Today sees the second post in our series on fluid intake, dehydration and exercise. Yesterday we looked at the history of fluid intake and how radically our beliefs on the subject had changed. Today we turn our attention to the evidence that has accompanied this shift, beginning with the contention that runners who become dehydrated […]
Archives for October 2007
Fluid intake, dehydration and exercise: Part I
Today we begin our five part series on fluid intake during exercise. As discussed, we will look at this complex and somewhat controversial issue over the next two weeks, covering the following topics: The story begins, as most do, at the beginning…a look at the history of fluid intake and drinking during endurance exercise, which […]
Fluid intake, dehydration and exercise: A new series of posts
First let us say a big “Thank You” to everyone who has asked questions, posted comments, and contributed to the debates here at the Science of Sport. We have had an incredibly positive reaction to our posts on the Chicago Marathon, and many relevant and good questions were asked in the wake of those posts. […]
Post-Chicago analysis continued: One patient’s details
The news media are slowing down a bit here in Chicago, but the questions still remain—and we are not talking about why the race ran out of water, if they even ran out of water, or why they shortened the course. Rather, we are most interested in the runners who remained in the hospital on […]
Women vs Men Part III
Yesterday, we looked at the performance differences between men and women across the entire range of distances from 100m to the Ultra-marathons, in an attempt to see whether the theory that women are better long distance runners than men is true. Yes, we acknowledge that there are flaws in this method, because far fewer women […]
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