Do you take salt tablets on the run? (Read 3474 times)

Nobody really knows.

Nobody really knows.

seriously? what about hiccups?

diaphragm spasms

what causes the dia frag 'em spasm?

Do you get hiccups while running? Man, that would suck. I belch a lot while running. I'm such a lady.

Sheesh, that's nothing, my girl running partners and I just joke about the pre-run "excuse me, for I may have some serious farts during this run." We can't always eat that perfect pre-run meal.

Rather that than the serious monster breath. At least the farts are temporary. And how about the people who believe that they must, must, must douse themselves with AXE before working out. Again, I think farts smell better than AXE.

For what it is worth, I sweat a fair amount and I have experienced terrible cramping in both of my previous marathons. On Sun, I consumed 4 GUs (at 1:00, 1:45, 2:15 and 3:00) with about 2-4 oz of water with each and regular Gatorade at the other stops (to thirst). No salt tabs. No cramping. Nothing about my pre-race morning nutrition changed from previous races. It is worth mentioning that the temps were cool on race morning. By the end of the race, though cool, the sun was shining and there were plenty of salt covered runners at the finish. And, I feel I was much better prepared than past marathons. I am not sure that salt tablets add much value in cooler temps.