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After a run of at least 30 minutes I get an unpleasant smell which is a bit like amonia (no I have not wet myself) can anybody tell me what this is and whether I can avoid it?
Too much information? - but I cannot smell it on my kit later when I wash it so fairly sure it is my sense of smell and not me.
Too much information? - but I cannot smell it on my kit later when I wash it so fairly sure it is my sense of smell and not me.
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I sometimes get a metallic taste / smell at the back of my throat after a hard session. It was suggested that I had my magnesium levels checked (which I didn't) I tried taking magnesium capsules but they didn't seem to help.
If you find an answer let me know. Ta.
Quite an old thread. I thought I would add to it rather than create a new one:
This subject was highlighted to me from another forum so I wanted to do some more research.
I had noticed this a few times and thought it was chemicals from the fields I run in and around. I've just come back from a 10miler and the smell is very strong today. I think it's dehydration based rather than a lack of carbohydrate as I had a bowl of museli about an hour before running.
It's not a horrible sweaty smell but very strong chemical smell.
My question is: Is this buring amino acids bad?
It's a bit like blaming the dog when you fart Moraghan...
Actually I get this on the odd occastion. In normal circumstances I sweat like an absolute maniac but it doesn't smell of much in particular - not until it's dried out. But I have noticed a strong ammonia smell, always a long way into a run and generally I've noticed it when I'm feeling pretty shit. The RW article linked above does make sense; initially I thought it might have something to do with carb depletion because I can distinctly remember the smell kicking up towards the end of a long run where I was feeling pretty woozy, but dehydration rather than carb depletion as such seems more accurate, since I've also noticed it after feeling pretty bad on a hot day, but not energy depleted
I know what my Bobby Orange smells like and it aint like this!
I looked up the explanation and it made sense to me (I am a Biochemistry graduate so it ought to!)
I find that eating cake before a swimming training session stops this happening, and also over time as I became fitter it happened less and less (without the cake requirement).
(I've never had this effect from running - don't think I run far or hard enough to deplete my carb stores!)
ETA I see the RW article recommends an apple, not cake. Ah well...