Here’s the thing – I’m new to all of this, and have to figure out what works for me. Right now, what works for me is sticking a bottle of water in the cup holder of my treadmill. Of course, once I’m outside – fuel becomes an issue. I went through all of this research earlier to find a fuel belt for my longer runs….
I was told to get used to what you’ll be using during a race, and after reading reviews – opted for the Nathan Speedbelt with 2 10 oz bottles. You can read about by clicking on the link. Here’s what I’m finding out – I don’t like that around my waist when I run. Hmmmm, that’s not good.
I decided to play around with something else, and just ordered a Camelbak. I have no clue if I’ll like it, but I was able to get a good deal on a particular color of one style. It was originally listed at close to $60 – but I got it on sale for less than $40 — and the price moves up and down. My tip, check the pricing on the different colors. The black and gray was like 60, the blue was 50, he red was 40, etc….never hurts to check, and you can get a deal – I think the solid black was on sale too. Anyway, I picked out this one…
Camelbak 2010 Rogue 70 oz Hydration Pack (Racing Red/Charcoal – 70 oz.)
As I do more and more races, I think I’ll appreciate finding something that works for me. Will this? I guess I won’t know until I try it. I do know I have the waist belt thing of the other – so if this feels better on, great.
I have 3 1/2 marathons on my list to do this year, with another I’m looking at. I also just decided this week to train for a full marathon on top of it for Jan 2011. If I do that, I’ll probably add an 18 miler in LBI in November as a training run…so we’ll see how it all goes. At least I’ll have two water fuel options at this point. I hate how you don’t know if you’ll like something until you run with it. What doesn’t bother you on a 2 mile run, suddenly pisses you off on a 5 mile run….so with many more miles to go, I’d rather be happy with what I’m wearing.
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