Running in the heat

[Sandy]

Gatorade can be hard to absorb for some people as Chatty mentioned as well there are calories attached.  Try Nuun or Zim in water which is an electrolyte tab with flavour but no calories.  It is 180mg and easy to drop in a bottle of water.  Ask Holly for a sample on Tuesday.

[tire guy]

I believe Dennis would agree that fluid with electrolytes is the key.

Absolutely,I am not one to give out any racing resume because I know that no one truly cares , but I will give an example of my Sunday run...I ran for an 1:40+ at an easy training pace & in that time I had 2 large fuel belt bottles of straight water plus a 500ml bottle & 6 large bottles of my infinite mixture (the best stuff in the world not even open for argument) & another 500ml water at the end.At the end of 21k I was covered in salt pale faced & ready to work the rest of the day.With out my infinite I can guarantee that road kill you seen on the Stockdale road wasn't a big coon I would have been me

As for colour of running/biking gear never wear white,you never now it could rain...eeeeewwwww   

[patti]

Yesterday I popped 2 electrolyte tablets every 1/2 hour and I feel great.  We were out for over an hour and a half, and we didn't start until 8am.  Today I feel great, and could easily go out for a long run today.
Electrolytes are your friend!!

patti

[Kate]

Thanks!  I will definitely look into electrolytes.  I can't handle Gatorade ... maybe it has something to do with added sugar? ... but will seek out the others you mentioned Sandy.

If I understand correctly, I am right in that it is better to wear light clothing in the heat versus dark.  But so long as you hydrate, wearing dark clothing might leave you feeling warmer, but is still ok.  I think I will stick to lighter colours.

I have rosacea, so I am always going to have some redness in the face after I exercise.  I tend to have heavy colour at the best of times.  But if I look like a "tomato" (people are so kind), I obviously need more hydration.

Again ... thanks everyone for your help!

[chattyfeet]

I have rosacea also, and it will also give us a more red appearance than others...even if we're perfectly hydrated.

[Sandy]

You can tell yourself that but with proper hydration I have converted MANY a red faced runner "I'm always red faced" "that's my natural colour" "my mother is red faced too, it must run in the family".  There is red, pink and natural.  It's easy to tell the difference.

[Danny (Diane)]

I?m a believer! I play ball hockey and figured as the games are only an hour in length water would be sufficient. However due to the intensity, I was always red faced when the game was over even though I drank a liter of water. For the past couple of weeks I have been trying different combinations. My last game I took Endurolytes before the game and put Nuun in my water bottle. Face was pink and I was definitely sweating but it was a big improvement. Only one prombem - it didn?t help me score any goals.   

[chattyfeet]

perhaps I should have clarified a bit...my rosacea acts up when I exercise and my face is a little pink...more "flushed" if anything.  And it lasts about 5 minutes or so.  My face is not "red" by any means...and my dermatologist says it is completely normal and okay with rosacea sufferers.    He told me that when your body is producing heat (like during exercise) there is an increase in blood flow to the skins' surface so heat can be radiated off.  Your body cools itself by sweating and bringing as much blood to the surface where it can be cooled.  It does this by opening up blood vessels in the face, which in turn will make them look red.  Rosacea itself can be triggered by exercise and/or heat.  Rosacea sufferers have more blood vessels in the face naturally than most people .  My doc also told me that if the red face is accompanied by dizziness, or feelings of unwellness and/or does not fade after the body cools, then you could have an issue.  Interestinly though he never mentioned hydration, and I can't find anything on the internet linking red face during exercise with hydration...although I agree they are related. Sorry folks, I'm listening to my doc on this one...I know  I am taking in enough liquid and sodium and me and my family members have suffered from rosacea for years. 

[Kate]

Danny(Diane) ~
This is the first year in 5 that I have not played ball hockey.  Come July, it feels like it's 100 degrees in the shade inside the arena.  I always drank TONS of water when playing, too.  Enough that bathroom breaks were required.  But as per my norm, I still got extremely red faced and it stayed for a while after the game had ended.  Wish I had known about the electrolyte tabs a few years ago!  Sounds like they are a key ingredient and I am becoming more and more interested the more I read here as my running distance slowly climbs.

Chatty ~
As far as the rosacea, I am still learning how much water to drink to hydrate, so I am still more red than flushed after a run.  (In my own defence, the day last winter that someone referred to me as a "running tomato", I recall that I was way overdressed and really warm.)  I ran this morning early when it was much cooler and it was only a 6K day, so nothing strenuous.  I drank about 16 oz of water over the course of about an hour just before I headed out the door and I didn't carry any water with me.  I arrived home flushed, but not red.


Can anyone tell me ... I feel like I have a glass of water on the go all the time.  I understand that some beverages are dehydrating (coffee, alcohol ...), but if I have club soda with lemon juice added or tea ... does that count as hydrating for the day?

[The Moose1]

If it helps with the Gatorade stomach.  For the last 2 years I've been taking 2 Tums before a long run, and all my stomach issues have stopped.  Not sure how healthy that is, but I have no more Gatorade gut during or after my long or hard runs.

Love Gatorade.

Mike

[chattyfeet]

is taking 2 tums before a run any unhealthier than taking  Sudafed before a long run???  I suffer from seasonal allergies/sinus and find that whenever I take Sudafed I have the BEST runs ever.  I mean, I feel like a million bucks the entire run and actually feel like I am speeding up at the end of some 15, 16, and 18 mile runs.  I KNOW it's the pseudoephedrine...so if I take one before my long runs....when I'm not suffering any allergy/sinus issues, is that bad???  I'm sure it is...so I don't.  But I'll tell you, it's tempting because that drug does wonders for endurance!  No wonder it's banned.

[The Moose1]

I wouldn't take them both at the same time though....who knows what could happen.  Oh, and Tums say not to take with any other medication.

[chattyfeet]

Well, considering the fact that I've never taken a Tums in my entire life, I think it's safe to say that i'll never mix Tums with Sudafed!