| Sweat Rate
Zylo,
I have never kept track of it before either but from what I've read it makes a lot of sense, especially for events over 4 hours where you run a serious risk of dehydration. I lost 5 full pounds during my last 70.3 (Half Iron) event despite the fact that I drank enough to urinate three times on the course. I believe this stemmed from electrolyte loss and poor planning (drinking too much at once rather than a little very often). For the record, I could not perceive a loss in performance although I'm sure there was.
I do my first Iron Distance Race in October and I just want to have a good grip on my hydration needs. Obviously I can't afford to lose 10 lbs in that race.
The good news is I have recently resorted to a dual measurement on my brick workouts and have found the following...
I loose about 45 oz per hour on the bike (easy to take up) but about 67 oz per hour on the run (very difficult for me to take up). This may have a lot to do with my training environment (I live in the tropics and never run under 85 degrees) but I have never measured it in any other environment for comparison.
So… that’s why I’m here. Still looking for the easy solution and open to advice. So far that advice has been “drink early, often and much”. Really sounds quite easy doesn’t it?
__________________ Scott < is 
Last edited by sfricks : 06-28-2005 at 09:26 AM.
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