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Hot tub/jacuzzi before the marathon (Read 263 times)

Mr Inertia view log Heck of a Guy posted: 5/7/2008 at 6:49 PM Was thinking of an early morning pre race soak to relax. any thoughts?

Marcus L S Monkey Scratch posted: 5/7/2008 at 7:08 PM I think a short sit in there would be great for loosening up the legs. all you touch and all you see, is all your life will ever be Obesity is a disease. Yes, a disease where nothing tastes bad...except salads.

adam carsis posted: 5/7/2008 at 7:18 PM modified: 5/7/2008 at 7:19 PM remember to not do anything before a race that you are not used to doing before normal runs. try it a few times before your long runs. make sure it doesn't make your legs feel like jelly or make you light headed. my first thought was that you should let your body aclimatize to the environment of your marathon. a hot bath may disrupt your body's thermoregulation. then if you go outside and get ready for the race, your body may take a while to figure out what is goin on, ect. i would suggest just a warm shower to get you going. but, again, if it works great when you do it before training runs, then i should work great before a race.

Run To Win view log Blaine Moore posted: 5/7/2008 at 7:46 PM Quote from Mr Inertia on 5/7/2008 at 6:49 PM: Was thinking of an early morning pre race soak to relax. any thoughts? If your marathon is in the evening, then yeah, go for it. Run to Win I just started using Twitter - anybody else on there? http://twitter.com/RunToWin

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