No, not right now, well now too. I am speaking of the heat and the fact that I need to bring water with me once again. The mornings are cool enough when I start out, but by the time I finish up my run both me and the day have warmed up considerably. I have really started to slow down towards the end of the run. So I am pretty sure I would benefit from having that water, duh…

The best water strategy I have found in the past is to take small drinks along the way right from the start. This seems to keep me hydrated well enough. It is tough to resist taking the big drink at times and it is hard to get into the habit of the constant hydration, but it is worth it.

The other thing to get used to is carrying a water belt. I use a single 16oz (I think, though it might be 12) water bottle rather than the fancier small bottles which for me seem to be overkill and a hassle (though they do distribute the weight better. The single bottle belt I have fits in the base of my back and angles up to spread the weight a bit better. My belt also has a handy little pocket with enough room to carry some money and has just enough room to take my iphone with me as well though not really enough room to plug in the headphones without putting too much pressure on the jack (the cause of many of my electronic device’s failure over the years.) So at first it seems a bit uncomfortable to have the extra weight and even though it is more comfortable to wear it over my shirt my vanity kicks in and I favor a little belly pinching over the dorky over the shirt look. My old running shorts were great as they were long enough that I could pull them up high on my stomach (like an old fart) and wear the belt over the shorts. Then my short could drape over and hide any goofiness.

The run today was good despite the lack of water. I went pretty slowly: 9:30. I was a little tired from a somewhat restless rebif night’s sleep.