Dehydration In The Short Runner
All summer runners devote their time into training for the cross country season, but sometimes preparation isn’t enough; furthermore, you need to improve the outside sources in order to have a proud race time during the season.
Literature Review Can you image running continuous miles in the agonizing heat? Well, all summer long runner’s devote their lives to training in hope of an impressive season. When the miles start to become tiresome, determination and competitive mindsets are what they thrive on. However, human’s bodies are not supernatural and if runners do not properly treat their bodies, then a good race time is the least of their worries.
Dehydration seems to be a common issue found among runners. “Dehydration is what causes runners to experience headaches, cramps, and dizziness during their workouts” (Chock, 2014). According to the website, runnersworld.com,“the lack of fluids can make or great your workout.” That most nearly means that without the proper hydration runner’s bodies can not physically allow them to perform their best. This is because during the cross country season the humid hot weather “makes our bones become less efficient” (Lovett, 2015). Another important component to becoming an excellent runner is not having an ideal diet to fuel their bodies. Think about it, runners are burning thousands of calories a …show more content…
I first notice this dilemma at the first cross country race of the season. As soon as the gun shot off for the race, I could feel that something wasn’t right. My side started to ache, stomach started to cramp, and before long I knew that this was not going to be a perfect way to start off the season. Let me tell ya, that felt absolutely terrible! This was the moment I decided that if I want to become a more productive runner then I need to do more preparation other than being mentally
Literature Review Can you image running continuous miles in the agonizing heat? Well, all summer long runner’s devote their lives to training in hope of an impressive season. When the miles start to become tiresome, determination and competitive mindsets are what they thrive on. However, human’s bodies are not supernatural and if runners do not properly treat their bodies, then a good race time is the least of their worries.
Dehydration seems to be a common issue found among runners. “Dehydration is what causes runners to experience headaches, cramps, and dizziness during their workouts” (Chock, 2014). According to the website, runnersworld.com,“the lack of fluids can make or great your workout.” That most nearly means that without the proper hydration runner’s bodies can not physically allow them to perform their best. This is because during the cross country season the humid hot weather “makes our bones become less efficient” (Lovett, 2015). Another important component to becoming an excellent runner is not having an ideal diet to fuel their bodies. Think about it, runners are burning thousands of calories a …show more content…
I first notice this dilemma at the first cross country race of the season. As soon as the gun shot off for the race, I could feel that something wasn’t right. My side started to ache, stomach started to cramp, and before long I knew that this was not going to be a perfect way to start off the season. Let me tell ya, that felt absolutely terrible! This was the moment I decided that if I want to become a more productive runner then I need to do more preparation other than being mentally