I've been going out jogging quite a lot recently (after 9 months of unhealty living as a uni student :(), and usually see other joggers in the park. Thing is i never see another jogger carrying a bottle of water.

I seem to get really thirsty on my trip round the park, ive never tried jogging without water but i think i would struggle 2 do it as well.

Why do people jog without water? Does it help to avoid stiches or somthing?

On a side note, when do you strech? I usually jog for around 5/8 minutes then strech. Is this the thing to do?

Cheers

I don't know about anybody else but I think this water consumption craze has gotten out of hand. I don't jog but I used to drink about 10oz. of water during my workout...now i don't. i drink some before and after. I read an article in the paper that said no-one has ever died in a marathon from de-hydration but numerous people HAVE from drinking too much water. The consensus seems to be now that when they say 8 glasses of water a day they mean to include water from food in meals,fruit,coffee,tea,pop,veggies and what-have-you. If as they say it is not a good idea to drink lots of water while your working out, then why would it be a good idea to drink lots of water while your running, as your body has a hell of a time processing it while under physical stress. The idea that aperson has to carry a bottle of H20 with them at all times to avoid the now popular "malady of the week" known as dehydration seems to border on insanity to me. But then the masses will blindly follow any new fad. I say drink some water about an hour before you jog if you don't want to tote the bottle and drink some after. The amount is your call but personally I amnot going to drink 10 ***!!%%@@+!! glasses of water a day in this lifetime. I got mighty tired of my back teeth singing Anchor's Aweigh every half an hour when I did. I still drink more water than before but this is mainly to do with extra protein intake. If Iwas a marathoner I'd drink some water while running but for say a 3 mile jog I wouldn't care whether I did or didn't unless it was hot out. As far as I'm concerned 3 or 4 twelve oz. glasses of watrer a day is sufficient but i know the "converted" will tell you different. :drool:

I take a whole litter of water with me when I jog, but I also take small drinks from it at a time :tu:

I think drinking water when jogging is a good thing, but thats my opinion.

Last autumn during cross-country season, on Mondays (the hard day) we'd have a 8-15 mile workout at a park called Kendall Cliffs ("cliffs" -- very hilly):

3-5 miles straight warm-up / endurance run
1-4 miles of sprints
4-6 miles straight cool-down / endurance run

I would drink water all day, up to about .5-1 hours before practice, and then have a few sips from the fountain at the park ranger's station right after the initial endurance run. Even on the hottest days I was fine: never light-headed or sick -- exhausted, yes.

I don't think it's necessary to bring water on runs less than a half marathon as long as you are well hydrated prior to and you rehydrate afterwards. If it is extremely hot, you are doing a lot of race pace work, are not used to running in the day's conditions, or you are older in years then I would recommend water during training; if you are running a longer race, however, it is essential.

i really would advice against drinking water while your jogging, it will just swill round your stomach and make you feel bad also because you have just drank your blood will concentrate on your abdomen to heat up the water., drink before and after a jog, but u no its your preference my friend.
also i do a light strech for a few minutes then do my warm up which lasts for 6 mins, then i strech properly, now that there blood is puping round my body i can stretch properly, then i do the same when i cool down.

good luck hope i helped.

fosse

I read an article in the paper that said no-one has ever died in a marathon from de-hydration but numerous people HAVE from drinking too much water.

This is from people who are running Ultra-Marathons. The problem is that they take in more water and not replacing the sodium that they lose. This causes water intoxication. People running a normal marathon should not be affected by this.Article (http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/aa070703a.htm)

I've been going out jogging quite a lot recently (after 9 months of unhealty living as a uni student :(), and usually see other joggers in the park. Thing is i never see another jogger carrying a bottle of water.

I seem to get really thirsty on my trip round the park, ive never tried jogging without water but i think i would struggle 2 do it as well.

Why do people jog without water? Does it help to avoid stiches or somthing?

On a side note, when do you strech? I usually jog for around 5/8 minutes then strech. Is this the thing to do?

Cheers

I don't know about jogging. But when running, a water bottle can slow you down to much. If you're not out there too long you're really not gonna get dehydrated. As a track athlete, we would leave water at certain points on the course and have some between intervals. Or drink after warming up or before cooling down for tempo and threshold runs when it was ok to stop. The only time I would actually take water with me was for long runs (where the pace was slower and it's less obstrusive) of 8+ miles. If you're only jogging for 5 to 8 minutes I can't imagine you need water during that time. But really, it can't be hurting you to have it.

This is from people who are running Ultra-Marathons. The problem is that they take in more water and not replacing the sodium that they lose. This causes water intoxication. People running a normal marathon should not be affected by this.Article (http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/aa070703a.htm)
http://www.newstarget.com/007123.html

"For distance runners, there is such a thing as too much water, a new study of the 2002 Boston Marathon shows. Researchers found that blood salt levels of the runners who drank excessive amounts of water during that race fell to harmful levels. One 28-year-old woman even died from the low-blood salt condition known as hyponatremia shortly after finishing the race."

http://www.newstarget.com/007123.html

"For distance runners, there is such a thing as too much water, a new study of the 2002 Boston Marathon shows. Researchers found that blood salt levels of the runners who drank excessive amounts of water during that race fell to harmful levels. One 28-year-old woman even died from the low-blood salt condition known as hyponatremia shortly after finishing the race."

Important not to get too worked up about this. This is extremely rare. Dehydration for long-distance runners is much, MUCH more common. Those that have gotten hyponatremia (and lived) all seem to have stopped at every water stop and DOWNED the water, And there are a lot of water stops in marathons. Anyhow, diluted powerade or gatorade with salt and electrolytyes is recommended for a variety of reasons in endurance events such as a marathon. As it applies to the current poster, it's practically impossibly to either dehydrate or overhydrate on a 5-8 minute jog.

http://www.newstarget.com/007123.html

"For distance runners, there is such a thing as too much water, a new study of the 2002 Boston Marathon shows. Researchers found that blood salt levels of the runners who drank excessive amounts of water during that race fell to harmful levels. One 28-year-old woman even died from the low-blood salt condition known as hyponatremia shortly after finishing the race."

Ok. I stand corrected. This is the first time I have heard of it happening in a marathon.

I don't simply because I don't need to and because carrying water while running feels annoying. Before each cardio I pound down about 700 ml of water and then I run. Sometimes it gives me a stich--actually, only in the evening if I've eaten as well, but that wears off after a few min. In the morning, however, I wake up and have 700 ml of water and then I go for a run.