Building bulletproof legs? (Read 240 times)

bap

posted: 5/28/2014 at 1:07 PM

Quote from snapa55 on 5/27/2014 at 2:03 PM:

I grabbed 1 cup at every station, 2 whenever possible. I used cranksport e-Gel's for the race, took one at the start and then every 30-35 minutes.

I'd suggest hat's way too much water. Drink when you are thirsty.

http://www.outsideonline.com/blog/outdoor-adventure/tim-noakes-on-the-serious-problem-of-overhydration-in-endurance-sports.html

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posted: 5/28/2014 at 1:36 PM
modified: 5/28/2014 at 1:38 PM

Quote from bap on 5/28/2014 at 1:07 PM:

I'd suggest that's way too much water. Drink when you are thirsty.

http://www.outsideonline.com/blog/outdoor-adventure/tim-noakes-on-the-serious-problem-of-overhydration-in-endurance-sports.html

Many folks, myself included, think most of what Noakes writes is based upon junk science. Yes, at the extreme too much hydration can cause a problem just as the opposite extreme can cause a problem. IMHO, the problem with the "Drink when you are thirsty" advice when it comes to a marathon is that by the time you're thirsty, it's too late to catch up on hydration.

Fat old man PRs:

1-mile (point to point, gravity assist): 5:50
2-mile: 13:49
5K (gravity assist last mile): 21:31
5-Mile: 37:24
10K (first 10K of my Half Marathon): 48:16
10-Mile (first 10 miles of my Half Marathon): 1:17:40
Half Marathon: 1:42:13