I usually drink 1-4 of those little Batman utility belt bottles of water when I run, and I usually run 5-10k at night or early morning in the dark. In fact, I ran the night race last month without water and I was crazy thirsty by mile 1! Today, I tried 3tbsp of chia seeds downed with water, gatoraid and juice about 30min before my 7:30am race today. I passed up the first water station after mile 1 with an "eh...I'm good" and only grabbed a water at the 2.5 mile to pour on my overheating wife. (Downside of being a "Ginger" I guess.) It was mid 80s and I did sweat, but I never really got thirsty. A fruit juice and a big gatoraid after the race, and I was good to go. I think Chia and me are going to be fast friends!
Next time I will get water, but this little experiment was a great success! Felt fantastic the whole run!
-Jonny
Next time I will get water, but this little experiment was a great success! Felt fantastic the whole run!
-Jonny