Yes, Michael, but that condition is super rare. I like Endurolytes. They supply electrolytes without the nasty taste of sports drinks or sugar of gels. Have I told the story of giving my salt pill supply to a fellow marathon runner whose leg cramped up badly 2/3 into the course? Poor guy, he looked in so much pain hobbling up that hill when I passed him. I stopped and asked if he was ok. He said he had a major cramp. I offered him my supply of Advil and Endurolytes with a disclaimer, of course, and took off. It turns out he was able to finish and even placed in his age group - he thanked me when we ran into each other during the awards ceremony. 
Pilates done -it was a really hard class. Signed up for a cardio circuit class but it’s so gorgeous out, I’m thinking that I may just take a walk outside and land by the pool as I am determined to finish all 700 pages of Hamilton
Great story BB :). Yeah, I haven’t really tracked the actual sports related incident rate and never gave much thought to hyponatremia either until several years ago when, if memory serves me right, there were a couple of young high school athletes who died from cardiac arrest when playing basketball or football at practices all day in summer heat and it was found to be from cardiac electrical disruptions possibly due to hydration issues. Then I started thinking about all the 60-100 mile bike rides I was doing in 90 degree heat where I was drinking just water. Got me concerned. I agree that for most people, it is never going to be a significant issue. But for those who are long distance endurance athletes or who spend hours on end practicing their sport in the heat, it is something to be aware of. Easy to avoid with good sports nutrition practices for those who could be at risk but it is also a topic that is frequently discussed in certification and sports nutrition programs to make sure that trainers and sports nutrition consultants are at least sensitized to it and counsel their clients appropriately. And there may be a higher incident rate of non-fatal and mild hyponatremia among at risk populations than believed.
Here are some articles I found on the incident rate:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2355812
http://www.gssiweb.org/Article/sse-88-hyponatremia-in-athletes This one’s kind of interesting because it discusses the higher incident rate of non-fatal hyponatremia.
http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/2/1/151.full Another interesting one. Perhaps as many as 13% of 488 tested 2002 Boston Marathon runners had at least mild hyponatremia at the end of the race?
I am beat. This has been a really hard week for me - just too much going on coming back from vacation. Last night’s race went well, even with it being very hot out. No PR, but I did place 1st in my age group (not a very competitive race or field). We stayed and ate out with some friends after the race which was fun, but bad because we ended up getting home very late. Up at 4:30 am to get to Back on My Feet and I had a nice 3.3 mile run with them this morning.
I have a zillion things to get done this weekend. We’re running a 5 mile “Outrun the Sun” race tomorrow night with Back on My Feet. It’s a fundraiser for the melanoma foundation - they do it in the evening, but at this time of year we end up running at almost the hottest time of the day at 7 pm! I have heard this is a really pretty course, but lots of hills. Oh boy! We’re going to visit H’s Dad for Father’s Day on Sunday which will entail spending 6 hours in the car, so with the visit we will be gone all day. I just have so much I need to get done!
sabaray - wow, that will be a long time running tomorrow! I hope you find a good route for it.
I don’t drink all that much water, mainly Diet Coke. I know, it’s terrible for me. It’s my only vice, though. (As long as you don’t count cookies…)
There was an issue with slower marathoners who were drinking a lot of water some fifteen- sixteen years ago, too. Hypoatremia. Maybe someone died? I can’t remember. I haven’t been running much the last few years so I have lost touch with the current recommendations, but there was a period when long distance runners were being told not to drink so much water, at least to take in more electrolytes.
There have been several events where there were deaths from this. My orthopedist said the problem can be that if someone goes down on the course, the medics assume they are dehydrated and give them MORE fluids- and then they die!
This article suggests ways that hyponatremia in exercise could be avoided. http://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/Fulltext/2015/07000/Preventing_Deaths_Due_to_Exercise_Associated.1.aspx
I especially like the suggestion to weigh before and after.
Enjoy your race C3Baker.
“I especially like the suggestion to weigh before and after.”
Thanks for the link, dmd. I like common sense, easily measurable parameters, too.
Andddd it looks like I’m going back to PT. They think my pain is coming from my sciatic nerve.
My swimming is on hold too until I go in for some testing. They don’t want me putting more strain on my back and hips if there is something else wrong.
Steps forward, steps back (well, not literally since I’m usually in my wheelchair 
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Yes, weighing before and after is the only way outside of a performance lab for you to get a handle on water loss. I frequently do that with long hot rides and the loss can be startling even with drinking 4X 24 oz bottles during the ride.
I’m m going to get kicked off this thread. I have eaten terribly on this trip. Bum ready to really clean it up. I just had chocolate banana crepes with ice cream for dinner in the Denver airport! It was good, but I am ready to detox. That was after a glass of wine on the first flight- some of which got sloshed onto my lap.
MOfWC, you know what you need to do to detox… Run 10 miles!!! 
5 mile run this morning. I tried adjusting the run walk ratio from 3:1 to 3.5:1, but it was hot and the whole workout felt hard. For some reason, I couldn’t get the Garmin HR monitor working so I just ran. Walked 2 miles more tonight.
I’ve done weigh-ins before and after long runs. I’m shocked to find weight changes of 3 plus pounds. I do take water breaks but with the heat down here, I sweat profusely. Usually I drink (and eat) enough throughout the day to get the weight right back on by the day’s end, but it’s always surprising to know you can sweat off that much–almost a half gallon–in a relatively short time frame.
Five mile walk and workout with my trainer in the morning. Went to some of the events (author readings) ar the local book festival and racked up lots of steps!!
Romani, I hope PT will give you some good exercises to alleviate sciatica. They usually have some good tricks. Fingers crossed.
Another short free weights workout for me!
This link has some really good exercises for arm toning. All you need is a pair of dumbbells, heavy enough for your muscles to feel fatigued after a 8-10 reps. For a woman of my size (5 feet 5.5 inches, 125-128 pounds), a pair of 15 lb free weights would suffice; alternatively, if 15 lb dumbbells feel too heavy, start with a lower weight and gradually increase as the arms become stronger (just do not go under 5 lb; those are a joke and should not be even sold, IMO).
http://www.livestrong.com/article/1011596-10minute-armsculpting-workout/
Crazily simple, but I am a living proof that it works as claimed!
If too much dumbbell is not your cup of tea, subtract some and add pushups:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/333654-arm-workout-routines-for-women/
I found that these sorts of exercises helped me tone the upper body throughout my weight loss back in 2009-2010. Did I ever mention that the clothes I bought to celebrate losing 25 pounds still fit and are still stylish? 
Great quick workouts BB!
But before you make fun of those under 5 lb Dumbbells, try prone Y and T straight arm raises. Laying on a bench or stability ball, let your arms hang down in front of you in a Y position. Rotate your wrists so your thumbs are up. Keeping your arms straight and in a Y position in front of your prone body, raise your arms up in front of you by squeezing your scapula together. Do 8-12 slow reps. Immediately do the same type of movement but with your arms hanging perpendicular to your body and raising them out to the side, remaining perpendicular to your body. Again, focus on squeezing your shoulder blades together. These exercises hit your seratus anterior and rhomboid muscles and help to stabilize scapular rotation and prevent scapular winging when doing movements beyond 60 degrees of arm flexion at the shoulder. You will be shocked at just how heavy 2 lb Dumbbells are!
Ha! I was just about to say - do a yoga sculpt class and your arms will be shaking from 2 and 3 lb weights! All the guys take 5 lb weights to prove their manhood and boy are they sorry!
Lol Pizzagirl, I know, it can be very funny. One of my clients is a 34 yr old stone mason. Many of his work days are spent slinging 70 lb blocks. Big, strong guy. In assessing him the first day I worked with him, I concluded there were some scapular mobility/stabilization issues that should be addressed. So I gave him Y’s and T’s to do with 2 lb Dumbbells. He scoffed at these little itzsy bitzsy weights and proceeded to fail after 8 reps and breaking out with beads of sweat from the effort of activating in isolation the scapular stabilizers involved. To this day he still laughs about what an eye opener that was.