Subject: RE: Staying hydrated during long runs domlazz - 2005-03-04 3:00 PM
Going against the grain here....
I park in a central location and run several loops, keeping all of my liquids/fuel under the car. Say I'm going out for an hour. I'll go 15 minutes in one direction and come back to the car and have a drink. To keep boredom to a minimum, on the next 30 min. loop, I'll go out a different way from the car. If it's a particularly hot day, I'll make the loops shorter.
I never liked carrying things with me, so this works best for me. It also helps with trying to do negative splits. I'm much better now at going out for 15 minutes and returning to the car in 14.
Great idea for keeping your stuff in/under your car. I'm like you, I can't carry something. My hands get too hot.
So far, because of the weather, I've been doing my long runs as a 2.25 mile loop on a multipurpose trail at a local park. There are recreation areas with water fountains along the loop, for when I need a break.
Fuel I can tuck in my brand new, not-worn-yet tri top with little pockets in the back.
But the place I intend to run more often over the summer is a 3 mile up trail with a loop at the top. There's no way to get up there before hand unless I bring my mountain bike, which ain't gonna happen (not a mountain biker, yet ). In that case I suppose I'll need to pre-hydrate and then consider getting some sort of belt-thingy.
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