The Running Thread - 2018

ATTQOTD: I have two 8-ounce water bottles that clip onto my shorts that I wore for my last few HMs (including Wine & Dine). I don't want to slow down for water stations, and I have a heck of a time with the cups even if I pinch them, so the bottles are worth the weight. I like to wear 2 for balance and then I alternate as I drink them to keep them as close to balanced as possible. I need to figure out how to refill them as I'm running as there is no way that 16oz will last for a full marathon....

Hey @LSUlakes can I join you in beer snobbery? LOL I actually like to think that I'm beyond being a beer snob at this point and I'm more of a connoisseur who doesn't judge what others are drinking (much)! :cool2:
 
kbenson13 said:
I need to figure out how to refill them as I'm running as there is no way that 16oz will last for a full marathon....
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The water stop people will usually let you refill your bottles there, either self serve if they are using the big coolers that have the little spigots on them, or sometimes they are just holding gallon jugs and will pour it in the bottle for you. The spigot one takes forever as I found out in my HM last month, I probably would have been better off just pouring it in from multiple prefilled cups. :)
 
ATTQOTD:
If the race is short = don't carry
If the race is long but I don't care about time = don't carry
If the race is long and I do care about time = carry

I know myself... that water tables are my gateway drug to prolonged unscheduled walk breaks. Due to this fact I've adopted the habit of carrying a Nathan 9oz or 12oz handheld. For 5ks I don't stop at all. For 8ks I may grab on the go and sip and throw. For anything longer I usually need water and so carrying works if I'm adamant about keeping myself on pace (I will refill, but not stop at all tables.)
 
ATTQOTD: I always use the race provided drinks, alternating between water and electrolyte drinks stations. I walk the stations (I was surprised when I checked the site the first time, it is an option on pacebands!). I also use water to pour it over myself. I do not have a preference cupwise as long as they are environmentally friendly.

Oh, I did get a coughing fit once because the drink was fizzy.
 


I figure I'd ask here first ... but has anyone ever ordered a group custom order from Sweaty Bands?
 
ATTQOTD: I always rely on the race to provide me water. I mean, I did just throw tons of cash at you for a reason. Depending on the race and what my goals are, I waffle between walking through the stop to actually take a break and get the water in and sometimes just slow jogging. I ALWAYS forget to pinch the cup until I see someone else do it, usually at the last water stop. I am pretty okay with getting water on me but always extra careful with the electrolytes. Usually I take a water, drink half, take a Gatorade, drink half, then blend the two together and finish them.

Side note: While I call myself a beer, wine, coffee, and pizza snob, my snobbery does not mean that I won't drink or eat something not of high quality. PBR, Boxed wine, Starbucks, Little Caesars. Totally fine with all those. However, I will only drink boxed wine if I didn't pay for it and Starbucks cannot make decent black coffee to save their lives.
 


LSUlakes said:
QOTD: Today lets discuss water stops at races. Do you use them? Do you carry your own fluids and also use the water stops... or only one of the two? Best type of cups to have a water stops (plastic, paper, other)? Whats your method to getting the water down instead of all over you?
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ATTQOTD: I have never stopped at a water stop or brought my own water at any of the races I have run the longest being a half marathon. I am sure I will need to when I run the marathon in January. As I have increased my mileage, I have been practicing taking water on my long runs and stopping at a water fountain in a park to fill up.
 
ATTQOTD: Always carry. Sometimes I need to wet my throat with no water station around. And during the 2017 Dark Side Half, even runDisney ran out of water/sports drink at the first stop. While all the other stops were stocked, the first one ran out. Fortunately, I was prepared.

I would much rather deal with the hassle of carrying my own and not need to use it even once than to not have and discover that I made a huge mistake.
 
I forgot to mention that I also prefer throwing the provided water onto myself during the warm months. I try not to accidentally throw it on whoever is nearby or the poor volunteer so I usually grab and wait until I'm clear of others and then douse myself.
 
ATTQOTD: I only use water stops, no hand held. I can't stand the tiny tiny cups they sometimes have (think really tiny, like the mouthwash cups). I had this happen at the 10K i did saturday. I tried to take two, the guy yanked on away as I was reaching for it, and ended up causing me to spill the first cup, leaving me with no water for that water stop (and it was in the high 80s at 7 am). It was super annoying.
 
LSUlakes said:
QOTD: Today lets discuss water stops at races. Do you use them? Do you carry your own fluids and also use the water stops... or only one of the two? Best type of cups to have a water stops (plastic, paper, other)? Whats your method to getting the water down instead of all over you?
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Never carry anything during a race, so I am at the mercy of the race water stops. I usually alternate sports drink and water, but when I have a sports drink, I also pick up a water to wash off any sticky areas, and if hot, pour the rest on my head. I pour out some liquid if the cup is more than half full and use the pinch technique as I run through the water stops. I also always thank the volunteers that provide the water/drink.
 
opusone said:
Never carry anything during a race, so I am at the mercy of the race water stops. I usually alternate sports drink and water, but when I have a sports drink, I also pick up a water to wash off any sticky areas, and if hot, pour the rest on my head. I pour out some liquid if the cup is more than half full and use the pinch technique as I run through the water stops. I also always thank the volunteers that provide the water/drink.
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Ditto to everything here...
 
Keels said:
The only kind of snob I am is a BBQ snob - if it's not from Texas, I'm not eating it.
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popcorn:: While waiting for this topic to pick up steam. Side note, the best BBQ I have had was some random place in TX. Dry rub ribs that they served on freezer paper or something. I cant recall the name of if, but remember the inside and the taste. It was so much better than any rack of ribs I ever put on the grill.
 
ATTQOTD: Depends, lol. I usually stalk the race site and see how far apart the water stops are then decide. I have a small flipbelt bottle I carry in my pocket with water if the stops seem far apart. I carried it in the Little Rock marathon this year and never used it but did during the Silo District marathon in Waco. In Waco I carried the bottle, stopped at every aid station, alternating between water and gatorade and always dumping a cup over my head. I just bought an Orange Mud Hydroquiver and have been using it on all my runs, even on the TM to get used to it. My next marathon is a non cup race so I have to bring something to use. I have no preference of one cup over another. I walk thru the stops so as not to spill gatorade on myself. Water is fine.

*I do not carry any liquids during a Disney race as they have WAY more water stops than I even need. :)
 
LSUlakes said:
popcorn:: While waiting for this topic to pick up steam. Side note, the best BBQ I have had was some random place in TX. Dry rub ribs that they served on freezer paper or something. I cant recall the name of if, but remember the inside and the taste. It was so much better than any rack of ribs I ever put on the grill.
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Dry-rub ribs, no sauce needed ... Texas BBQ. That's the way it should be done!

Most places serve BBQ on butcher paper and cafeteria trays around here. My favorite place is Black's in Lockhart ... you pick up a cafeteria tray and go through and pick out your sides (cole slaw, multiple kinds of potato salad, mac 'n' cheese, rolls, cornbread, beans & rice, deviled eggs, etc.) and then you go into the smokehouse and they slice the meat right there for you.

Add in an ice cold longneck beer, and it's heaven on a tray.

There's a new BBQ truck down the street from me that's pretty, pretty legit. I get a fatty brisket sammich and mac 'n' cheese there and the brisket is SO juicy, it leaves a spot on the butcher paper.

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Now I want brisket. And mac 'n' cheese.
 
I like BBQ sauce. :) I think the stuff I like is Kansas City style, which is probably the white bread of the BBQ world, but I like it. It is hard to find BBQ restaurants up here... we used to have a yummy smokehouse up here that served a platter that I loved with some pulled pork, chicken, a few pork ribs, cole slaw, corn bread, and baked beans, but they closed a number of years ago. :(
 
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