A few of the runners think that hydration is not possible while running. If you know to run through the water stops while running then you will be able to maintain the hydration levels in your body.
Top 7 Helpful Tips
The following are the helpful tips which helps you to remain hydrated while running the event.
Planning
- It is very important that you know the route when you are appearing for an event. If you are not aware of the route then might become difficult for you to run on the day of event.
- It is advisable that you should know the route before appearing for the event. It is important that you know the water stops for the event which you are appearing for.
Attention
- Be attentive so that you are aware of the upcoming water stop. In a few of the events there will be some indications shown towards the next water stop.
- But, if you do not pay attention to the upcoming water stop, then you might have to face the hydration problems.
Do not rush
- As soon as picking the water from the stop you should not rush while drinking water. It is advisable that you give a break of a few seconds before drinking water.
- If you drink water without leaving any time gap then you might be start feeling giddy.
Check out things
- It is not necessary that all the events should be conducted in a same manner. A few events may have volunteers for supplying water while the others may have the water cups left on the table for the runners.
- So, you need to check out whether there are any volunteers handling cups for the runners or cups are left on the table.
Eye contact
- If you know there are volunteers you can signal them from a meters of distance. You can have an eye contact with the volunteers so that, they will know that you are looking for water.
Drink slowly
- Soon after collecting water cup from the volunteers or from the table do not rush while drinking.
- Try to take a small break for about a few seconds and then drink slowly. This helps you in avoiding the risk of problems during your run.
Garbage cans
- Do not waste your time by rushing towards the other side for throwing the cups. Most of the events have garbage cans, which you can use them to throw the waste material.
