The REAL Reason You Are Cramping During the Marathon (and it’s not because of dehydration)

One of the most common reasons for failure in the marathon is suffering from muscle cramping.

Most runners blame a lack of fluid or electrolyte intake for their untimely cramp. So, for their next marathon they work on drinking more often.

Unfortunately, as many marathoners know, this rarely solves the problem. It seems know matter how often we drink or how precisely we try to optimize our electrolyte levels, the same darn muscle cramp returns late in race.

This is because your marathon cramping isn’t likely a hydration or electrolyte issue at all.

Rather, the problem is what we call a “muscle overloading” or a fatigue cramp.

These occur when the neural mechanisms that are supposed to inhibit muscle contraction are depressed and the chemical and electrical synapses that fire the muscle fibers is enhanced. The result is an intense, sustained involuntary muscle contraction.

The question now is why do these fatigue cramps happen, even after running countless training miles, tough workouts and marathon-specific long runs?

That's what we discuss in this video!

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