Forums >Running 101>Hyponatremia - a cautionary tale (warning: long)
Queen of 3rd Place
Ex runner
Dave
I ran a mile and I liked it, liked it, liked it. dgb2n@yahoo.com
rectumdamnnearkilledem
Skeeter, I had hoped that the Army had cut that stuff out. A few basic trainees have died from hyponatremia. When I got to Kuwait way back in the first Gulf War, we were told to drink 2 x 2 liter bottles of water each day. Not too bright.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" - Steven Wright
Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Yeah, well...sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Never had a single problem.
Beer is for AFTER the run. Rehydration. And this: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1518246