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Santi B.

What do you take to replenish salt during long runs?

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To curb the effects of calf cramping, I adopted a couple of strategies to mitigate the issue. I'm wondering what other things I could try that would help. For me, I start to feel the cramps around mile 16. Here is what I have tried so far:

1. Switched from Gatorade to Zico cconut water because Gatorade has too much sugar. I tried Fluid nutritional drinks, but I wasn't a fan of the flavor.
2. Run with Hammer Endurolytes instead of salt packets. sucking on straight salt is nasty.
3. I do use GU gels for energy, but I'm not sure if that helps with the cramping problems

Any other things I could try on those long runs that would help? Comments are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Kyle
water.

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Nathan
There is a gel that has 4x the sodium. That will help a lot.

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Steve P.
Pickle juice

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Mike B.
S caps + Organic Gu Gels. Just make sure to take them on time.

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Daniel O.
Eat pickles, they're delicious and a life saver for long runs!

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Santi B.
in reply to what Steve P. said:Pickle juice

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to try pickle juice on my 20 mile run this Saturday.

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Santi B.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to try pickle juice on my 20 mile run this Saturday.

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Sandra E.
Ditto to hammer Endurolytes. I heard about soy sauce packets from Chinese food carryout. Have not tried it, but found the idea interesting. Free and cheap.

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