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Date: 11 Jun 2006 18:20:04
From: Bob Beckert
Subject: Added salt intake during marathon
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I ran the RNR Marathon in San Diego on June 4th and I was surprised to see
the race directors handing out salt packets to everyone leaving the corrals
and entering the start line. They also suggested, and passed out, salt
during the race. What is the current thinking on taking added salt during a
marathon?
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Date: 12 Jun 2006 02:44:52
From: Doug Freese
Subject: Re: Added salt intake during marathon
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"Bob Beckert" <rbeckert@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:o9Zig.63303$P2.54282@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
>I ran the RNR Marathon in San Diego on June 4th and I was surprised to
>see the race directors handing out salt packets to everyone leaving the
>corrals and entering the start line.
You got two good answers already. I'd just like to add, FINALLY, a
marathon that is coming of age with respect to salt. Hmmmm, I wonder if
Ozzie has any influence on this?
-DougF
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Date: 11 Jun 2006 19:31:57
From: Dot
Subject: Re: Added salt intake during marathon
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Bob Beckert wrote:
> I ran the RNR Marathon in San Diego on June 4th and I was surprised to see
> the race directors handing out salt packets to everyone leaving the corrals
> and entering the start line. They also suggested, and passed out, salt
> during the race. What is the current thinking on taking added salt during a
> marathon?
>
>
Salt or other electrolytes are used to keep electrolytes in balance when
drinking lots of fluids. It's to reduce probability of hyponatremia.
This is an issue for runners that are out for, say 4 hrs or more, but
could occur much sooner. There have been deaths in marathons from this -
too few electrolytes (mostly sodium) for the amount of water and not
recognizing the symptoms (hence "treatment" aggravated the situation).
This sort of highlights the important aspects
http://www.amaasportsmed.org/programs/hyponatremia.pdf
These go into a little more detail.
http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/salt.html
http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/hyponatremia.html
You might want to google for hyponatremia and focus on stuff in the last
couple years regarding hydration and hyponatremia. Some of the past
issues stemmed from bad advice from some organizations, but I think some
of that is starting to be clarified. And larger marathons are educating
runners as well as improving medical help available (like having a
device to test sodium concentrations in plasma, I think).
Dot
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"Success is different things to different people"
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Date: 11 Jun 2006 20:55:10
From: Baal
Subject: Re: Added salt intake during marathon
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The stress of marathon running is well known. Dehydration and electrolyte
imbalance are two of the recognised complications of this sport. In a study
of collapsed marathon runners, however, investigators noted that
hypernatraemia with hyperosmolality was equally
as hypernatraemia
http://bjo.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/extract/89/7/930
--
I smile and go off waving
(Amiably) - for that's my way
Baal
http://www.helden.org.uk
"Dot" <dot.h@#duh?att.net > wrote in message
news:Nc_ig.168526$Fs1.62909@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Bob Beckert wrote:
>
>> I ran the RNR Marathon in San Diego on June 4th and I was surprised to
>> see the race directors handing out salt packets to everyone leaving the
>> corrals and entering the start line. They also suggested, and passed out,
>> salt during the race. What is the current thinking on taking added salt
>> during a marathon?
> Salt or other electrolytes are used to keep electrolytes in balance when
> drinking lots of fluids. It's to reduce probability of hyponatremia. This
> is an issue for runners that are out for, say 4 hrs or more, but could
> occur much sooner. There have been deaths in marathons from this - too few
> electrolytes (mostly sodium) for the amount of water and not recognizing
> the symptoms (hence "treatment" aggravated the situation).
>
> This sort of highlights the important aspects
> http://www.amaasportsmed.org/programs/hyponatremia.pdf
>
> These go into a little more detail.
> http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/salt.html
> http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/hyponatremia.html
>
> You might want to google for hyponatremia and focus on stuff in the last
> couple years regarding hydration and hyponatremia. Some of the past issues
> stemmed from bad advice from some organizations, but I think some of that
> is starting to be clarified. And larger marathons are educating runners as
> well as improving medical help available (like having a device to test
> sodium concentrations in plasma, I think).
>
> Dot
>
>
> --
> "Success is different things to different people"
> -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
>
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Date: 12 Jun 2006 03:28:08
From: Dot
Subject: Re: Added salt intake during marathon
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Bob Beckert wrote:
> I ran the RNR Marathon in San Diego on June 4th and I was surprised to see
> the race directors handing out salt packets to everyone leaving the corrals
> and entering the start line. They also suggested, and passed out, salt
> during the race. What is the current thinking on taking added salt during a
> marathon?
>
Bob, Something I'm curious about something that crossed my mind this
afternoon. Did they provide salt with no indication of what it was for?
Nothing in race packet, pre-race meeting, or ...? (I'm not familiar with
the various marathons, but I've heard people refer to race packets, etc
where they sometimes provide safety information) I'm just curious from
the perspective of runner education - either through training or race
packets or whatever. (I'm asking this from the perspective of someone
who's not always sure about a lot of things at races, which many people
just assume the runner knows.)
Dot
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"Success is different things to different people"
-Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
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