How do people run without water?

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  • dxp232
    dxp232 Posts: 28 Member
    Three things:
    1: How well are you hydrated beforehand (and in general)?
    2: How long of a run are you doing, you might see people only running a few miles
    3: People use/store water at different rates. I dont need to drink a ton of water (none on a 5k for example) while my wife does, peoples biologies are different...
  • carolcrc
    carolcrc Posts: 2 Member
    Less than an hour - no water - unless over 75 degrees out. Then if over 30 minutes, I carry water. A lot depends on how adapted you are... same thing for gels/fueling for long runs - never use anything except sports drink unless over 2.5 hours... You'll come to know your body's needs - and the first time you bonk/dehydrate, you will learn what you need to do!
  • demoiselle2014
    demoiselle2014 Posts: 474 Member
    thankyou4thevenom wrote: »
    I normally drink a huge glass about 15 mins before I go out. At the end of my run I'm so thirsty it makes me want to run home.

    Isn't that hard on the bladder?
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    I notice that this time around from picture one on my profile that my body fat% is way lower. I sweat way less than I did. I used to drink at least a cup of water per 30 minutes of cardio. I don't need any water for the 30 minute cardio now.

    Just my experience.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    I drink after. I only run 1 mile on weekday mornings and 3ish on weekends.
    as it get warmer, I may buy a running belt with a water holder. I don't want one of those hand ones. I don't need the extra weight on my arms
  • xxeliza321xx
    xxeliza321xx Posts: 15 Member
    CariTJR wrote: »
    I always run with a bottle of water, it makes no difference for me how much i've had throughout the rest of the day leading up it (I run in the evenings), I still need water while running, that's just how my body works.

    Yea same here....& thanks for the tips guys. I won't be checking this anymore, so someone can close the thread if they want.
  • hawallo
    hawallo Posts: 1 Member
    I can't stand having anything in my hands when I run, so I take a water pack. Extra weight, I drink on the downhills and the belt allows me to attach my dogs on road runs (very useful on 2 mile uphill stretches at the end of 10k). But I go without if on trails and dogs running free. Personal preference and hydration levels, I'm sure.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    I don't drink water when I run. I drink some before and then after. I don't even notice being thirsty while running. I do 3 miles twice during the week and 3-5 miles on Saturday and Sunday. I guess I'm not running long enough to make myself thirsty. Even when I am done running, I make sure my dog has water first. I figure he's running in a fur coat and needs it more than I do.
  • hoyalawya2003
    hoyalawya2003 Posts: 631 Member
    I don't carry water when I run, and I run in Atlanta (hills, heat, and humidity). Maybe once I get past 6 miles I will have to rethink it, but I just don't think it is necessary for the short runs I do.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    When it's cool out, I'll drink a glass before I leave the house and have no issues running up to 14 miles with no water on board. These are comfortably paced runs, not pushing my speed at all.

    Now that it's 90+F and 80+% humidity I want water after walking a couple of miles. But then, I use water to cool down as well as hydrate.
  • Dawn410
    Dawn410 Posts: 120 Member
    I swear I must have the world's smallest bladder. If I drink water during a run, I have to pee halfway through. Which is unfortunate, Because My halfway point is over a mile and a half from my house, with nowhere to go in between (well, there is the state mental hospital or route back, but no thanks, I'll hold it in). So I run without water, because it's just a few miles, and I can drink to my hearts content when I get home. I also try to run early or late, when the sun isn't trying to kill me.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I run a lot without water. Just been that way since I was young. Oddly, when I play tennis though I do small sips on each change over.
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    I carry a water bottle on my long runs, but I don't drink. I just swish it around in my mouth and spit every few miles. It's gross, but it keeps my mouth and lips from drying out.
  • annekka
    annekka Posts: 517 Member
    I can manage 10k without liquids, anything above that and I need liquid. I wouldn't run with water for anything less than 10k. I also always carry a little money to stop and buy a bottle of water or something like that if I'm desperate.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    I'll only carry water on runs of 90 minutes or more when the weather is hot and even then it's usually just a few sips as I hate feeling of water sloshing around in my stomach. When I'm racing anything longer than a 10K I'll get water from at least one of the aid stations and take a few sips.

    It's interesting that the old school marathoners did deprivation training (no water, no nutrition) and we didn't have runners dying from dehydration, with our current culture of hyper-hydration we have runners dying from hyponatremia...........makes you think.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,928 Member
    I carry a small bottle of water in a shirt pouch on my back, and I need it especially when the air is dry as it's currently over 40C/102F, after sunset. If I don't drink then my throat, and actually also my eyes dry out, which is rather unpleasant.
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  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    I don't run with water unless I'm planning to be out for more than an hour, or if it's really hot.
  • kristinareisinger
    kristinareisinger Posts: 37 Member
    CostaRica120 wrote: »
    I run without water. I can run at least 10km without needing a water break unless it's super, super hot out. But I also know where there are public water fountains if I do need water. I know some people who will do their long runs in loops around their cars or houses where they stop for water.

    Exactly.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    They probably hydrate a lot during the day. I drink 5-6 16.8oz bottles a day and never drink during runs or any type of exercise.
  • lulucitron
    lulucitron Posts: 366 Member
    Exactly what others have said. If you're hydrated beforehand, you're fine. When I'm practicing yoga I do bring water in with me and just take small sips and that's it. To use an analogy, you dry out a plant and suddenly water it, the water is going to go right through but if you water it slowly it will absorb. Drink mouthfuls of water throughout the day and you'll be hydrated properly.
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    xxeliza321xx wrote: »
    I see a lot of people here in NYC running without water. I always just think "How???". I always carry a bottle with me and I wonder why I see very few others with bottles too.

    How does this happen?

    As long as it's not over hot 90 mins or so without water is pretty straightforward and doesn't effect performance. I frequently run those sort of times without water. Sometimes people get a bit carried away with Hydration everyone is different though
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
    I run not long after I wake up so I'm not hydrated enough to not take a bottle with me. If I drink just before I run, I get really bad stitches - which I don't get if I drink midway through my run. I pant through my mouth so my mouth dries out quickly even though it's only a 35 minute run.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    edited June 2015
    I don't run, I walk but I don't carry water with me. I stay well hydrated during the day and, if it is hot out and I think my mouth is going to get a little dry, I always keep some gum in my pocket. I then drink up when I get home.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    xxeliza321xx wrote: »
    CariTJR wrote: »
    I always run with a bottle of water, it makes no difference for me how much i've had throughout the rest of the day leading up it (I run in the evenings), I still need water while running, that's just how my body works.

    Yea same here....& thanks for the tips guys. I won't be checking this anymore, so someone can close the thread if they want.

    you must be new to the internet. LOL


    I don't run with water- I'd be comfortable for up to 10 miles without it. I'm assuming on my half there will be water stations- considering they have them for 5's and 10's - I expect to be able to slosh water in my face and be good to go. lol
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    I carry water for runs over 90 minutes. The trick is making sure I plan routes with sufficient refill opportunities AFTER I will likely empty my bottle. All of my favorite normal routes wind through areas with few commercial areas after the first 4 miles. Nothing worse than being a mile or two away from the next water opportunity and being thirsty.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    Beast_Mode_Engaged wrote: »
    As long as you are well hydrated prior to the run, you don't need any if the run is an hour or less, unless it's a scorcher out.


    This is how I feel. I don't generally run more than 5 miles at a time. I also don't run outside if it's scorching out either. I can't stand to feel water jiggling around in my stomach while I'm running.

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