cramp
Mon, 30/08/2010 - 15:29
hey all , being running brill for past 3 months always in morn b4 brekkie, never a problem. have changed shifts and now have to run in afternoon . did 1st afternoon run today and got serio stomach cramp about 3k into 5k run had waten bout 1hr 20 b4 thought that was wnouch time . Question is shud i leave more time between run food 2hr + ??
Tue, 31/08/2010 - 19:18
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thanks dsedeath, figured as much to b honest tinkin back it was soup i had plus loads of ribena so prob serious amount of liquid in there b4 run lol



Stomach cramp is weird, you'd think that the medical world would know exactly what causes it and have a fix, but no. Lucky enough it doesn't affect me, but the main things you should do immeadiately is
Leave 2 hours between eating and running and don't fill your stomach with water beforehand (hydrate while running by sipping)
Stretch beforehand
Deep breathing
But for a longer term fix, apparently it may be associated with low potassium (eat more bananas) or electrolyte imbalances, so look to replace these. Also yuo should strengthen your core through exercise, which can be a pain in a different way :)
Main thing I would say,is to leave plenty of time since eating. One of the best things about running is to come home , shower and launch into a decent feed, so try and do it that way. Eat lighter during the day.