Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 22)

So I am finally starting to get into some bigger miles...72 mile ride Sat with a 14 mile run Sunday.  The problem? Cramps -mainly on the ride.  Do any of you all use Electrolyte tabs or salt tabs?  Just curious if they help.

I am hydrating pretty well during the week and definitely during the workout, but am still cramping up.

I really want to figure out the nutritional side soon and am looking for some help!

Thanks guys!

I use salt sticks or lava salts.  They help.  Of course on race da its like 40 degrees colder than what I train in but there it is

Hug the white line.  The compression cracks are milder there and you will hardly notice them.

And then thank your lucky stars that you don't live in TX.  I would KILL to ride on 388 right now...because it would feel so smooth.

I was all over the white line.  It was a little better. It still sucked.

Yea, white line better but no what I would call "good".

I am taking Salt Stick this year. I used to take S caps but REI carries Salt Stick and with their discounts and free shipping you can't beat it.

enjoy,

Duane

I guess I just don't think that the road is all that bad.  Worse than the rest of the course, but on my scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is smooth asphalt and 10 is the worst road you can ride on I still would only give it a 4 at most.  Certainly not worth the amount of complaining people do about it.  Compression cracks are not that big a deal.

Then again, I spent 6.5 months riding in Iraq.  Perspective.

It might not be sodium intake or hydration causing the cramps.  It could be your position on the bike, or pushing the bike too hard, but salt tabs are always a good start.

All salt tabs are not created equal so be aware of how much sodium and what else is in each tab.  The Hammer products contain FAR less than Salt Stick, but cost the same for a bottle.  You have to take like 4 endurloytes for every one salt stick tablet.

I'm a chronic cramper because I'm on Crestor.  I swear by Hammer Endurolytes. I've gone on several long rides and runs where I thought I wouldn't need them or may have forgotten them.  That hurt.

Some people made a Facebook page for Augusta, so I thought it would be a good idea to do one for  IMFL too. 

http://www.facebook.com/groups/340100136073295/

Just keep track of the mg you are taking, not necessarily how many tabs.

Finally got my flo disc in.  She'll need to be trimmed up a bit (remove the hydration wing, put back on the downtueb cage, put a mini saddle bag tucked up as close to the seat as possible), but she's just about race ready, long before I am.

Just keep track of the mg you are taking, not necessarily how many tabs.

15step - 2012-07-31 10:40 AM Have you all started thinking about nutrition yet? If not, you might want to begin the process Primarily I have been using Perform and GU as a way to do total on the course nutrition this time around. So far so good, with some solids thrown in to keep the stomach full. I still haven't quite figured out how much I should be doing at once (like how many GU per hour and how much water to Perform I should be consuming) but I think I can make it work. In the past, Infinit has been the drink of choice, but it was cumbersome carrying around so many bottles and still left me feeling a bit hungry. Anyone else going the Perform route? I hear EFS is a pretty good nutrition set to try out, and we all know that Infinit is respectable. What works best for you?

I like accelerade.  I like it has a little protien in it and I like the taste still after 5 years of using it.  Yeah I have to carry I with me but I am in no danger of winning   I use twizzlers for solids.  They taste WAY better than gels fit nicely in a bento box when cut in half and don't melt. Plus I can buy 2 pounds of them for the cost of 3 gels.  Keep it simple.  People totally over think nutrition.  Take in fluids and sugar.  Use what is palatable. HAve a back up plan.