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Too low for what? I think the evidence on drinking more water when you're not thirsty is pretty mixed. I drink liquids when I'm thirsty, pretty much never any plain water, and have been unable to discern even the slightest negative effect from this despite being a hobby runner that regularly runs 50+ miles per week.
Given my lack of enthusiasm for water, I start the day with coffee, have soda, Spindrift, or low-sugar sport drinks when thirsty during the day, and a couple beers at night. Seems fine, no drawbacks, would recommend. I'm never going to understand how people that are almost completely sedentary wind up seeming so goddamned thirsty comparatively.
I'd say the fixtures are half a liter of coffee and about 680 ml of beer. The rest is pretty discretionary and will vary based on distance of runs and temperature during runs (on warm days, I lose 0.3-0.4 pounds of weight per mile in sweat, so this can add up to a lot). On cool days with only a light run, I'd guess roughly one to two liters of assorted beverages - seltzer, flavored waters, Gatorade, diet soda, maybe some more coffee.
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