pre-exercise salt

Hopefully the first week of full volume for many of you went well!  Some are still in varying stages of building up, so keep moving forward smartly.  And for all, just a reminder that we encourage you to share your mileage and how your weeks are going with the team through the comments on the blog post.  We had just over 50% participation, way lower than previous summers!

Several weeks ago we mentioned how important it is to maintain sodium levels by salting your food to taste and even by adding it to a sports drink.  We lose a lot of sodium as we exercise through sweat.  During the summer time with heat and humidity the sodium loss is even more pronounced.  Often we hear to make sure we are staying hydrated by drinking water.  You can regulate proper hydration by simply drinking according to thirst.  You don't need to force yourself to drink more and more water.  Rather, you can be proactive in maintaining your sodium levels by pre-salting PRIOR to exercise.  Probably the best way to do that is by adding 1/2 teaspoon to about 12 oz  of Powerade/Gatorade and drinking it about 30-45 minutes before running.  If you are a "heavy-sweater", you may need to add 3/4 to 1 full teaspoon.  You could do this before heading out to the mountain for a long run or to the river for an Easy Tempo run.  Several team members have already tried it and have felt that it helped quite a bit.

Last week of the ascending to full volume phase...aerobic short specificity on deck!

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