Some NFL teams swear by "pickle juice" for the same reason. My high school football coach pushed it on the players 20 years ago.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tom Trottier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 2:41 PM Subject: RE: [obc] [CfSC] Fw: cycling site. > and from the truly weird files: > > I met a fellow on tour in france last year (incidentally, a > nationally-ranked cyclocross rider) who swore by putting salt in his > water for riding. He claimed it helped prevent cramps, better than > electrolyte replacement solutions. Apparently, over the years, he > acclimated to more and more salt, to the point that nobody ever dared > ask for a sip...er, twice. > > He didn't boil it first, however, as recommended below. > > Paul > > Tom Trottier wrote: > > On Thursday, February 14, 2002 at 12:00, Frank McGregor > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote re "[CfSC] Fw: cycling site." saying: > > > > snip. > > > > It would seem advisable to have some sterile (boiled) salty water in a > > sterilised squeeze bottle available - Sodium Chloride is common table > > salt. > > > > Tom > > ------ > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > > ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
