Kara's stomach issues: helpful tips for her and coach

1) She should get with Amy and go gluten free

2) Take probiotics

How much Cola can you drink and still stay within the permitted limit of caffeine?

Does Pepto Bismol include any banned ingredients?

Lacker of Knowledge wrote:

How much Cola can you drink and still stay within the permitted limit of caffeine?

Probably about 40 cans right before the drug test.

Good advice but it will probaly be ignored.

Digestive Enzymes for a period of time to reset the stomach. Probiobtics are good as mentioned.

Lacker of Knowledge wrote:

How much Cola can you drink and still stay within the permitted limit of caffeine?

Does Pepto Bismol include any banned ingredients?

Caffeine is no longer on the doping list.

I have heard Kevin Hanson discuss this exact issue.

1. Practice your drinking at all stages of your training as your body will handle things differently at 22 miles than it will at 12 miles.

2. Make sure you practice drinking at the same outdoor temperature as you will race at. The body handles different sodium levels differently at 59 degees than it does at 75 degrees. This include humidity levels as well.

3. Do NOT take any vitamins or other "magic pills" on race day. This includes glycerol or any other substance that you believe will help with hydration.

Guaranteed, Kara broke #2 on Sunday.

Go #2 (take a s h i t right before the race)

Hope this helps.

Kara uses glycerol before races but sure does not practice it in training.

old school remedies wrote:

Kara, Alberto and All

Use flat Coca Cola in your water bottles. yes the same drink we all are given when we are sick to calm our stomachs will keep your stomach issues at bay during competition. I used to have the same thing happen and since I started doing this no problems whatsoever. I also carry chewable pepto bismol tablets with me and have used them if I have to (cheap insurance) during competition with good success! Finally I often carry a small piece of a plain bagel to the starting line. I take tiny nibbles of it right up to the gun. (just as women sometimes eat saltines for morning sickness)a little bit of 'bread' will keep your stomach calm

As ever try these in training first and let us know how it works.

Good Luck

You stupid parrot.

"I think she should try flat Coke. I know its old school but if she could manage that it would be way better than jut water."

Sound familiar? Oh wait! I brought this up on the previous thread. You are so unoriginal that your name is even inspired by my post. Pathetic.

You will see Salazar athletes will not be prepared for championship type races because he trains them more for the 10km/half. Please tell me how Kara Goucher fell off at 1:13 for the half? Fuel problem.

whtf wrote:

Kara uses glycerol before races but sure does not practice it in training.

As I understand it, glycerol helps w/ hydration only prior to competition, causing your body to absorb more liquid than normal, which give a greater reserve to sweat out on race day.

As for practicing hydration/fueling during training, it's an aspect even many top athletes forget - Deena bonked in 2004 Trials marathon for that very reason, but corrected the issue for Athens. There was a good article on this in Running Times a few years back

Learning to Run with a Bigger Bolus, and Other Gutsy Strategies for Marathon Success

Kara needs to change coaches.

JimG wrote:

As for practicing hydration/fueling during training, it's an aspect even many top athletes forget - Deena bonked in 2004 Trials marathon for that very reason, but corrected the issue for Athens. There was a good article on this in Running Times a few years back

Learning to Run with a Bigger Bolus, and Other Gutsy Strategies for Marathon Success

http://www.runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=4400

Did you write these articles JimG?

This was one of the best issues of Running Times ever (December 2004). I kept it, and these articles actually influenced my decision to pursue grad school (in Ex Science) and become a serious marathoner ('08 OT qualifier). Really inspiring. Science/knowledge is power.

This was another good one:

Special K's

Deena Kastor & Meb Keflezighi: How Two U.S. Marathoners Excelled in Athens, and What You Can Learn from Them

"To prepare for the hilly Athens course, Vigil went and "found a course that replicated the Athens course almost exactly, only it was at 8–9,000 feet." To prepare for the hot and humid conditions that were expected, they ran during the hottest part of the day, sometimes wearing extra layers of clothing.

"We lectured them chapter and verse that the secret of their success would be to drink a liter to a liter and half per hour," says Martin. On their long training runs the athletes practiced drinking and carrying their fluid bottles until they’d consumed a quarter of a liter every 15 minutes, something that wasn’t natural at first."

actually, coconut water is the best to calm an upset stomach.

mm wrote:

actually, coconut water is the best to calm an upset stomach.

And it happens to be isotonic. It's so compatible with the body's natural fluids that it was used in WWII in place of IV fluids.

This would probably be a very good choice, but, like anything, it would have to be tested by the individual athlete.

Frank Shorter used flat CC.

old school remedies wrote:

Kara, Alberto and All

Use flat Coca Cola in your water bottles. yes the same drink we all are given when we are sick to calm our stomachs will keep your stomach issues at bay during competition. I used to have the same thing happen and since I started doing this no problems whatsoever. I also carry chewable pepto bismol tablets with me and have used them if I have to (cheap insurance) during competition with good success! Finally I often carry a small piece of a plain bagel to the starting line. I take tiny nibbles of it right up to the gun. (just as women sometimes eat saltines for morning sickness)a little bit of 'bread' will keep your stomach calm

As ever try these in training first and let us know how it works.

Good Luck