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I learned this week that I was waking up multiple times in the middle of the night with a scratchy throat and an increasingly worsening headache due to dehydration.
I almost never feel thirsty anymore but given my level of running and lifting I should be drinking about 100 ounces of water a day and I was coming nowhere near that. As a corollary, I did a long run on Saturday and made sure to drink water before and actively during and it was the first time I finished one without a headache.
Who knew? Not me!
How long was your run on Saturday?
My water bottle is 750-1000ml and I will always refill it at least once during a gym session, even if I'm only doing strength training and no cardio. I can't even imagine trying to exercise without drinking lots of water.
16 miles
I had a 12oz glass of water with salt in the morning and brought 60oz with me.
So more than a half-marathon? And you used to run that without drinking any water on the way?
well, when you put it that way it sounds kind of stupid
I just never felt thirsty :/
I'm not even making fun of you, I'm just amazed that you even attempted it without. I think I physically could not run more than 10 km (~6.2 miles) without drinking a lot of water. If I tried running a half-marathon without water I'm sure I'd just collapse.
My bottle is more like 500ml and I usually don't finish it during the workout. It seems like I get a lot less sweaty than the soaked-wifebeater kind of guys you can see at the gym. Don't know if I'm not giving it my all or that's just how my body works.
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