I Brought Enough Water!!!
80oz. Yeah, it was heavy. Unfortunately that’s what it takes. I drink a lot. The mountain goat told me he was taking 16oz on his 17 miler today. He ended up doing 22…..not sure if he only had 16oz or not but that would be insane to me. My water lasts awhile in the beginning but I start to go through it super quick the further I get in.
I went through about 30oz through a half marathon (13.1 miles). Then I went through another 25oz by mile 19 and the remaining 25oz through mile 24. I need to try and conserve more. Next weekend will be another test as I have a 26 miler planned. I am hoping I can do the “half idea run” unassisted. 28 miles….no refills. Not sure if its possible for me. I’m going to give it a shot though.
The 24 today came with some struggles. The first 6 were tough. Mile 7 & 8 were pretty easy. Then 9-14 were a struggle. 15-18 were easy again then the remaining through 24 were a struggle. You never quite know what you are going to get on these runs. Sometimes they are easy, sometimes they are hard but most often they are in between somewhere. You’d think they would get easier the more you do them…but they don’t. You just know what to expect more. It doesn’t make it any easier though. I think that’s why I like it so much.
