I had 3 upper layers on, arm warmers, buff, hat and gloves!
The fingers thing happens to me occasionally too, I don't worry about it as long as I'm feeling OK and have been drinking and eating well.
it was great to be in an event with a geneorus cutoff..for once i had finished had icecream. driven home .. then bathed and ate ...had a few drinks watching tv before the final cutoff time