High-Performance Hydration
SOMA Co-Founder, Daire O’Brien, breaks down how the idea began
The SOMA journey began after my end in organised team sports. While searching for something to get the engine firing again, I, along with my co-founder and close friend John, discovered a real passion and love for long-distance running.
Already passionate about traditional strength training and increasingly drawn to CrossFit, we encountered a common but often overlooked set of challenges: cramping, dizziness, and fatigue. This wasn't just due to our intense training sessions; it stemmed from a surprising culprit – insufficient sodium around training.
Eating a healthy whole food diet, rigorous 1+ hour training sessions and double workout days were depleting electrolytes faster than we could replace them.
High-Performance Hydration
SOMA Co-Founder, Daire O’Brien, breaks down how the idea began
The SOMA journey began after my end in organised team sports. While searching for something to get the engine firing again, I, along with my co-founder and close friend John, discovered a real passion and love for long-distance running.
Already passionate about traditional strength training and increasingly drawn to CrossFit, we encountered a common but often overlooked set of challenges: cramping, dizziness, and fatigue. This wasn't just due to our intense training sessions; it stemmed from a surprising culprit – insufficient sodium around training.
Eating a healthy whole food diet, rigorous 1+ hour training sessions and double workout days were depleting electrolytes faster than we could replace them.
But why is this important?
Over the few years, John and I have participated in multiple endurance events. Marathons, Half marathons and Hyrox Events. Throughout all of these events I was never able to buy a hydration supplement which ticked all of the required boxes within Ireland.
Frustrated by the lack of suitable high-sodium electrolyte options in the Irish market, I discovered that the best available product offered only 400 mg of sodium – half of what SOMA offers today. The search expanded across borders to the US and Europe, where high-sodium electrolytes existed but came with high shipping costs that nearly doubled the price.
John and I figured if this was something we were experiencing, we couldn’t be alone. We were determined to solve this problem for ourselves and fellow Irish fitness enthusiasts.
Introducing SOMA
So that’s why we decided to create SOMA.
We want to empower the people of Ireland and give them access to what we believe is the best electrolyte supplement available.
So whether it's your 100th marathon or your first 5K.
Bring a bottle of water and a sachet of SOMA, the high-performance electrolyte mix.
Ready To Elevate Your Performance?
SOMA’s electrolyte mix is crafted for athletes who need the right balance of electrolytes to perform at their best.