#97: Muscle cramps - the biggest pain of marathon running! What they are and what we can do about them

On today's episode, I break down what is happening when you get muscle cramps, what the potential causes are and how we can mitigate them.

If you've run many marathons in the past, you'll probably be familiar with the sensation and there will be many people out there that swear by certain remedies for cramps.

And whilst it's true that some of these things will help, there is a lot more going on than we sometimes think.

With the help of a great review paper linked below, I walk through the issues that might lead to cramp and what you can do to reduce the risk and also what we can do in the moment if cramp hits.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8775277/

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