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Funny thing is, I have a very strictly regimented diet. I do not drink coffee, I don't drink soda, don't drink beer. I occasionally splurge and enjoy a glass of iced green tea. I do believe it is diet related somehow, but I'm not sure if I buy it being straight sodium. I have been using a product called enduralytes for years, but it doesn't seem to quell the problem completely. They are just salt tablets with added minerals that are commonly lost in sweat. I am willing to try anything that claims it will prevent cramps. The pickle juice seems like it's worth a try.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm not breathing deeply enough. Last weekend I began to cramp in my foot as I was finishing a particularly taxing section. I brought with me some canned oxygen as an experiment, knowing the cramp would show up after 5 hours (my usual). It did, and I took 5 shots of oxygen. Within 30 seconds my cramps were gone. While this is good, it doesn't fix my problem.

When I played football in high school, I only got cramps during the daily doubles of late summer. After high school, when most games were played during daylight hours on saturday, and in Southern California, the cramps returned. Somehow heat does play a factor with me. I just wish I knew the formula.