Originally Posted by
Rowan
Except coffee is a diuretic, and your water intake will be more than depleted by the peeing you do because of that effect. If you drink a lot of coffee during the day at work, and wonder why you look old and haggard in the face every morning, and you feel lethargic, and you visit the restroom often, you are likely dehydrated as a matter of course.
Oh yeah, finished the first century just now, and we remained reasonably hydrated... and fed... and electrolyted thanks to good old Enduralytes.
HawkOwl also is right about that cool weather thing, and if anyone reads the Long Distance forum thread, they will see a reference there that there is as much danger of dehydration on a cool,. intense ride, as there is on a moderately warm ride at the same ambient temps.
Except I had coffee in the bottle as a baby, does not bother me in any way at all. Oh, I look rather young for my age, cute women hit on me all the time, they apparetly don't think I look old and haggard, neither did my boss who was surprised to find out I was 20 years older than he though or my wife who is mad because I look youn ger than her (shhhhh).
The diuretic, duh, apparently you did not get the gist of my tongue in cheek "balanced" statement in that I drink plenty of water in the coffee and I then have plenty of water as a result to as you stated "pee" it out or whatever.
I think I will have a cup right now. Oh, today, I swam 1.5 miles in 30 minutes and actually did a full two miles. Then I did 30 minutes on my elliptical a few minutes ago. Tomorrow if the wind lays down some, I plan at least a 50 on the bike. And, plenty of cups of coffee.
Haggard my arse.
LC