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Summer water idea. (Read 386 times)

trishierunner view log esq. posted: 8/6/2007 at 10:08 PM I have a handheld water bottle (in addition to my waist belt) for shorter runs. It's 22oz and has a grip thingy and a velro pocket to hold a key. Love it. The problem was that my water -- even cold -- was getting REALLY warm REALLY quickly from (1) the hot weather, and (2) my body heat. So: I now freeze it before I run -- completely. When the whole thing is a block of ice, it stays cold throughout the run and feels like it "lasts longer". It doesn't take long to thaw, either (especially in this heat. ) Hope this helps someone 2009: BQ?

zoom-zoom view log Registered for #2 posted: 8/6/2007 at 10:15 PM I was just talking to someone recently who does this...I was like "duh, why didn't I think of that!?" k Kirsten '07: 1324.5 mi '08: 1561 mi ... • Ladies Locker Room • .: 2009 Goals :. • Run 1750 miles • 2 marathons (May - Bayshore, Fall - ?) • PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k? ~ HM ~ 26.2 • 1st trail relay (North Country)

Go PRE view log Member Since 2008 posted: 8/7/2007 at 12:10 AM Tricia, Thanks for switching your avatar. The last one was freaking me out.

mbk view log posted: 8/7/2007 at 3:18 AM I think that's a great idea, but I can't do it with my handheld bottle (only my bottle pack). It gets too cold for my hand and is too uncomfortable. I tried it once with just iced gatorade and had to switch hands constantly. I don't know how you can handle the frozen bottle! "Long-distance runners have to be very strange people. You have to really want to do it. You don't have to win or beat someone, you just have to get through the thing. That's the sense of victory. The sense of self-worth." ~Ted Corbitt

trishierunner view log esq. posted: 8/7/2007 at 1:21 PM Quote from Go PRE on 8/7/2007 at 12:10 AM: Tricia, Thanks for switching your avatar. The last one was freaking me out. Haha, you're welcome! 2009: BQ?

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