Results tagged “caffeination”

WBZ reports that the caffeination conundrum affects marathoners, too. Some folks load up on coffee before the race; others use (ew) decarbonated Coke. (Carbonation is often thought to decrease the amount of oxygen that can be carried in the blood—a bad idea when you're embarking on a 26.2-mile run.) Caffeine goes into effect about half an hour after you ingest it, and may let muscles use fat stores for energy sooner than they would otherwise. It also reduced perceived effort. Sounds like a feasible reason to caffeine up, but we'd probably still be drinking water before the race. If we were ambitious enough to run it. more ›