Defeating Dehydration: Perfecting Your Race-Day Strategy

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

TriDot Triathlon Training

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Don't let dehydration hinder your race-day performance! On this episode, host Andrew Harley and coach Elizabeth James talk with Andy Blow, a Sports Scientist and expert in sweat, dehydration and cramping. As the founder of Precision Hydration, Andy works with athletes to determine their sweat rate and sodium concentration in their sweat. Listen in as Andy describes the sweat testing process, signs and dangers of both dehydration and over-hydration, and adjusting your hydration strategy for various environmental conditions.

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0:00.0	This is the TriDOT podcast.
0:03.9	TriDOT uses your training data and genetic profile combined with predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize your training,
0:12.8	giving you better results in less time with fewer injuries.
0:16.8	Our podcast is here to educate, inspire, and entertain. We'll talk all things triathlon with expert
0:24.5	coaches and special guests. Join the conversation and let's improve together.
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0:42.4	That just helps our show find its way to the ears of new athletes.
0:46.1	Great show today.
0:47.1	We love getting subject area experts onto the show so we can download their knowledge
0:53.1	into our triathlete brains, and that is what
0:55.9	we have the opportunity to do today as we talk about hydration and electrolyte balance with Andy Blow.
1:02.4	Andy Blow is a sports scientist with a degree in sports exercise science from the University of
1:07.2	Bath, an expert in sweat, dehydration, and cramping.
1:11.9	Andy has worked with multiple Formula One racing, NBA, NBL, MLB, and Premier League sports
1:18.5	teams, as well as many professional triathletes.
1:21.3	An elite-level triathlet in his younger days, Andy has finished in the top 10 of Iron Man
1:26.1	events, as well as winning an Extero
1:28.4	World title.
1:30.2	Andy, welcome to the TriDOT podcast.
1:32.3	Thanks for having me, guys.
1:33.3	Great to be here.
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