Any Runners On Here??

[Monsieur Remings]

Real slow burner today - 25.8 km (16.03 miles) down the Strawberry Line.

Am seriously thinking about investing in a Camelback - hydration whilst your running is a proper pain in the arse and bum bags can only carry so much and those hand held things annoy me.

 

[Ian A]

I'll be up there myself, on 15th November as you know

You might have mentioned it before . Definitely one I'd love to do at some point and I'd be on foot.

 

[Ian A]

Real slow burner today - 25.8 km (16.03 miles) down the Strawberry Line.

Am seriously thinking about investing in a Camelback - hydration whilst your running is a proper pain in the arse and bum bags can only carry so much and those hand held things annoy me.

I've just invested in a soft hand held bottle. Not sure how it'll go but an ultra runner at our club gets on well with them. I've never used my hydration rucksack for anything long distance and should really give it a try. It was an impulse purchase. I've signed up for a half ironman in the lakes next year and am planning on signing up for another when entries go live. Both have mandatory kit to be carried on the run and I won't get it all in a bum bag. The only real use I've had from it was for carrying my kit with a drink when I used to run to masters swimming. It was only two miles each way so hardly getting full use from it.

 

[Monsieur Remings]

I've just invested in a soft hand held bottle. Not sure how they will go but an ultra runner at our club gets on well with them. I've never used my hydration rucksack for anything long distance and should really give it a try. It was an impulse purchse. I'm planning on doing two half ironmans in the lakes next year with mandatory kit to be carried on the run and I won't get it all in a bum bag. The only real use I'be had from it was for carrying my kit with a drink when I used to run to masters swimming. It was only two miles each way so hardly getting full use from it.

Well this is it, I don't like the hand-held bottles and haven't used mine for months now (prefer hands free). If I'm out for anything under, or around the half-distance it's not a problem generally, I drink enough before leaving and take a small carton of coconut water with a gel in the bum-bag. Even if it could carry more it would be a hassle in as much as I wouldn't bother. But, today I did need more. Looking to work gradually up to the 40km mark ready for a full-blown marathon next year and yet the problem remains that my only experience of a hydration pack and bladder (on an MTB) wasn't that fantastic. It was a cheap pack admittedly and yet I've heard that even with the lower end Camelbaks that chafing on the back is not that uncommon. So hell knows what the answer is.

Maybe I'll just have to stop and buy water as and where I am. I don't doubt that during my first marathon distance I will have to do that but...I didn't stop once today and that's kind of how I prefer it.

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Start of the XC season today. My daughter is a fanatic XC runner, so I went along to a local race with her. Everyone belts off together, but she ran one 3km loop and I ran three. Very enjoyable!

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Great stuff Delfste, am wondering how long it should be before I start asking my daughter whether she'd like to come for a run with dad...she does just about everything else; swimming, gymnastics, football, ballet. She's only 6 but I think she's going to continue to love the physical/sporty side of things...

 

[smutchin]

I like my Camelbak. I only use it for runs significantly over an hour, and not on events where drinks are provided, but for running in the woods, where there are no shops to stop and buy drinks, it's ideal. I'm another one who much prefers to keep my hands free.

I actually tend to use the Camelbak bladder inserted in my Osprey Talon 11 backpack, which has much better support (waist and chest straps, adjustable shoulder tension etc) and also much more capacity for other kit, should I need it. I also find its a good idea to remove as much excess air as possible from the bladder - seems to reduce sloshing.

I don't get how some people seem to tolerate running with loosely fitted hydration packs jiggling and sloshing about on their back. Maybe they're the ones who have trouble with chafing. I don't have that problem.

 

[Breedon]

I do a bit from time to time.

OMG I only have 1 pair lol, I'm thinking about getting some trail shoes ready for a 10k next month

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

You might have mentioned it before . Definitely one I'd love to do at some point and I'd be on foot.

I did, & your reply was that it was a local league XC the day after

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[Ian A]

I did, & your reply was that it was a local league XC the day after

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You did, I did and you did again . I thought that was the joke on your part. This may have been more joke and I'm being extra slow . I think I'm confusing myswlf more than anyone . Our first XC is on the 16th and the series is the Derby runner league. Don't think any of the races are in Derbyshire. With the winter road league races I'll be racing more weekends than not over the winter which I'm really looking forward to.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Real slow burner today - 25.8 km (16.03 miles) down the Strawberry Line.

Am seriously thinking about investing in a Camelback - hydration whilst your running is a proper pain in the arse and bum bags can only carry so much and those hand held things annoy me.

Delaney? Dunno if Camelbak still make the two bottle one.

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Yep, all food for thought Grumpy G; they do look alright too and have found other similar things at my local running shop.

I also had a look at the Camelbak Rogue http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=l&a...7%26ci_src%3D18615224%26ci_sku%3D5360630557uk at Halfords today and it was a lovely bit of kit. of course, the fact that I can buy it online £15 cheaper means I won't be buying it at Halfords. The discrepancy in price is becoming ridiculous.

 

[stephec]

Here's another question, do runners let on to each other in the same way that cyclists do?

Just wondering as when I was out tonight I passed a couple of guys going in the opposite direction without any acknowledgement.

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Delaney? Dunno if Camelbak still make the two bottle one.

I have been recommended one of these http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=l&ai=Cfoba-HNRVM76GoOJ7gbW7oLABtbFofQFjozOjH6u7PPaxwIIBBABIMeY-AUoBVDwwsvc-P____8BYLuWn4PQCqAB8sSF2wPIAQepAoIbuU-G2ro-qgQkT9AOIBr4q9z5xNjs3RL5sZl2g85Q4QsUQ5AiqmSpOsHi6iyNgAWQTsAFBaAGJoAH9rr6JJAHAagHpr4b4BKb0PnqmcebpnM&sig=AOD64_2YAFZf2IxjWy40Fv5DVK9kisDNrw&ctype=5&rct=j&q=&ved=0CCQQww8&adurl=http://clickserve.dartsearch.net/link/click?lid=92700005846932783&ds_s_kwgid=58700000386187431&ds_e_adid=33772522502&ds_e_product_group_id=87969035822&ds_e_product_id=5360651961uk&ds_e_product_merchant_id=293556&ds_e_product_country=GB&ds_e_product_language=en&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id={product_store_id}&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000001004485&ds_url_v=2&ds_dest_url=http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ultimate-direction-ak-race-vest-20/%3Flang%3Den%26curr%3DGBP%26dest%3D1%26utm_source%3Dpla%26utm_medium%3Dbase%26utm_campaign%3Duk%26utm_content%3DUltimate%2520Direction%2520AK%2520Race%2520Vest%25202.0%2520-%2520S/M%2520Gunmetal%26kpid%3D5360651961%26sku%3D5360651961%26ci_src%3D18615224%26ci_sku%3D5360651961uk

...but they're a wee bit more than I'd want to spend. But it is tempting.

With the resulting consequence that I'd have to run an ultra in order to justify the cost.

 

[Ian A]

Solomon and Salmon are both highly rated by club people here. I bought a Salmon one from sportsshoes. I'm embarrassed at how much I spent on it considering my running "pedigree" so won't divulge that part. A lot of the hydration packs designed for ultra running have optional add ons such as bottles which mount on the front part of the shoulshoulder straps as in the link you posted above. Obviously venturing a bit into specialist territory when this is on top of a bydration bladder.

 

[Ian A]

Here's another question, do runners let on to each other in the same way that cyclists do?

Just wondering as when I was out tonight I passed a couple of guys going in the opposite direction without any acknowledgement.

From experience some do, some don't. A bit like cyclists I guess.