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02-03.-2008, 07:12 AM
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Dry mouth in races
When I start a race I always seem to get an uncomfortably dry mouth for the first 15 minutes or so. It's distracting and makes me drink unnecessarily, which is tricky in a tight criterium race like I did yesterday.
Does anybody know why this dry mouth thing occurs? I suspect it's probably nerves. Any tips on how to prevent it? |
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02-03.-2008, 07:40 AM
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Re: Dry mouth in races
The sympathetic nervous system ("fight or flight" system - powered by adrenalin) likely predominates in the first bit of a race (or most of the race for that matter). The sympathetic nervous system, along with the heavy breathing, can cause the dry mouth you describe. Happens to me also. Not sure what to do other than relax (I haven't found a way to do that in a crit tho).
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02-03.-2008, 08:07 AM
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Re: Dry mouth in races
I used to get like that before a short time trial or hillclimb but found that a good warm up that included some very hard short intervals helped a lot.
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03-03.-2008, 06:48 AM
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Re: Dry mouth in races
FWIW I take a bite of some food that has oil in it like a muffin before doing L5 training my mouth doesn't dry out but I'm over 200lbs so be careful with that method.
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03-03.-2008, 11:12 AM
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04-03.-2008, 07:31 AM
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Re: Dry mouth in races
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04-03.-2008, 09:11 AM
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04-03.-2008, 10:49 AM
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Re: Dry mouth in races
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Put it UNDER your tongue (or, of course, you can swallow it) just before the race actually starts. There are TART/(sour) lemon drops ... if you think that will work better for you. Last edited by alfeng : 04-03.-2008 at 10:55 AM. |
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09-03.-2008, 11:01 AM
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Re: Dry mouth in races
I chew gum. It works.
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