I have a $50 gift certificate to be used on Amazon. I thought it would be nice to buy myself something for running, and I started looking at hydration belts. I will probably want one when I get to my longer runs. I found one that seems to have pretty good
reviews (
Nathan Speed 2?), but it only has two water containers. Having never used any type of hydration belt before, I'm not sure which I should use. I probably do not drink enough on runs, simply because I hate carrying water bottles. I don't usually carry one unless I'm going over 6 miles, and that's only if I do not have my run planned to lap by my home or somewhere else I have a bottle of water stashed. Do you think two bottles is too little? Have any of you tried this particular belt?
Thank you for your help! I really appreciate it!
Oh I just saw that they have a
4 bottle belt as well (sadly not in pink)!
I had a runner friend in pastry school that swore by the Camelback. They make a "racerback" variety, so you can still have pleanty of freedom on movement in the shoulder blade/arm area.
ReplyDeleteMy mom has one of the ones designed for hiking, and she love it.
I was going to buy a 4 bottle belt. My sister has one for marathons and she likes it a lot. I HATE carrying water bottles too. My arm gets tired and I have to keep switching. I've heard about the handhelds working fairly well. I haven't decided on anything to buy yet, so I'm no help. That one looks cute though!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments! My friend pointed out that her boyfriend (who is a marathon runner) always plans his runs around places he can stop for water. At the moment I'm thinking that I will start with that. I noticed on my eight mile run the other day that I passed three grocery stores and a park which all have public bathrooms and water fountains. Of course I can see where the fuel belt would really come in handy for carrying gels in the little pocket as well as sports drinks. I guess I'm still up in the air. I think I'd like to go to a store and try on a belt first.
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