I wanted to share a recent experience and get comments on hydration. I'm a triathlete and have been using Accelerade/ErduroxR4 for during and recovery drinks, along with different brands of gels. Lately I have been bonking around 14-16 miles. I was chatting with some folks at the local running store and changed my run only training strategy to Gatorade Endurance and Thermolyte (sodium supplements). It worked out good for me and I hit my goal of 20 miles. So now I have some post run questions.<br><br>
The Gatorade Endurance and Accelerade are pretty much a push with Gatorade having a slight avantage. The difference is that Accelerade has 6.5g protien, that I think I want for the triathlons. What's the affect of protein for running?<br><br>
The Thermolyte is adding 900mg sodium/255mg Potassium per hour. Do I need to worry about sodium overkill? I'm going for my first marathon Jun 5th and looking at roughly 4000mg sodium from Thermolyte and<br>
(40oz/per hr)=22 servings x 200mg=4400mg sodium from Gatorade, plus what ever gels I use. The pace worked good for me at 20 miles.<br><br>
What are you folks doing?<br>
Thanks,<br>
George<br><img alt="surprised.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/surprised.gif">ops:
The Gatorade Endurance and Accelerade are pretty much a push with Gatorade having a slight avantage. The difference is that Accelerade has 6.5g protien, that I think I want for the triathlons. What's the affect of protein for running?<br><br>
The Thermolyte is adding 900mg sodium/255mg Potassium per hour. Do I need to worry about sodium overkill? I'm going for my first marathon Jun 5th and looking at roughly 4000mg sodium from Thermolyte and<br>
(40oz/per hr)=22 servings x 200mg=4400mg sodium from Gatorade, plus what ever gels I use. The pace worked good for me at 20 miles.<br><br>
What are you folks doing?<br>
Thanks,<br>
George<br><img alt="surprised.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/surprised.gif">ops: