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Old 01-21-07, 10:35 AM
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[QUOTE=Machka]<<sighs heavily>> NOT this topic AGAIN!!


Why do you think I (and others) always suggest drinking one 750 ml bottle of water every 1 to 1.5 hours?? It is enough, without being too much.

Machka:
This sounds a little simple to me. I am a big 195 lbs guy, in very good shape and did over 10,000 miles in 2006. I also hate the taste of salt and can barely stand Gatorade. On normal days, I can do 100 miles/day with just food and water at 17 MPH average. Never a problem. I do go through 3/Hr of those bottles of water and drink lots of ice tea when I can get it.
My problem was when I trained in an enclosed room, on a trainer for six hours. That did me in and I did not anticipate it. Twelve of those bottles of just water was not a good idea. I thought that my food intake would provide the electrolytes. The energy bars have lots of it. Unfortunately it does not get absorbed fast enough.
You know all this Machka, some of us learn slowly. (or never )
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