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Originally Posted by Sportsmedjosh
I would be super conerned about loading up on as much water as you possibly can. One thing a lot of marathoners suffer from along with a lot of other endurance sport athletes suffer from is Hyponatremia. On the premise that as much water as you can hold is good. Here is a quick run down from wikipedia.
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Actually that was something I was very aware of. You lose somewhere around 15-24oz of water for an hour of running in a race and may or may not include essential vitamins. That's why towards the end I only drank Gatorade. In my next race I will be carrying salt tabs along with a few more gels.
Another thing many people had told me to do is weight myself before and right after a race. If you come in around a .5 lbs over or 1 lbs under is an acceptable weight difference. Some of them said that you never want to come in over.