Salty dog

A bit of research tells me I need to boost my calcium and salt intake plus add some stretching to deal with the leg cramps. Yesterday I got back on the bike, but managed just 19 minutes before the pain became too severe.

A similar bout of leg cramps occurred just before I was to leave for RAGBRAI, the great bike ride across Iowa, and a few days rest plus adding potassium, magnesium, calcium and salt did the trick. I had been extremely worried all my preparation would be down the drain and I would not be able to ride across Iowa. But the combination of willpower and supplements worked wonders.

This time, who knows? I've added some Tums to the daily regimen, for calcium, and will begin taking salt tablets tonight, for a brief time, I hope. The recovery continues.