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I am a 54-year-old male runner and triathlete. Despite what I believe has been adequate training, hydration and sodium intake I still get severe cramping during my races. I rarely get the cramps during training. Yesterday I did a half-Ironman race in Cambridge, MD. The weather was perfect. It was overcast and not very warm. I stayed with my race plan to keep my cadence on the bike at 90 to 105, with my heart rate at 70 to 80 percent of maximum. I was comfortable until mile 38, and then suddenly my medial vastas and adductors started to cramp. This slowed my pace.
When I got off the bike as I dismounted I got severe cramps in both hamstring and adductors. I walked the best that I could and after two miles I was able to run the rest of the race. I did walk through the water stops for 10 to 20 seconds. My medical quads were painful through the whole run. This is a typical... |
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