How much fluid for 100 miles ?

[JasonHolder]

Have a read about glycerol too chuchilo.
I use 4-6 700ml depending on how many times I want to stop and piss. Normally around 8 times with 6+bottles if I'm poodling around slowly

 

[byegad]

Even 50 miles will see me get through 3 or 4 500ml bottles, plus a stop for tea or coffee. Some of these people must be closely related to camels! Even my regular 20 mile loop will see me drink before I go, get through at least 500ml and drink when I get back!

 

[JasonHolder]

I got into necking a litre after waking up and another after the activity in the paras and surviving some pretty hardcore business in some of the hottest parts of the world I've been to when the rest were dropping like flies from dehydration. Seen so many friends in heli evacs and drips because of this.

Only neck 700ml bottles now but its enough and gives you a nice feeling physically and mentally. Most peoples pee stinks because hardly anyone drinks enough anyway. Yet I'm the fanatic water drinker??? No MF I just get enough. "Bananas"

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

No, I wish it had been in Norfolk as it might have been a bit flatter!

You obviously haven't cycled the coast road from Holkham Hall to Mundesley. Flat is not the first adjective that springs to mind.

 

[Scoosh]

My guideline is to sip a mouthful of liquid every 20-30 mins; first bottle water + flavouring juice (currently Vimto ); second bottle water + electrolyte. Repeat as required.

Too big a sip and I'm needing to stop every 45 mins to 'make way for more liquid' .... I also find that I needed to keep a careful eye on my ride time and sip-by-the-clock until it became a 'habit'.

Nibble-nibble every hour at least too ... and a cafe stop at some point to stock up on real food (= CAKE ! )

 

[Dogtrousers]

A cautionary tale:

Don't try this at home but I rode 100 miles on one 500ml bottle and two mugs of (instant) coffee yesterday. Plus a pint of water before leaving. This ride

I'm generally bad at forgetting to drink/fill up and ran out at about 60-70 miles (coffee was at 50 - with cake at this lovely place). I made it back feeling OK, and downed a couple of pints of water on getting home at about 5pm. I was craving salt too so I put some salt on my scientific recovery meal (pork pie). I had more coffee and probably some squash in the evening (I don't drink alcohol so just squash).

ANYWAY ... at 3am-ish I woke up with bad cramps in my legs and a thirst. I had several pints of squash and some orange juice during the night and tellingly never needed a wee. I was awake for about 30 min to an hour with this. I'm convinced this was some kind of fluid imblance thing.

All fine in the morning, but I really must remember to drink more often and fill up when possible.

 

[JasonHolder]

And don't add god damn salt to anything! Mineral balance will make you more dehydrated. Friendly warning

 

[400bhp]

Think in terms of 500 mL per hour and you will probably be about right.

Think thats spot on.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Think thats spot on.

500 ml/hour? Well, everyone's different, and I know that I under did it yesterday, but it took me 8 hours (not including cake stop) which would be 4 litres. It would have added an extra hour of wee stops, and stops searching for places to refill my bottles.

 

[400bhp]

Planning.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Planning.

You're 100% correct, but it's not my strong suit I'm afraid. And not my bladder's either

By the way - might be a good time to mention the useful fact that French churchyards generally have standpipes where you can fill your bottle. So keep your eyes peeled for French churches.

 

[Cuchilo]

Not a lot of French churches in London or Surrey is there ? Although I am sure any church would fill a bottle for you if you asked .
I wimped out today and only did 60 miles but 100 is on the cards very soon .

 

[Dogtrousers]

Not a lot of French churches in London or Surrey is there ? .

Curses. I didn't think of that.

 

[ayceejay]

Gas (petrol) is a fluid innit, so that new VW would use about half a gallon whereas my Chevrolet would use over four gallons, it is the same with water and people except water is not a fuel - so my analogy is crap.
Talking of crap: a lot of crap has been written about water and how much we need, now if god had wanted us to sip water all day he would have appended a plastic bottle to our hands.
If you need to drink several pints of squash and juice in the middle of the night this is not merely dehydration but something more serious and the sugar in the orange juice will increase blood sugar levels making you more thirsty.

 

[jay clock]

+1 for weather. Ironman Switzerland in 40 degrees I am guessing I used about 10 litres, maybe more. In cooler weather a lot less