tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post506406761454534988..comments2023-06-03T09:27:45.118-04:00Comments on Love to Run: hydrationjularun7http://www.blogger.com/profile/09419286113944300300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post-86245798602814845772008-08-27T21:29:00.000-04:002008-08-27T21:29:00.000-04:00I live in New England, so the heat is not often a ...I live in New England, so the heat is not often a problem, although we have our moments. I tend to not need anything until after 75 minutes, except in hard efforts, so here are my responses:<BR/><BR/>1-4: Before and after only.<BR/>5-6: Before and after, but I took 2 fuel belt bottles today during a hard 6-miler.<BR/>7-10: All 4 fuel belt bottles with water, and shot bloks @ 45 and 75 minutes.<BR/>10+: 2 bottles water, 2 powerade & shot bloks.<BR/><BR/>It's probably most important to know what works best for you, and adapt as necessary. Rock on!Steven Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776816701280003865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post-2037683420649916122008-07-23T14:42:00.000-04:002008-07-23T14:42:00.000-04:00i don't usually drink anything on shorter runs eit...i don't usually drink anything on shorter runs either, and just hydrate well before and after. I have to drink a lot these days, well, try to drink a lot, as I am nursing, and calories and fluids are super important. i'm not nearly as diligent as I should be though. 5-6 miles, I don't usually take anything either, but will sometimes stop at a water fountain, or get a little creative and drink from the sprinklers that are going (is that gross by the way? i've never really thought so, but just curious what others think)<BR/><BR/>I just got a fuel belt, and am still getting used to it, and am actually not really sure how I feel about it, but on longer runs, I usually do half water and half G2 (gatorade w/ fewer calories... it just tastes better to me). I am not really a fan of drinking gatorade or flavored drinks when I run, as they are not as satisfying for my mouth, if that makes sense, it leaves a bad taste and feeling in my mouth, but it is necessary, so I drink it. <BR/><BR/>i got the fuel belt because i know i need to be better at staying hydrated, so we will see how if our relationship improves over time.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815700401389316035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post-28135876589349230122008-07-23T13:45:00.000-04:002008-07-23T13:45:00.000-04:00Let me preface by saying I definitely don't drink ...Let me preface by saying I definitely don't drink enough. I try to tell myself to, but I just don't.<BR/><BR/>Water, water, and water. Although sometimes I do a 1:1 gatorade:water mixture in one of my bottles. But I'm normally craving water and can't stand when I only have the gatorade mixture left. Not sure why that is.<BR/><BR/>1-4 miles: Usually nothing. I don't like to carry anything on short runs.<BR/>5-6 miles: 1 fuel belt flask of water in my hand.<BR/>7-10 miles: 2 fuel belt flasks of water on a fuel belt.<BR/>10+ miles: 4 fuel belt flasks of water with one of them maybe being a gatorade mixture. Or if it's a half marathon and there are water stops, I'll just do 2 flasks and quickly fill them up at a water stop if I run out. The less weight around my hips the better.<BR/><BR/>With a full marathon I'll definitely carry all 4. I don't trust water stops that much and always want to drink when and where I want to drink. :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12849397081573242118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post-16800004740104761982008-07-23T13:39:00.000-04:002008-07-23T13:39:00.000-04:00i hardly ever drink anything but water. but i don...i hardly ever drink anything but water. but i don't have a fuel belt, so it's hard for me to gauge how much i drink. all the trails that i run long distances on have drinking fountains, so i just drink as i go and then i always end up drinking about 20 oz. of water afterwards.whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07740190416691718489noreply@blogger.com