Acute Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation Enhances 10-km Outdoor Track Running Performance in Recreational Female Runners.
This study investigated the effects of acute sodium bicarbonate (SB) supplementation co-ingested with a carbohydrate-rich meal on 10-km running performance and gastrointestinal symptoms in recreational female runners under field-based conditions. Twenty-one healthy women (33.6 ± 4.6 years; body mass index 20.8 ± 1.3 kg...