It is brain edema, my dear “The Science of Sport” @blogspot

I saw this incredible footage on this blogspot called “The Science of Sport” on how two sport scientist whilst marveling at the “Marathon survivorship – physiology of some courageous marathon finishes”, apparently, missed the whole point of it. It is actually brain edema and the poor marathoner, Gabrielle Andersen-Scheiss was actually suffering from brain [...]

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Defibrillator for marathoners to include electrolyte jabs

As I have often harped on the importance of adequate electrolytes for the health being of the general populace, I often wondered if those running a marathon and being a victim of brain edema through excessive water intake without adequate electrolytes, then using a defibrillator may actually be of no use since that poor guy [...]

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Ultramarathon runners and Elderly people: Be forewarned about the danger of muscle wastings

I would like to point out the danger of running non-stop ultra marathons like two marathons back-to-back without any rest in between. This is because your body having ran out stored carbohydrates to burn would then resort to burning of fats. When this also wears out, its last resort would be your [...]

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