Does Baking Soda Actually Boost Your Endurance and Stamina?

In this week's 'Snake Oil vs. Science', Noah and Zoe discuss sodium bicarbonate aka baking soda. Runners have been 'sodi loading' since the 1980s in hopes of improved performance, but does it really help?
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Very interesting discussion, many thanks! One question: I see some skis in the background, which begs the question... If baking soda is supposed to increase performance in activities between 30s - 7min with high lactate production, would you say it's a valuable supplement for skiing? Are you aware of any studies / specific info in that regard? What about the best timing for taking sodium bicarbonate? Many thanks!