Comments on: So Far So Good With The Marathon Training http://www.runbulldogrun.com/marathon-training/so-far-so-good-with-the-marathon-training/ The Running Adventures of British Bulldog (aka Steve Speirs' Training Log) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:29:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ben Millkan http://www.runbulldogrun.com/marathon-training/so-far-so-good-with-the-marathon-training/comment-page-1/#comment-19370 Ben Millkan Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:45:16 +0000 http://www.runbulldogrun.com/marathon-training/so-far-so-good-with-the-marathon-training/#comment-19370 Sounds like you're off to a good start! Be sure to get some sort of hydration system; as you hit the longer distances, dehydration becomes a major issue, and so does overheating. I read an article about an Australian ultramarathon winner named Wayne Gregory who had some sort of wearable wrist water bottle. He froze it -- and so besides giving him an extra water source, it lowered his body temperature (the wrists are an ideal heat transfer point.) By keeping his core temp down, he was able to keep going and win the 100 mile race. I don't know where he got this gadget, but the lesson here is that you can lower your core temp by putting ice (or running cold water) over your wrists if you feel like you're starting to overheat. Good luck and keep running! Sounds like you’re off to a good start!

Be sure to get some sort of hydration system; as you hit the longer distances, dehydration becomes a major issue, and so does overheating.

I read an article about an Australian ultramarathon winner named Wayne Gregory who had some sort of wearable wrist water bottle. He froze it — and so besides giving him an extra water source, it lowered his body temperature (the wrists are an ideal heat transfer point.) By keeping his core temp down, he was able to keep going and win the 100 mile race.

I don’t know where he got this gadget, but the lesson here is that you can lower your core temp by putting ice (or running cold water) over your wrists if you feel like you’re starting to overheat.

Good luck and keep running!

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