I can easily go an hour without hydration til the run is over. (Assumes moderate pace/temps.)
But people are different. Most can go 5k i figure if they “had to.”
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Ditto. Even when it is really hot I have no problem going 60-70 minutes. I just drink a little before I start and a lot when it’s over.
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same as others have said, if it’s < 45 minutes I typically don’t worry about taking hydration with me, except if it’s excessively hot outside (like >= 85 degrees). If it is hot, I will carry a small water bottle for anything over 30 minutes. Up to about 90 minutes I can get by with just one water bottle of about 20 ounces (like a SmartWater). Up until last summer I needed two bottles for anything over that; last summer I tried a hydration backpack, and that felt much better once I got used to the changing sloshiness on my back as the bladder emptied over the course of the run.
As others have said, you generally aren’t affecting performance or impacting future recovery in a 5k without hydration. Most casual road runs include one stop, kind of as a cultural thing, but it’s really not necessary. Again, unless it’s hot outside and there is a real threat of heatstroke, which could happen maybe not just from the 30 minutes of exertion, but from nerves and poor sleep and being outside for two hours before and an hour after the run as well.
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Did 4.5 continuously today on the indoor track. It was pretty tough but I didn’t feel like vomiting or collapsing at the end. Maybe could have gone another half mile or mile before hitting my limit.
Mile paces: 10:13 / 10:31 / 10:27 / 10:35 / 10:10
I only compare indoor track times to each other and outdoor times to each other, since there’s a good chance the indoor track isn’t exactly a mile, plus it’s about 60 degrees and flat/not asphalt or concrete. While my mile times are a bit slower compared to my 4x1.0 or 3x1.5 times, I’m glad that I was able to set a reasonably consistent pace and complete it.
Running around a track 60+ times is a little boring though, I may move to running outside once it’s not as dark at 6am. I do think I have a mental hurdle about running outdoors and worry about not preserving enough energy for the run, since I have to make it back and can’t just stop if I get to that point. Need to work on that.
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I also notice that I feel the run in what I have determined is my gluteus medius more than other muscles. That’s been the case for several months. Is that normal? I had thought maybe it was my hip at first but it’s definitely muscular. I wouldn’t call it tight, or sore, just kind of tired feeling for a while after I run.
There are advantages to being retired (no, you can’t realize those now.) I certainly hope you aren’t running to the point that you might not be able to walk back. You do have to be concerned about time of arrival at work, but starting the run with a little margin or risking a slightly late arrival at work are worth considering.
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While your preferred x mile run might have you x/2 miles away from the start at the furthest point, you might have a suitable x mile route that is back near the start at x-1 miles, in which you have max 1/2 mile afterwards that you would have to go to get back.
How long have you had your shoes? Not much comment on the location, but I could feel it after a run when my shoes would hit the 250-300 mile mark.
They’re pretty new! I had considered that. It also happens when I run at home, when I use a different (and also new) pair of shoes.