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Water and sodium intake habits and status of ultra-endurance runners during a multi-stage ultra-marathon conducted in a hot ambient environment: an observational field based study

This multi-centered logistically challenging study provides evidence based recommendations to optimize fluid and sodium intake in extreme conditions (http://www.alandalus-ut.com/). These data have made a significant contribution to informing the hydration guidelines for competitors throughout multi-stage ultra-marathon competition. Adherence to the recommendations made is likely to improve performance and safety by reducing the likelihood of competitors experiencing clinically significant dehydration and over-hydration (SportsScotland Institute of Sport docandrewmurray@googlemail.com). These data and recommendations have implications for other populations undertaking heavy work in hot environments and will inform our research in reducing uncompensable heat stress in military personal wearing protective clothing (NP Aerospace; moldroyd@np-aerospace.co.uk)