Thanks to Ted, I have a fine solution for proper hydrating during such a long endeavor.

However, there is a chance that the weight of a keg of booze lashed to my Adam's apple could slightly impede my running. In which case, I have been examining alternative hydration products.
Fuel belts are quite popular among long distance runners. Generally, I'm not a fan of these contraptions. However, back in a November post I did come across one that I thought might be suitable.

However, again, I'm not used to so much bulk when I run. I like to run adhering to the minimalist's ideal: enough to cover my posterior.
Perhaps, then I should consider self-contained, disposable hydration products. There's GU, but like, eww! And why? There is absolutely zero ABV.
Solution!

I'm so glad that running has become so popular. We are lucky to have so many gadgets available to sort our individual needs.
Boston-bound!
No, not me. As if! Dean Schuster at Zero to Boston achieved his goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon last weekend with a time of 3:15:02. I've been following Dean's sometimes harrowing, sometimes heroic and most times humorous journey for the past few months. Go give his blog a read and congratulate him on a job well done.
Stuck?
Vanilla, helpful to a fault, has a step-by-step emergency guide over at Half-Fast for when you get stuck running. Remember, you're being timed.
1 comment:
Ahhh, the reappearance of the Booze Belt. Good stuff.
I, like you, do not like to carry fuel belts or anything of an bulk which always creates hydration problems on my long runs. I'm thinking about looking into those camelbak things, but if that fails maybe I'll just quit doing long runs.
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