The 10 Biggest Myths About Running
- By Linzay Logan
- Published Oct. 31, 2011
8. Potassium Will Prevent Cramping
We have all heard it: Eat bananas, which contain high doses of potassium, to avoid muscle cramps. John Martinez, the assistant head doctor for the Ironman World Championships explained recent research doesn’t suggest the correlation. “Tim Noakes, the author of ‘The Lore of Running’ and exercise physiologist, has released research that suggests muscle cramps are caused by muscle fatigue,” Martinez said. “[Cramping] has more to do with not training properly or you are dehydrated.”
FILED UNDER: Features / Running Injuries TAGS: body type / minimalist running / Nutrition / running myths / strength training
Linzay Logan
Linzay Logan is the copy editor for Competitor magazine and cares about punctuation probably a little too much. She particularly loves to avoid commas as well as add exclamation points whenever she can get away with it! She also loves to run marathons and half-marathons—probably a little too much. Don’t let her small size fool you; she’ll still try to outrun you anytime. Even though chances are she probably can’t.