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Page 8 of 8 Elagen Sport As a matter of course, I use Elagen Sport and Immuno 29 on a daily basis to boost my immune system and help my body recover from the rigours of training for multi day off road stage racing. During less intense training periods, I supplement my diet with 2 Elagen Sport capsules, morning and night, and 1 Immuno 29 capsule daily but I increment these quantities as it gets closer to race day.
There are a number of factors that effect the immune system and general well being when involved with racing in far flung destinations. Firstly there is the flight itself; sharing recycled air with 400+ other passengers, irregular sleep and meal patterns and having to sit down for 12 hours at a time. Then there is the jet lag; I do many races in Nepal, which is 5.75 hours ahead of the UK, so when I'm getting up at 5am on race day my body is telling me its only 23.15! Arriving in a new an foreign country can also have its stresses, different foods, smells, noises and pollutants all of which can place undue stress on the body and its immune system. And all this before you even start to race.
Four weeks before I departed for the Kona Land of the Yeti duathlon, I increased the amount of Elagen Sport to 6 tablets daily and also supplemented this with 2 Echinacea tablets daily to further strengthen the immune system. My last test and race before departing to Nepal was the Pumlumon Challenge; a 26 mile off road race taking in the sources of the Severn and Wye, in which I came equal first and recovered from remarkably quickly.
Two weeks before departure I increased my dosage of Elagen Sport again to 8 tablets daily but finished the Echinacea a few days before I left. I always ensure I have enough supplements in my hand luggage to last the journey to my destination and, where possible, take them at regular periods to ensure optimum protection.
The event entailed a 9 day trek to the start line at close to Everest base camp; a walk that, due to the dry air and "compact" nature of the eating and sleeping establishments, leaves many with a rasping cough, referred to as the Khumbu cough. For this reason (I had suffered with this ailment during the Everest marathon) and in an attempt to combat the debhillating effects of the increasing altitude, I yet again increased by dosage of ES to 12 tablets daily (6 morning and evening) and 2 Immuno 29's daily.
At this point it is worth noting that, in such environments, it is imperative that you clean your hands thoroughly before taking any tablets. It is impossible to take them without touching them and any benefits gained can quickly be undone by adding a course of harmful bacteria picked up by handling dirty bank notes, snotty nosed kids etc.
I continued with the high dosage throughout the 9 day trek and 5 days of racing, and for a few days after the event had finished, dropping back to my usual 4 a day, once safely back in the UK and secure in the knowledge I was well on the way to post race recovery.
Out of the 4 international competitors that took part in the race I was the only one to use Elagen Sport. One guy contracted a cold on the way up to the start line and then suffered from mild altitude sickness once at the starting altitude and had to descend, joining the race on day 2. The Khumbu cough claimed another of the competitors during the trek up and the last remaining non nepalese competitor succumbed to a cold during the early stages of the race.
Thanks to Elagen Sport and Immuno 29, I remained in good health throughout the trek and race and was able to cope with the effects of the altitude, even at 5000m+. I'm also convinced that the supplements from Eladon, coupled with Torqs recovery drink, enabled my body to recover adequately after each stage to be able to push to the max on all days. I was the only non Nepalese athlete to finish the arduous 150km duathlon and I believe this is testament to Elagen Sport's remarkable qualities.
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