I was having a discussion with a girl in the office today after showing her my new Nathan Hydration pack. She asked how much I drink on a typical run and when I told her she got all freaked out. She is an avid runner too and has run a few marathons. She thought I was overhydrating.
On an average 10 mile run in 80-90 degree heat I will drink two 20 oz handhelds in about 1:40 to 2:00 hours. Often I am thirsty and out of water by the end of a run and I don't pee for a good hour or more after the run. I sweat like a pig, if pigs really sweat. As an example, I can wring a lot of water out of my shirt, my body is soaked and if I wear vffs, I can get water out of them as well and I might lose 2 lbs on these runs even after drinking 40 ozs of fluid. The fluids I am drinking aren't water but one nuun tablet per handheld so that I also get some electrolytes.
I bought the hydration pack because I intend to kick up the long runs to 14, 16 and 18 and start doing dual run days over the next two months and I don't like driving out and stashing water before I take off because sometimes I change course in the middle of a run if some street or trail looks interesting. The pack seemed like the best way to go and I can haul along the huaraches in the pack.
Do you think I am overhydrating? She says she can get in a 18 miler on a single handheld. She is small and sweats a lot too.
On an average 10 mile run in 80-90 degree heat I will drink two 20 oz handhelds in about 1:40 to 2:00 hours. Often I am thirsty and out of water by the end of a run and I don't pee for a good hour or more after the run. I sweat like a pig, if pigs really sweat. As an example, I can wring a lot of water out of my shirt, my body is soaked and if I wear vffs, I can get water out of them as well and I might lose 2 lbs on these runs even after drinking 40 ozs of fluid. The fluids I am drinking aren't water but one nuun tablet per handheld so that I also get some electrolytes.
I bought the hydration pack because I intend to kick up the long runs to 14, 16 and 18 and start doing dual run days over the next two months and I don't like driving out and stashing water before I take off because sometimes I change course in the middle of a run if some street or trail looks interesting. The pack seemed like the best way to go and I can haul along the huaraches in the pack.
Do you think I am overhydrating? She says she can get in a 18 miler on a single handheld. She is small and sweats a lot too.