Salt cravings???

Yes, I craved salt like crazy all the time until I started using electrolytes with both training and racing. I don't like gatorade warm so I was only using water and Gu.

I finally figured this out after a difficult hot oly race, where I totally ran out of steam during the run. After the race, all I could think about was SALT. And they had no salty snacks at the post race food table. I talked with my friend (who is in my age group and always places 1st!) about wanting salt, and she told me about NUUN. It's an electrolyte replacement tablet you put in your water bottle and it dissolves really fast.

Now I use 1/2 NUUN tablet per 20 ounces of water fill-up along with Gu. http://www.nuun.com

Now I never crave salt and the last oly race I did, I had plenty of steam for the run!

Edited by keyone 2008-08-13 10:24 PM

Great, another adjustment I need to make.  For the last week I've been craving salt so much I've been eating whole wheat bread with butter and kosher salt!   I've been using gatorade but I probably need to look into a better option. 

Yes, isn't that weird? I am drinking less water, too. I used to drink all six of my fuel belt bottles in a one hour run. Now I only drink about 4. There's probably some physiological explanation for it, but I don't know what.

I tried endurolytes, but they gave me a stomach ache. Everyone is different, so others reading this will have to experiment until you find out what works best for you.



Edited by keyone 2008-08-14 2:31 PM