Which water bottles do you take out with you?

[Lucyintheskywith]

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?

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

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 🙂

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

I've a flipbelt, bottles that fit are not available for while yet..

What belt have you got Beatlesforever ?

[Beatlesforever Graduate10 in reply to Lucyintheskywith]

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!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

I have the exact same one Beatlesforever , and I love it! 😀

[Beatlesforever Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Great to hear! I'll try it out this week 😊

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

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. 😀

[Beatlesforever Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Cool, thanks for the tip! 😄

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Jellybabies... fantastic.. love this xx

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Lucyintheskywith]

Keep them somewhere dry .... I didn’t on one run, and had jelly slugs. 🙄

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Uh ho 😆

[SlowLoris]

I use a 250ml soft bottle with a bite valve. Easy to carry and doesn’t slosh about.

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to SlowLoris]

Do you find that 250ml is enough.. I'm doing 10.5km at the moment.

[SlowLoris in reply to Lucyintheskywith]

Its an individual thing but it suits me for up to about 15 miles.

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to SlowLoris]

Most helpful cheers

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

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. 🏃‍♀️😀

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

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

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Lucyintheskywith]

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. 😀

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Most helpful thank you

[hamit Graduate10]

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😁👍

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to hamit]

I don't drink enough water full stop.. the thought of that before a run fills me full of fear .. but its works for you n we are all different. Its a fantastic forum for help n advice.

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

Sorry, not on topic but I've just noticed your fab username 😀 👍

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

But if course 😉🎤🎶🎼🎵🎧🔊😃🏃‍♀️♦️🌫

[Beatlesforever Graduate10 in reply to Lucyintheskywith]

😍😍

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

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.