Message Category: Running Tips/ Training
Topic: When to start drinking on long runs?

Reply: From: Date:	small amounts, earlier than you need them RitaT 1/29/10 9:36:27 AM ET
As RunTex said... early is a good thing so you can absorb the water to process the gels. I start at the first water stop and grab a cup, fold it down, keep running and sip as I go. I might not get all the water, but a little bit each stop adds up. Stashing water during a long run is one thing, that's the water you NEED. Another thing is to practice drinking while running. Find a loop course, enlist a friend to sit at some point with water & paper cups... practice grabbing the cups on the run, folding them & drinking. It took some practice so I wouldn't get it up my nose. Some peole walk, I've even heard of a few carrying a straw...find out what works for you. -Rita Post a reply on the Bulletin Board
Message thread: When to start drinking on long runs? - [Katya 1/28/10 2:39:27 PM ET] Early is Better for Me - [Runtex 1/28/10 3:54:35 PM ET] small amounts, earlier than you need them - [RitaT 1/29/10 9:36:27 AM ET] Earlier better than Later - [Tim 1/29/10 4:07:14 PM ET] Update on Half-Marathon - [Katya 1/31/10 7:47:28 AM ET] Know Your Body; Practice EVERYTHING in Advance - [Scott 2/3/10 9:30:46 PM ET] drink early often - [topher the gopher 2/21/10 5:46:59 PM ET] When to start drinking on long runs - [wim 3/4/10 6:47:10 AM ET]

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