Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Do the old weighing-yourself trick to make sure you're drinking enough water. Weigh yourself before and after your ride - for every pound you're lighter, you're one pint of water short.
LOL. I get these cramps frequently in my calves, in the dead of night. It can't possibly be that I'm not drinking enough water, because I just had a visit with a urologist who told me my frequent UTIs are in part because I drink too much! (water, that is).

He said, a one-liter bladder capacity is amazing, but I really shouldn't go for records here. (I wasn't, I was just trying to get home first...) He also said 2.4 L per day is twice as much as normal, and although I don't have to cut back on my water intake if I don't want to, it wouldn't hurt, and there's no shame in going frequently. (I just get busy and don't want to take the time. And I like water. It never occurred to me that drinking too MUCH could contribute to UTIs!)