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The Sweat Ledger

What your run actually costs

See the sodium and fluid a run costs you — measured against the meal that replaces it.

Duration30 min

≈ 3.3 mi at a 9:00 pace

Intensity
Temperature68°F
Moisture
Dew point51°F

≈ 55% relative humidity

Body weight160 lb

Your normal baseline weight (pre-run, or first thing in the morning) — not your post-run weight.

Sweat saltiness

Salty = white crust on your cap, stinging eyes, gritty skin after a run.

Sodium lost

380 mg

0.5 Lsweat lost
0.7%of body weight
1.0 L/hrsweat rate
The average US meal replaces this 3.0× over1 meal ≈ 1,130 mg (US avg)
DurationLow
HeatLow
SaltinessModerate

No supplement needed

Water and your next meal cover this.

You lose roughly 380 mg of sodium — a slice of one normal meal. Drink to thirst on the run if you like; there's nothing here a packet fixes that dinner won't.

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