tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post3173776055261075864..comments2023-11-03T05:46:16.883-05:00Comments on Simon Says...Run: MORE THOUGHTChadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412073727859282887noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-30360485169438992582007-11-21T11:34:00.000-06:002007-11-21T11:34:00.000-06:00Nice!!! He left a full 20 meters for the other 24...Nice!!! He left a full 20 meters for the other 249 runners behind him - very considerate of him.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412073727859282887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-7025834522231415152007-11-21T11:26:00.000-06:002007-11-21T11:26:00.000-06:00McDougal, Collapsed well beyond the finish line. I...McDougal, Collapsed well beyond the finish line. I would estimate 10,020 metersBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832060543468624144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-13527246652969233352007-11-20T18:55:00.000-06:002007-11-20T18:55:00.000-06:00Well I was talking about 2 different issues; 1) wo...Well I was talking about 2 different issues; 1) women stopping right at the finish line (hence running exactly 6,000 meters versus running through the chute) and 2) people collapsing at the finish. I didn't see the men's race, so I can't comment on that. The picture I did see of McDougal, it didn't look like he was lying on the timing mat.<BR/><BR/>As for your explanation on the cause of collapsing, why don't we see more people collapsing at road races? It seems like it's more prominent in cross-country, which is typically a colder time of year for the sport.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412073727859282887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-50604503027147577092007-11-20T13:55:00.000-06:002007-11-20T13:55:00.000-06:00Were you being facetious when you suggested that "...Were you being facetious when you suggested that "these women need to learn to run 6,010 meters instead of 6,000 meters"? The more accurate explanation for runners collapsing at the finish is a drop in blood pressure. I'm not an expert, but the explanation goes more or less like this: while running, your heart rate is elevated and blood is pumping rapidly in the leg muscles. Once you cease running (cross the finish line), the pumping in the legs stops, your heart rate drops rapidly, and blood pools in the legs, which in turn causes your blood pressure to drop. This fall in blood pressure results in the collapse. This explanation has been addressed several times online, especially with reference to the idea of "heat exhaustion" (see http://www.letsrun.com/forum/report.php?board=1&id=2164544&thread=2164134&page=0).<BR/>Plus, didn't McDougal collapse at the finish? It's not just the women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com