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As complicated as drinking a cup of water seems to be, I'm shocked it's not a class taught in our schools.
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
Yes well. Go to a race in Europe and experience the Tiny Bag of Water firsthand.
At the Rotterdam Marathon they had cups with foam lids that had a "/\" cutout to drink out of and then the foam could be used to wipe the salt from your forhead...seemed way ahead of their time when I ran that in '09.
In 2010 I ran the Oberlichtenauer Sommerlauf (just north of Dresden) and it was sparkling water on the course. <--Not happy about this.
But there was beer + sausages + Germany v. Argentina on at the finish line
...and all of this is why I run trail ultras instead of road marathons.
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I had venison at an aid station in one ultra. Haven't had it in a marathon.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Imminent Catastrophe
Yep.
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
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The aid station was close to a rural highway, right? You should have had the opossum -- it has more electrolytes.
"I want you to pray as if everything depends on it, but I want you to prepare yourself as if everything depends on you."
-- Dick LeBeau
Score was...
1, Car
0, possum
But chasing down an opossum isn't as much fun as chasing down a deer.
Neither are terribly wily.
Yeah but either one is probably 5 time more intelligent than me by halfway through an ultra of any kind any kind of race.
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I normally tuck used water cups into my waste band. After the race I'll find the proper dispensary and dispose of them properly. I just can't imagine throwing garbage on the ground. It seems a bit tacky.
Srsly? I am picturing you with 12 plastic cups stuck in your pants. Good for you, maybe you could attach a trash bag just to use for them, and any gel packages too.
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Oops, I set off the Stevie Ray bat signal by mistook.