On Jul 7, 2015, at 7:13 am, Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote:
> She was drinking regularly but simply not absorbing it (she threw up a > lot of fluids during a post-race massage I'll spare you the details > she usually thoughtfully supplies). Since then she's used special > electrolyte pills for any endurance events. Some people simply need > more salts in order to absorb water. This varies a lot from person to > person. I just remembered an interview with Bevan Docherty (double olympic medallist triathlete) who had problems when he stepped up to Ironman racing. He had some tests done which found that he could only absorb a certain amount of fluid per hour and any more would cause digestive problems. Nearly all endurance events here have drink sponsors so you get a choice of electrolyte or water. Our local marathon is small enough that they let you send your own bottles to the aid stations, which is an option I’ll take if I do it again. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
