Re: hydration packs

Ignoramus7876 said:

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Ignoramus7876 said:

Are they worth it for half marathons? I would fill mine with some
electrolyte solution.

No.

Electrolytes are almost useless for a race that short.

Someone else suggested that electrolytes would be useful (DrLith).

You're not paying much attention. Not much use until you're some way over two
hours. And even then, if you're buying into the idea of taking supplements
on the run, CARBS are more important than electrolytes. (Does your lifestyle
permit you to consume large amounts of electrolytes ? You wouldn't put huge
quantities of salt on your dinner, do you ?)

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Donovan Rebbechi said:

Electrolytes are almost useless for a race that short.

Two hours is short in your book?

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In article <[email hidden]>, Donovan Rebbechi

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On 2004-09-19, Ignoramus7876 <[email hidden]>

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Are they worth it for half marathons? I would fill mine with some
electrolyte solution.

No.

Electrolytes are almost useless for a race that short.

Someone else suggested that electrolytes would be useful (DrLith).

If by electrolytes we are talking about salt, Potassium is of liitle
value for something this short, then most sport drinks include salt with
the carbs. Gatorade, Cytomax, yada yada all have some salt to fullfil
your needs. Did yo check to see if the race is offering a sport drink
and you will not need to buy and carry a hydration pack. Keep it simple.

-DF

Ignoramus7876 said:

My lifestyle allows me to eat all salt I want, which is typically not
much. So, regarding drinking on the run, all I want is to not create
any dangerous condition in regards to electrolytes.

Salt != electrolytes. You need a balance or you can get into
serious trouble. Serious as in fatal heart attack trouble. Look
up sodium/potassium balance....

(BTW, the mixture mentioned earlier had equal parts sodium and
potassium. I prefer commercial mixtures like Accelerade.)

Doug Freese said:

If by electrolytes we are talking about salt, Potassium is of liitle
value for something this short

.... except for maintaining sodium/potassium balance. This
wouldn't be a big issue with most people, but you always have some
guy with a weird diet out there. :-)

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(BTW, the mixture mentioned earlier had equal parts sodium and
potassium. I prefer commercial mixtures like Accelerade.)

Equal? Nah! 4 NA.. 1 K. One to one is too much K.

-DF

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(BTW, the mixture mentioned earlier had equal parts sodium and
potassium. I prefer commercial mixtures like Accelerade.)

Equal? Nah! 4 NA.. 1 K. One to one is too much K.

I thought he (you?) wrote 1/2 tsp of both. I bet it was 1/2 tbsp
to 1/2 tsp, but that's an easy mistake to make... and why I'll
stick with the commercial stuff.

steve common said:

Donovan Rebbechi said:

Electrolytes are almost useless for a race that short.

Two hours is short in your book?

It's short enough that I don't worry about electrolytes on low intensity two
hour training runs, which is essentially what he's proposing.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

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I thought he (you?) wrote 1/2 tsp of both. I bet it was 1/2 tbsp to
1/2 tsp, but that's an easy mistake to make... and why I'll stick with
the commercial stuff.

Not me, I use commerial stuff and add water.

-DF

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Ignoramus7876 said:

Are they worth it for half marathons? I would fill mine with some
electrolyte solution.

No.

Electrolytes are almost useless for a race that short.

Just take water, and CARBS.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

For those of us who lose excessive salt, sodium in a half (even at running
1:28) is useful.