Doing a half marathon on Saturday that promises 90-degree weather.
Unfortunately I did not anticipate that kind of heat, and did not train in heat, and...also have not experimented enough with electrolytes.
* In a half marathon distance, would it be sufficient to load up on electrolytes the day before/morning of, or do I also need to take something in during the race? (The race will take me over 2 hours.)
* Accelerade & Cytomax make my tummy queasy, so that is out.
* Of course I can salt my food in the days prior to the race. Although that will take care of the sodium only, not the others. Same with salt tablets.
* I just realized the gels I usually train on (gu) have almost no electrolytes.
There will be a race expo - it's a big HIM race (I'm doing a relay) - is there some product I should seek out at the expo?
I thought I saw somewhere a chart comparing the electrolyte content of various sports products. Maybe it was on the Hammer web site? but I can't find it now.
Thanks for the help!
Oleander
Unfortunately I did not anticipate that kind of heat, and did not train in heat, and...also have not experimented enough with electrolytes.
* In a half marathon distance, would it be sufficient to load up on electrolytes the day before/morning of, or do I also need to take something in during the race? (The race will take me over 2 hours.)
* Accelerade & Cytomax make my tummy queasy, so that is out.
* Of course I can salt my food in the days prior to the race. Although that will take care of the sodium only, not the others. Same with salt tablets.
* I just realized the gels I usually train on (gu) have almost no electrolytes.
There will be a race expo - it's a big HIM race (I'm doing a relay) - is there some product I should seek out at the expo?
I thought I saw somewhere a chart comparing the electrolyte content of various sports products. Maybe it was on the Hammer web site? but I can't find it now.
Thanks for the help!
Oleander