When I was a lad (showing my age here) crisps used to come with a little packet of salt which you could add or not to your taste. Maybe we don't need crisps but a table in marathons that hand out the little packets of salt.
"quite a lot of the ultra people and ironman lot take salt tablets"
they tend not to be just sodium though (but I guess you know that Hipps!) but are the full electrolyte tabs/drinks........
IM events tend to have an interesting mix of things at the run aid stations from gels and energy drinks to crisps, nuts, bananas, flat Coke etc through to what I think is a life saver - chicken soup (well, more a chicken bouillon)...........when you crave some salt and a change from sweet and sticky gels and energy drinks, the chicken soup gives a real lift.............should be compulsory in marathons!
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<pours another glass of wine>
maybe race organisers could hand out crisps in a marathon, would make a change.
Mind you, theres not much salt in crisps these days
Doesn't the body just dispose of any excess salt?
actually
but chronic salt overload over a long period of time is linked to high blood pressure
still think we should be given the choice
grumbles
What about salt tablets, worthwhile?
quite a lot of the ultra people and ironman lot take salt tablets
Michael-but that takes all the FUN out of it;)
Usually after a marathon I don't want to even look at anything sweet so it would make a change to get something salty during a marathon.
they tend not to be just sodium though (but I guess you know that Hipps!) but are the full electrolyte tabs/drinks........
IM events tend to have an interesting mix of things at the run aid stations from gels and energy drinks to crisps, nuts, bananas, flat Coke etc through to what I think is a life saver - chicken soup (well, more a chicken bouillon)...........when you crave some salt and a change from sweet and sticky gels and energy drinks, the chicken soup gives a real lift.............should be compulsory in marathons!
i must pack some savoury stuff for this weekend
there is only so much sugar a body can take!
i guess that's why the gels are so popular, you get what you need without drinking too much.
i don't like the fancy pants drinks and scoff honey whilst out on long ones followed by rinsing my mouth with water.
anyone else do this? is it ok...perhaps I should have a couple of crisps in my pocket too.