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Waist, hand or back for carrying your liquid?

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  • plateaued
    plateaued Posts: 199 Member
    That article is good stuff:

    "Therefore, in order to optimize “racing” an ultra marathon, participants should strive to carry light loads close to their body (i.e. mid section or center mass) and attempt to “give up” weight later in a long race if pacers are allowed. Keep in mind all is not lost if an athlete chooses to carrying food and water the entire race as long as they eat and hydrate consistently each hour, carry any weight close to center mass, and avoid long periods of time carrying two, full handheld bottles. The two bottles will accelerate the feeling of fatigue along with unnecessarily increasing heart rate, breathing rate, and oxygen cost."
  • dorianaldyn
    dorianaldyn Posts: 611 Member
    I can't run with anything in my hands, hate it!

    I'm on my second waist belt. I guess it's a good problem to have but my first "one size fits all" waist pack ended up getting too big for me (I prefer to wear it around my hips, but I couldn't even get it tight enough around my waist either :-( ). I couldn't make it small enough. Bouncing around was NOT going to work. I got a nathan sized belt and now I'm in heaven. I wish the little zip pocket was a little bigger, but other than that, no complaints. If I get the ultra bug, I'll look into getting a back pack option.
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    Where do you carry your water, Gatorade or whatever . . . waist, hand or back?

    Why do you prefer it there? I have forever used a waist belt but it moves around a lot and loosens often. What is your preference?

    I only carry if I'm running >13 miles..then i use a hydration belt, not a backpack and never ever a waterbottle in my hand. the thought of having to run with a bottle makes me cringe..even those hand hold-able water bottles.

    I first started running, i'd carry a water bottle in my hand and hated it so much I ended up throwing it away 3 minutes in. Sometimes I carry small amounts of change and buy water from a store during this hot weather as in the UK we are not progressive thinking enough to have water fountains in our parks etc

    experiment and see what you prefer and make sure you are well hydrated BEFORE you set off as well as during your run.

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