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Fuel belt with water on back
haanmom
Posts: 90 Member
Hi Everybody,
I'm new to this group. Training for my 2nd half marathon. I ran my first in May without my fuel belt because I thought the water stations were spaced close enough together that I wouldn't need it. Also, don't like wearing it because the belt moves too much and just bugged me. I was wearing it with the bottles in the front.
Recently read a thread on a running board on FB about whether people wear their bottles in the front or back, and decided I'd try wearing mine in the back to see if it might be more comfortable. I ended up regretting not having my water at that first half marathon I did, so this time I want to train with it and plan to wear it just in case.
So today I ran 7 miles, a comfortable long run distance for me at this point in my training schedule, with the 2 water bottles on my lower back, belt across my hip bones.
The run went fine but afterwards I noticed my glutes were more sore than usual after a non-hill run. It's now been 12 hours since I finished my run and my lower back is SUPER sore, muscular not bruises. I've done hot pad, foam roller, Ibuprofen and lots of stretching. It has now finally occurred to me that it is probably related to wearing the water in the back.
Does anyone know if this is just an adjustment thing? Or if I might be really screwing my body up by switching the water to my back? The run felt good and the belt was way less irritating in the back, so I'd prefer to keep it there, but obviously I don't want to injure myself either. I know from seeing a chiropractor in the past and from personal training sessions that my glutes and lower back are pretty weak compared to the rest of my body.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
I'm new to this group. Training for my 2nd half marathon. I ran my first in May without my fuel belt because I thought the water stations were spaced close enough together that I wouldn't need it. Also, don't like wearing it because the belt moves too much and just bugged me. I was wearing it with the bottles in the front.
Recently read a thread on a running board on FB about whether people wear their bottles in the front or back, and decided I'd try wearing mine in the back to see if it might be more comfortable. I ended up regretting not having my water at that first half marathon I did, so this time I want to train with it and plan to wear it just in case.
So today I ran 7 miles, a comfortable long run distance for me at this point in my training schedule, with the 2 water bottles on my lower back, belt across my hip bones.
The run went fine but afterwards I noticed my glutes were more sore than usual after a non-hill run. It's now been 12 hours since I finished my run and my lower back is SUPER sore, muscular not bruises. I've done hot pad, foam roller, Ibuprofen and lots of stretching. It has now finally occurred to me that it is probably related to wearing the water in the back.
Does anyone know if this is just an adjustment thing? Or if I might be really screwing my body up by switching the water to my back? The run felt good and the belt was way less irritating in the back, so I'd prefer to keep it there, but obviously I don't want to injure myself either. I know from seeing a chiropractor in the past and from personal training sessions that my glutes and lower back are pretty weak compared to the rest of my body.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
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I think you would actually be OK to do the race(s) without the belt. I've done 12 or so marathons and twice as many halves. I carried water once for the imfamous Chicago Marathon that was super hot and even then I did not need it. I have only had one race where they ran out of water so it does happen, but very rare I think. But that was not your question.
How big are the bottles? Mine hold about 8 ounces each and if I only carry two I tend to wear them on the back. If that size I don't think they are really large enough or heavy enough to cause an adjustment issue. But you may have subconsciously adjusted your gait in some fashion. Maybe try carrying empty bottles on the shorter runs to help adjust if that is it? As I think about it I could see one leaning forward from the waist (bad) from this and that would bother your back0 -
Mine hold 330ml, which I think is about 10oz, I don't know I don't do ounces.
anyway, I have them so they are at the back, but where one is on my hip and the other at the lower of my back, as i find that personally comfortable. I hope that makes sense0
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