Sentences with phrase «during marathon races»

I only bonked once (out of 8 times) during a marathon race and that was because of overheating I believe, no lack of «juice».

In prolonged exercise, sweat losses of 2 - 3 liters / hour are possible and during a marathon race at high ambient temperatures, runners may lose as much as 8 % of body weight, corresponding to about 13 % of total body water (12).

Not exact matches

During the past decade, there has been a 40 % increase in marathon finishers, 66 % increase in cycling race participation and a 714 % increase in triathlon participation.

I just finished training for a half marathon (that I ran on Sunday) and selecting that race was highly dependent on the fact that training could happen during cooler temperatures.

And events during some races haven't always been reassuring: In October, two people died during a half marathon in San Jose, another during the Baltimore Marathon and three more runners died later that same month

Previous studies have revealed that during a race, marathon runners often show evidence of dangerous changes to the heart, including an enlarged right atrium (the chamber that receives oxygen - starved blood from the body) and elevated levels in the blood of enzymes that signal heart damage.

You've heard about young, seemingly healthy marathon runners suddenly dying during their races.

«When I started running marathons in the 1970s, we didn't drink during races.

Read on to find out just how dangerous running a marathon is — and how to protect yourself during training and in the big race.

As in most marathons, there were many accounts from NYC marathoners who cramped and felt dizzy during a race in which they had trained for extensively.

In addition, although individual differences in race day diet did not strongly influence the marathon performances of recreational athletes, the amount of carbohydrate ingested during the day before race - day was identified as a significant and independent predictor of running speed.

Another study (3) investigated marathoners and found that during the 12 weeks leading up to the Olympic marathon trials, these athletes ran 78 % of their training at below marathon speed, only 4 % at marathon race speed, and 18 % above threshold.

Especially during the race itself, they can help jump start the marathon recovery process.

As a result, their performance suffers and they may even hit the wall during long races such as half or full marathon.

In fact, ultra-marathoners show evidence of DNA damage in about 10 % of their cells tested during a race, which may last for up to two weeks after a marathon.

Problem is I am running a half marathon this weekend and would like to race faster and I am sure I will be entering anaerobic hr levels during the race and I am not sure how to fuel my body for the faster speed.

There were 8 other people doing the challenge, six of whom ran full marathons during all seven races, and Smith was the oldest in the group.

When comparing the two, renting often seems less expensive, especially during the early years of a home purchase — but the path to financial stability is a marathon, not a race.