So basically drinking 1/2 a litre of water within 30mins of doing a long hour run will have no bad effects, other than needing to go for a pee quickly after

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a pint (just over 1/2 litre) sounds fine for an hours run to me, you certainly won't be risking over-hydration from that! Of course fluid depletion depends on temp and humidty too, but 1/2 litre should be fine regardless

If you needed "to go for a pee quickly after", you didn't really need to drink the water, did you?
The fact that you need to pee must indicate that you were fully hydrated, surely? If your body was in need of hydration, surely it wouldn't be telling you to go and pee? Think about it...

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Never thought about it that way But you have a point.....I was feeling thurst, but maybe it was hunger

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Another random thread for this one... I get pissed off carrying bottles of lucozade sport around on my long runs, but I find they do help a bit... it's just so bloody annoying. Anyone got one of those drink-dispensing rucksack type things that I've seen? Are they any good? Or should I just get over it and carry the damn bottle?

Hydration belts that carry small water bottles are better than carrying drinks,if you can find one that is comfortable.

The backpacks you see are Camelbaks.I`ve never tried one.

I have a camelback flashflo, which is a bumbag type camelback (rather than a rucksack type)... it serves it's purpose but I've just never really taken to it... though I haven't had a drink on a run for a fair while - an energy gel at most for me. (perhaps not the best way of doing things but hey!)

If you're running with a bottle in your hand, squeeze it so that the bottle is crumpled and there's no air left in it (just water/sport drink) that way it doesn't slosh around inside and is a darn sight easier to carry!

Alternatively if anyone wants to give a camelback flashflo a try, i'm selling mine - I just haven't got around to writing a little advert for it yet... heheh. Of course i'd make sure it's steralised first

Yesterday morning I saw someone out walking their dog; and they had a bottle of water with them! (No, not the dog; the person) What's that all about? Have some people been hypnotised (by the purveyors of bottled water) and left thinking that every time that they leave the house, they are about to undertake a crossing of Death Valley? :eek:


Here's a question which this thread has prompted me to ask: What's the longest run that you would go on WITHOUT taking a drink or some sort of food supplement with you?
(Maybe answers should be given in time, rather than distance, to even things out between everybody).

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The Camelbaks are OK, the problem is finding something sensible to do with the giant curly straw that sticks out of them I use a hydration belt at the moment, it's got two tiny water bottles on it, plus space to cram in a gel or two, and I find that ample. The main thing is to make sure you can wear it in a way that it doesn't bounce around all over the place, and can get liquid from it without much hassle.

Some people do go a bit over the top with carrying water; I don't unless I'm running 16 miles or more, since it's just extra weight and inconvenience; if I get thirsty, I might as well keep going for 20 minutes and rehydrate with a beer at home On the long runs, I likely could "manage" without, but it's nice to have it. Coming in 11 seconds over my target time last marathon did make me wonder whether I should have just skipped a water stop...

In response to pedestrians post... longest run without water = 2hrs33min, though I did have a gel. Longest 'unassisted' run (no gels or drink) = 2hrs.

As i've said in the past, I won't drink in a race nowadays, though I'm yet to compete beyond 1/2 marathon.