New to running, how to keep going without constant water?

Gum and/or cough drops (helps clear your nasal passages) or candy. This helps me out so much!

Just tell your body to shut the *kitten* up and do it's job and run. Tell it that it will get water after it does it's job for you. That should motivate it to finish.

Best reply! Sipping the water every lap has become a running tick, you don't need the water. Hydrate earlier and have a drink after.

I have to agree.

I see people running 5Ks with a 70 oz. Camelback, yet I routinely run 10 -12 miles without a drink of water, go figure. Why do they drink so much? Because they think they have/need to.

As an early morning runner, I do all my hydration the night before. If you wait until morning to hydrate, you've waited too long.

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I chew Wrigley's Extra peppermint gum. The flavor lasts over an hour before it gets gross. Or you could run through some lawns as they're being watered.

I'm not sure if anyone has suggested it yet but I use a small Camelbak hydration pack. It doesn't add that much weight and it's extremely convenient. Personally, my mouth gets too parched to go without water too long on a run.

I like the camelbak water bottles. I carry it with me. you can also get a fanny pack type of thing that straps it to your waist.

Hey girl! Listen to your body and have water when you need it! Invest in a good Camelback - it'll let you run with your water without having to grip a big bottle and the hose hooks up to the reservoir in the pack and you can run with the straw in your mouth. Fuss free and convenient. That way, you'll have it when you need it!

When I go on my runs/jogs/walks whatever, I never drink. I drink before and after.

The only time I carry water with me is on really long bike rides, like 15/20 miles or two hours or longer. We have camelbaks and they're really amazing. I HAVE seen people running with them too so it's totally possible. IF you really need the water, but for such a short run I don't think you do.

Agreed. I take water on my bike frame, but rarely dip into it for more than rinsing out exhaust fumes unless my ride is more than an hour or so (or unless it's hot out). But I have a big drink about an hour before my ride, and a smaller one shortly before the ride, where practical. And after the ride I have a light snack and drink lukewarm water like I'm trying to drown myself.

I don't generally bother with water for anything under about 5 miles. But... if you need it you need it. I have a donut shaped runner's bottle that's really easy to carry - not a hassle at all to take with me. I don't even really know I have it.

I can usually go about 45 min-1 hour MAX without water on a good cardio session.... I think you can make your body adapt.

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Hi guys! I'm really trying to build on my running, and I've been running on a track that's about 1/4 a mile around, I do this until I hit 3 miles, alternating walking and running, but I also take a sip of water each time I do a lap. I got bored of the same constant laps, and began running on a trail that's 2 miles all the way around. But the trouble is that I can't take a sip of water as often, unless I carry a bottle with me, which seems like such a pain! I really notice the difference, my mouth gets so dry and I have a much harder time without the constant sips of water!

So I'm wondering if anyone out there has any tips? Is this struggle just because I'm not a conditioned runner? I try to drink a ton before I start to run, but then I feel like I just have to pee the whole time, haha. Thanks in advance!! :-)

I wear a camelbak sometimes, but I've run/walked 11 miles w/ out water before.

Hey girl! Listen to your body and have water when you need it! Invest in a good Camelback - it'll let you run with your water without having to grip a big bottle and the hose hooks up to the reservoir in the pack and you can run with the straw in your mouth. Fuss free and convenient. That way, you'll have it when you need it!

The only problem is that this seems more mental than "needing" it. I've never run with water, just hydrate the day before. I can tell when I need it because my fingertips get really dry and I stop sweating.

Two pages or responses and no one has asked how hot/ humid the weather is where you run??? That answer can make a big difference on water drinking frequency.

I just assumed the OP was in a hot climate (something about the photo!). Having run in the UK, and in Florida, I have to say, I know just what you mean. I couldn't go very far at all in Florida without a drink. I can go a pretty long way in the UK... :-)

well, pretty much everyone said to chew gum. I do that occasionally if I know water is not an option. Also running at your base speed, you should not be breathing so hard that you have to have your mouth open the whole time. Breathing through your nose will help you keep your mouth moist. Work to find that nice speed that you can do this. Over time your base speed will increase and you can run longer distances without becoming winded and will easily breathe through your nose the whole time. Without getting too off topic, doing speed interval training will help with that.

Camelbacks/water belt things are awesome as some people have said, but water can become more of a habit than a necessity and you could start drinking too much. I find that drinking a bunch of water before or during a run causes me to get side cramps....which of course sucks and can ruin a good run very quickly.