Hello and welcome to the Run to the Top Podcast. This is Coach Claire Bartholich and today I'm reading

Electrolytes for runners the definitive guide. The media can be a very confusing place.

It's hard to know what to listen to and what is pure manipulation

as companies try to trick us into purchasing their product.

How do you know what to listen to?

Well, at Runners Connect, we like to sort through all the fluff

and find the information that really helps you run as fast as you can.

One thing that definitely does matter to you as a runner is hydration, but you already knew that.

But what about electrolytes? The big drinks companies have been

telling us about the importance of them for years and they are right to an extent

but not in the way you think.

If you have ever cramped in a marathon, run on a hot summer's day,

or sweat to the point where the salt crystallized around your eyes,

you definitely have required electrolytes.

Even if you have not, if you've lived and breathed, your body needed electrolytes,

and we are going to explain what they are and how you can keep yours up to where

they should be without risking diabetes by constantly taking in sugary drinks.

How is this running article different to others?

Instead of writing yet another useless news flash article about how you need to drink more in the summer,

I'm going to delve into some of the specifics of

summer hydration, how electrolytes and hydration go hand in hand. Now, most

running articles discuss hydration and mention that electrolytes are necessary.

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