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Running with Water Bottle (dumb Q maybe)
Hello - I am a newbie to this board but I've been lurking a bit and posting more. Anyway I saw a post about running with a water bottle and this had never occurred to me. (I live in Minnesota where it's typically not a problem to run when it's not too hot out and in the winter I run on the treadmill)
Anyway, from those who have experience running with a water bottle - do you find the belts or the handheld bottles (or something else) better? Also I am assuming you can just buy them at a sporting goods store?
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Re: Running with Water Bottle (dumb Q maybe)
For my longer runs over 6 miles I use my Camelbak and for shorter runs less than 6 miles I use my handheld. Both are great! I don't even notice the bottle in my heand and the Camelbak doesn't bounce around. In the summer it is a must for me to have water at all times!! For the really long runs I use a mix of water/gatorade. Hope that helps!
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Everyone likes something different. I don't take water for runs under 6-7 miles, and for 10Ks I don't bring water (but I do take water at stations). But for long runs I prefer a camelback. I have an amphipod belt but I never really liked it and fidgeted with it throughout the run. The camelback is nice and secure and I don't mind it, but others might. This is the one I have and I really like it:
http://www.camelbak.com/Sports-Recreation/Packs/2012-Aurora.aspx
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Im so glad you asked this! (& I don't think its a dumb Q!) Im in WI & was barely into C25k when it got hot last summer, so I never had this issue...except once when it was brutually hot & humid & I ran w/a water bottle, but I bet I wasn't even up to running a full mile w/o stopping at that point...
But now Im up to 5-6miles (haven't been increasing my mileage until now), & even in this 60* weather Im getting parched. I loathe the idea of wearing a belt w/bottles, I have no torso & an as$, so having that bouncing on my butt the entire run would drive.me.crazy! I was thinking along the lines of a handheld, or a Camelbak, but I thought I would hate a Camelbak, since running w/a backpack sucks (I have done this), but, Im assuming a Camelbak would feel entirely different then a regular backpack...since its smaller, compact & would fit more snugly to your body. I am/was concerned about the sloshing/shifting of the liquid back there, but I no longer think that given what PP said about it.
I think I might pick one up this weekend! So, thanks for posting!
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I prefer a belt usually, just b/c I don't really like having anything in my hand when I run. That being said, I do have a handheld bottle that I use occasionally.
I think it's just a personal preference, you just have to try several kinds and see what works best for you. The belt took a couple of runs to get used to, and some experimenting on where to place it (meaning higher or lower on hips) but once I figured that out, I didn't even notice it was there.
I used to wear by my Fuel Belt but now that I am pregnant I can't stand wearing it. I love my Nathan's sprint 10oz bottle.
http://www.runningwarehouse.com/descpage-NATSR.html#
It literally fits like a glove, so comfy. I wish they made this style in a 16 or 20oz. I just make stops to fill it up when I am on longer runs where I need more than 10oz of water.
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Totally agree, that's the only thing I find frustrated, that it doesn't hold that much and I sometimes have to find a place to stop and fill it.?