I've purchased a small soft 150ml flask with vacuum lid.. I'm looking for maybe 300ml but not sure if these 300ml soft flasks are " too clumsy "...? Thoughts... what do you take with you?
Which water bottles do you take out with you? - Bridge to 10K
Which water bottles do you take out with you?
At the moment I'm not taking anything because my longest run us still under 40 minutes but I do have a belt with two small bottles that I will bring with me when I get on to the longer runs on the magic plan 🙂
I've a flipbelt, bottles that fit are not available for while yet..
What belt have you got Beatlesforever ?
It's just one I got on Amazon, it has two pouches with the bottles and it has a zip pocket for your phone, keys, etc. But I haven't tried it yet. I imagine I will soon, it's supposed to get really hot towards the end of the week!
I have the exact same one Beatlesforever , and I love it! 😀
Great to hear! I'll try it out this week 😊
A little tip I’ve found - wear it loose enough so you can twist it round on your waist to access the bottles/zip compartment. I keep jelly babies in the pocket and can’t be dealing with faffing around with the zip behind my back! Also it makes it easier to remove/put back the bottles. 😀
I use a 250ml soft bottle with a bite valve. Easy to carry and doesn’t slosh about.
I have the same belt as Beatlesforever and it’s perfect at the moment. I fill one of the bottles with Tailwind and the other with plain water. I also have a hydration pack/bladder that I use for very hot and/or runs beyond 10 miles. Below 12k I take nothing. 🏃♀️😀
10k for me is hilly n slow 90+mins.
What's Tailwind?
Hydration pack bladder.. is that a vest you wear?
What's easiest to have & use ? cheekychipmunks
Tailwind is a nutrition powder which you add to water. There are endurance ones, electrolyte ones and caffeinated ones in all different flavours and I find it gives an added boost when I start to flag. There are other supplements on the market too.
The hydration bladder is great, although I’ve not used mine yet this year. There a knack to sipping from the straw on the run but it’s good to be hands free. I got an inexpensive vest on Amazon (Aonijie I think it is).
The hydration pack/bladder is probably easier to use, but it’s overkill for most of my runs. I did 10 miles with my belt/bottles last week, but it depends on the weather for me really. 😀
I prefer to tank up before the start, roughly speaking I lose about 800_900 ml per 10k, which I drink in the hour before the run.. Carrying things for me except for the phone is done with an old holiday Bum bag so a water bottle is out for me but each to his/her own, what ever floats your boat😁👍
Sorry, not on topic but I've just noticed your fab username 😀 👍
I hate running belts so if I take liquid, which would only be on runs over 9-10 miles, I wear a hydration vest asas they’re a zillion times better 👍🏽 I have a 500ml soft flask which would be plenty for a half marathon maybe more but it does have a 1.5l bladder if I need more like in marathon training.