Comments on: Advice?

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:51:35 +0000

i haven’t heard of this page but i am a student of Mrs. Vermeulen and i LOVE 2 run 2!! well i’m just stopping by to say hello and keep up the AWESOME work!!!!!!!!!!

By: lsabin

lsabin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:15:36 +0000

I sometimes feel nauseous or cramping after running long, or intensly. I recommend ingesting simple carboydrate within the first half hour after the race.

I studied nutrition at Ashmead, when I was working towards getting certified as a personal trainer. Emily Edison, MS. RD, my nutrition instructor says that you should ingest .5 grams of carbohydrate per body weight. For a 130 lb person that would be 65 grams of carboyhdrate, which would be about 260 calories. 2 hours later ingest another 260 calories.

What works for me is a power bar or endurox sports drink.

By: grinnbearit

grinnbearit — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:02:45 +0000

my stomach ALWAYS has a terrible reaction to caffeine if i’ve had any within about four hours of running. I’m no pro marathoner, but i’d suggest scaling down the substance intake besides water, eating plenty of carbs when you’re at rest, and slowly letting your body adjust to any new foods, gels, or liquids.

By: Rahim Rahman

Rahim Rahman — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:48:26 +0000

My stomach cramped bad during the first 2 marathons because I took Powerbar Gel 2x Caffeine. So, if she took gel, her stomach might not like caffeine during a strenous exercise.

By: noelryan

noelryan — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:31:30 +0000

First thought – dehydration. Just not drinking enough water.

Second thought (and probably way off-beam) – Irritable Bowel, Crohns or Ulcerative Colitis. All that jigging around of the internals whilst running can cause all sorts of irritation with bowels, leading to cramps as the muscles over-react and contract hard. Hope it’s the first one.