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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Spring
Spring must have been in the air because we had over a dozen runners out this morning bounding the pavement along Chemainus road running all different distances from 5-- 12 -- and longer to24 k.m, So after the run Esquire coffee was busy with lots of chatter and coffee being consumed by the runners. After running with my N.B 573 trail runners for some time I finally replaced the insoles of my runners I didnt get the right feeling from having them in my shoes , so I replaced the liners with a thicker better formed insole. Trail runners are usually a low lined shoe with better rubber on the soles with a sturdy shank so you wont feel the rougher terrain that you run on , some of the trail runners offer less support for the arches and seeing they are a straighter shoe with not much heel raise and cushioning and bounce that you get in a road running shoe, This makes me run different that why I placed a different insole in my trail runners now I have arch and heal cushioning in my runners with a slight raise in the back of the shoe for my heal, now with a slightly raised heal running becomes easier for my legs and less pull on my Achilles tendon, now i have a natural lean forward in my runners with a slight raise for my heal, whereas before the liner in my shoe was flat and when I was running I lean forward a bit and my trail runners being flatter it makes me stretch my Achilles more then I like. OH yes we talked about pickle juice or Mt Runner did how it is supposed to be good for leg cramps, It is supposed to recover you faster then ordinary water but why not make sure that you have plenty of fluids and sodium intake before you do your exercise . Isn't pickle juice supposed to trick the nervous system a bit so that it forgets that you have a cramp plus there is that you might take to much pickle juice and therefore to much salt. I like to mix my water pack with a little apple vinegar and a fruit juice, This gives me potassium's , sodium all these are good at preventing a cramp and helps my thirst. Run Smart.
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Runner Two... here's the goods on both mustard and pickle juice for leg cramps.
ReplyDeleteFor years coaches have given mustard to their athletes with leg cramps. Cramps are sometimes caused by a deficiency in acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that stimulates your muscles to work. Mustard has acetic acid, which helps the body make more acetylcholine. Take a spoonful or two of mustard.
Well, what about pickle juice? As with mustard, coaches have given pickle juice to their athletes with leg cramps. Cramps are sometimes caused by a deficiency in acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that stimulates your muscles to work. Pickle juice has acetic acid, which helps the body make more acetylcholine. Take a few ounces of pickle juice.
Run safe.
Mountain Runner
Thank You Mountain Runner.- runnertwo- I also find that the body needs food that is easily to digest like carbohydrates and electolytes and fluids after and during a workout lasting longer then say 90 minutes and some people experiment with what works best for them to get away from the high cost of sport drinks. Runners { athletes } that have problems with cramping or dehydration, need a bit more salt intake to retain fluids Pickle and mustard fluid is high in sodium . Pickle juice provides athletes a two-for-one with sodium and fluid in one shot. you have to dilute it to experiment with what works best for yourselve so that you dont have that cramping when out for a run. Id say experment with this before a race .. carbohydrates and protein things that are easy to digest, ;sugar , wine gums, you could use as an alternative to energy gels and now chocolate milk is getting popular after execising its high in carbohydrates and protein I kind of stick to gummy bears or something sweet for a pick me up after running but that is chancing the subject
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