I didn’t get my butt out the door until nearly 9:00 this morning, so I forced myself to take water with me on my run. I’m really not a fan of carrying water with me, but the last time I attempted a long run without any water, I almost died.
I own a Fuel Belt and a Hydrapak, which I’ve used at various times in the past. I like them just fine, but I’d prefer not to run with anything, ya know?
I find that the Fuel Belt is less annoying. I wear a Spibelt on all of my long runs, so running with the Fuel Belt isn’t all that much different. Once I get going, I don’t even notice it bouncing around. I thought the Hydrapak would solve all of my problems, but I don’t like having it on my back when I run. It makes me feel hot and sort of restricted.
Long story short, I didn’t chose either option for my run this morning. It was just too hot to deal with them. I ended up filling one of the bottles from my Fuel Belt with water and carrying it for 8 miles. It actually wasn’t as annoying as I thought it would be.
What do you guys do for water on your long runs? Maybe I just need to give the Fuel Belt and Hydrapak another try?
The first mile of my run was pretty slow. My legs felt super tight, so I stopped at Mile 1 to stretch them out. After that, I continued on at a pretty good pace, and I tried to stay just below 9:00/mile.
Around Mile 5, I stopped and munched on some Peach Tea Chomps, which were very delicious. The flavor was quite summery.
The heat really started to get to me around Mile 6, so I lost a little bit of steam, but the final two miles were mostly flat and somewhat downhill, so I picked up the pace to finish strong. I also just really wanted to be done running!
- Mile 1: 9:09
- Mile 2: 8:49
- Mile 3: 8:50
- Mile 4: 8:46
- Mile 5: 8:51
- Mile 6: 8:58
- Mile 7: 8:44
- Mile 8: 8:35
Total: 1:10:48
The second I walked in the door of my house, I chugged a huge bottle of water!
Breakfast
Before my run, I fueled up with two pieces of toast with almond butter spread on top.
After my run, I refueled with some cheesy scrambled eggs.
I also mixed up an iced coffee drink with Ensure, soy milk, and vanilla protein powder.
Once I showered and got myself ready, Mal, Murphy, and I visited our local farmers’ market. We’ve heard about it a bunch, but we never had a chance to check it out until today.
It was pretty small, but we were still able to buy lots of goodies.
Mal and I bought a ton of fresh produce and a dozen eggs, which I am totally psyched about. Farm fresh eggs taste so amazing!
Off to run some errands. Hope you’re having a wonderful Saturday!
I hate running with stuff, I never want to run with the belt, I have it but never tried it. I like when my husband rollerblades next to me instead. Haha I am sorry u missed the event today, did u get all the cool stuff they gave out, I hope!
I use a fuel belt for anything longer than 8 miles – I’ve become very used to it. It’s not ideal and the only way I use it is if I have a cotton-feel long-ish tank on. With tech tees and anything too “silky” it just rides up to mid-waist and makes me insane. Hand-held bottles are ok – but I find the water/gatorade warms up kind of fast.
I like my Nathan hand held water bottle bc it has a pouch where I can put my food and a car key. But it is a bigger water bottle so it takes some time getting used to carrying 16 oz with you. I’ve just had trouble when I try the waist belts so the hand held was more comfy to me.
I’ve been running with a camel back but it’s not ideal – it rubs and gets suuper sweaty.
I used my Camelbak Aurora for the first time running today. I knew the 5mile race was going to be a hot one, plus my longest distance ever. It was a lifesaver! I had used it the other night for a 15mile bike ride, and I was impressed with not having to mess with a bottle or stopping. I put ice cubes in the camelbak and it actually kept the water cold and my back too.
You know, you’ve made this eggs-averse girl crave cheesy eggs!
amphipod water bottles are the best! so easy to carry and there is a little zip pocket for a gel or a key.
I love farmers’ markets!! And you’re right… it’s really amazing what a difference farm fresh eggs can make (especially when it comes to the fluffiness of cakes and such… just saying ;)). Congrats on making it through your long run š
I have a watch and a hairtie with my house key on it…I can’t imagine carrying anything else and I haven’t even started my long distances run yet. One most of my training days, I have the day off so I get out on the road by 5:30am so it is still pretty cool outside.
Ooooh I love visiting Farmers Markets – there’s something so satisfying about knowing thet you’re munching fresh, local produce!
Holy moley! My hubs and I raise chickens (for fun) and sell the eggs to our friends for $1! I think we need to reevaluate our prices…
~Ang
My brother in law always places water bottles, and running fuel in strategic places on his run (usually when running for marathons). Usually hidden by a tree or in tall grass.
I also hate having extra stuff on, but I do use a hand-held for my longer runs. I definitely like it better than my camel back (I’ve never tried the belt kind). I have an “Amphipod” brand one, I think it’s 20 onces and it’s curved to fit in my hand with a strap that tightens. I freeze water in it the night before my run and wrap a hankerchief around it to help keep it a little cool. Not ideal, but does the job for me.