By pushing through 26.2, Nate Boutcher hopes he can help inspire others with chronic illnesses to take back their lives.
during the week. He ran on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and had dialysis treatment on the remaining days of the week.. Excess fluids and minerals like potassium, phosphorous, and sodium can wreak havoc on his body, since his kidneys cannot filter blood normally.
“I’m only supposed to drink one liter of water a day total,” Boutcher said. “But when I’m running, I obviously need more than that. Luckily, I sweat a lot while I run, so my doctors said I should just replace whatever I sweat out.” For the marathon, he stopped at water stops during the first half, then had a fewNow that he’s checked off a 26.2-miler, Boutcher is planning to take some down time to celebrate the race.
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