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Gobi March (2012) blog posts from Robbier Spark

19 January 2012 08:54 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi

Im super excited about my first adventure race this coming June. Not only am i looking forward to the personal challenge but also that it gives me the opportunity to raise awareness and funds for an amazing charity organisation - Mission Australia.

Until now I'd never run more than 5km's let alone 40km's with a back pack.The training in itself i find is a great motivator and I expect to be super fit when its comes to start time in a few months time.

Does anyone have tips or hints when it comes to carrying adequate electrolytes and / or salt tablets. Adding this to the food, i have a feeling my back pack will fill up pretty fast...

Wishing everyone well :-)

Comments: Total (6) comments

Posted On: 17 Jun 2012 05:06 am

Hey Robert...congrats my friend on finishing!...it was nice getting to know you a bit...keep in touch...my FB id is: Anoop Majithia...cheers!

Posted On: 11 Jun 2012 03:29 am

Hi honeybee just letting you know that I am thinking about u, don't push to hard on yourself. Don't compete the race just try to complete the race- life time experience. Can't wait to see you in finishing lane. Love you nmiss you lots.... Xoxoxoxo

Posted On: 09 Jun 2012 07:05 am

peter muller is my friend from dubbo he is racing no.109. He wilgive you some advise. Goodluck.

Posted On: 21 Jan 2012 10:09 am

One advantage of the powders (or tablet powders such as Nuun) are that your body gives you an indication when you need more (or less) - it will want either electrolyte drink or water. They do also break up the monotony of the taste of water in the desert. A mixture of these and the tablets is good as it is also possible to get sick of the taste of the electrolyte drink. If you were to take half tablets and half powder work out the volumes based on the instructions on the packets. Example: if it says take 2 salt tablets every hour when exercising and you expect to take 40 hours in total then take 40 plus the powder. For powder if it says dissolve a tablet in 500 mls of water and you expect to drink 10 liters a day then take 5 tablets per day. Starting with these volumes in your training and see if you feel you need more.

Posted On: 21 Jan 2012 06:23 am

Thanks Sam, I've read up quite a bit and have started to experiment with different electrolyte powders and salt tablets. My current challenge is working out what combination will work best and what is easiest to pack and doesn't take up too much space. The salt tabs I got are very small and come in a 100 bottle

Posted On: 20 Jan 2012 05:54 am

Great to read your first blog. Keeping your electrolytes balance during the race is the one of the most important things. I highly recommend reading the expert articles (http://www.racingtheplanet.com/store/expertadvice/), especially: 1) the role of electrolytes; 2) hyonatraemia; 3) heat related illnesses.