Do you get a headache right after, or much later? I bike, I don't run, so the slosh factor is less evident when I drink while I ride. But I use a camelpack and just sip along the way. I'll drink somewhere between 1 and 2 liters in an hour (on the high end lately because it's so stinkin' hot here). In the past I would come home and *maybe* finish up what was left in my pack and call it done. More recently, I've started drinking more throughout the day after I get home...maybe a glass an hour or so? This way I'm not building up so much at one time. I've never got the sloshy feeling (I mean, I've had it, so I know what you're talking about, but what I'm doing isn't enough to make me feel sloshy).
The water I take with me has the electrolyte powder in it. Lately I've also been adding a pinch of salt (because I am actually sweating and I can feel the salt on my skin; my powder has potassium and maybe magnesium, I'd have to check, but no salt). The water I drink when I get home is plain water.
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07-10-2009, 07:21 AM #1
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07-10-2009, 07:22 AM #2
I just wanna ride.
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Meant to add...for what it's worth, I never got into running, either. Seemed if I got a pace fast enough to not kill my knees, I'd quickly get to my overheated state (even if indoors). With my bike I can manage a pace that keeps me below this line (it helps that I live in a flat area). The fact that it's super-hot here now makes it trickier. I went out at 2:00 in the afternoon a couple of weeks ago, which was a big mistake. If I stick to the mornings, I'm pretty much ok.
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