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Sodium Intake
Hi All, I am a runner, about 35mpw and a very salty sweater. Sometimes when I finish a run in the high temperatures, I feel dizzy and immediately drink Gatorade and add salt to it. That immediately makes me feel better. Anyway, I use a FitBit to track expenditure and use MFP to track intake and try to come up with a number…
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Pain in Left Shin
I am a runner, about 30-35mpw. Yesterday, I gave a couch to a friend of mine. I helped carry it from my condo which didn't seem too strenuous at the time- no stairs. Later in the afternoon I went for a 6.5 mile run which is well within my comfort zone for distance. This morning, I woke up with what feels like shin splints…
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Running Hill Repeats
Which climb is better for hill repeats: 68ft of gain over 0.3 miles or 30ft of gain over .25 miles. My normal runs give me approx 65ft of elevation gain per mile. The first option gives me 40ft of gain during the first tenth, flat for a tenth, and 28ft for the last third. The second option is pretty consistent grade. I am…
