Re: Ride diet for hypoglycemia

["Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@bigsky.net>]

The time I finished the Tevis was a very hot Tevis...I think it was in
1993...as usual I was focused on caring for my horse and not myself...ended
up with a classical case of heat exhaustion/borderline heat stroke (it was
so hot that year that when we dropped into the canyon out of Forest
hills..It was late enough to soon be pitch black, and the humidity and heat
were both still in the nineties)  Ever since then I have a really hard time
with the heat. My heat tolerance is critically low and I can't seem to fix
it...any suggestions?????? Can heat exhaustion cause permanent damage?-----
Original Message -----
From: Roger Rittenhouse <roger@vmaxept.com>
To: Beth Glace <lb@nismat.org>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:04 PM
Subject: RC: Ride diet for hypoglycemia


> I addressed this before. Yes the pure carbs willinfact cause big
> insulin swings and the post high crash. The Chromium Piconate  (sp) is
> the fix. Make sure the carb supplement contains this.
> This does work to keep the high-low flatter.
> I use PowerGel  dont like the food bars .. but will force some down
> during a 50miler.  I do  use an assortment of elytes and carbs.
>
> I think Gatoraide  causes many more problems then it manages. The HIGH
> Fructose corn sugar is quite tough to process when working hard over a
> long period of time. Thus the reason many riders PUKE on gatoraide..
> Beth can go into the fluid balance issues and the higher sugar levels
> along with elytes that are not balanced nor absorbed well .. sort of
> the same thing with our horses.
>
> I recommend  ERG    get it from Aust Connection .. Campmor  or other
> sports stores .. GNC DOES NOT carry it.
>
> Next the product from Champion Nutrition - REVENGE is just great. It
carried
> me though the NC last year with no problems  - well only a few O:) ..
> Hard to find .. look in sports stores
>
> I mix Revenge with ERG. I also use a carb from GNC  with med to long chain
> slow uptake polyscarrides (sp)  cant find the spelling for this.  It
> contains Chro-Pic..
>
> I also use EMERGEN-C  mixed with water at the VC .. I get the small
> bottles of water - just enough to drink in one shot. This is great
> stuff.
>
> I also like and use BCAA - and DMG - REALLY helps with the cramps in the
> legs .. then there is MSM ..A 50 is harder on me then my horse. I
> guess IF I ever get to the 100 milers again I will just puke and ride.
>
> I do not normally eat much solid food  - expect bananas  maybe apples
> .. carrots that we share on trail.
> I will take in a few food bars in the last 10 miles  if I feel
> crashy.. depends on how much ground running I have been doing.
>
> For breakfast - well coffee and donuts work great  that holds me for
> the first 5 miles.
>
> I will use a backpac  water  unit if the VC is over 15 miles  else I
> carry one  or two bottles of my mix on the saddle - I  like the pommel
> bottle holder from LOVELL OF MACK  - single bottle holder - padded
> with top keeper. Easy to work with one hand while running.
>
>  See Beth for all the professional advice...
>  Roger R
>
>
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