I definitely need to be more conscious of it and after my scoldingfrom my coach friend, I will be. He's usually on top of me when we ride together and keeps good track of reminding me to eat/hydrate more often than I would do on my own. He took off with the fast group so we didn't ride together until he doubled back after finishing and rode the final 15 mile stretch with us, so I didn't have my babysitter there.
I need to get better about doing it myself!