There are certain things a runner holds sacred. Among
them are his shoes, his sunglasses, and his hydration methods. You do not mess
with these things. We are creatures of habit and don’t do well with change (or
icy roads for that matter).
This is where I found myself yesterday morning. It’s
5:50am and I’m sitting in my car in the garage at my gym. I’m 30 miles away
from home. I know I want to go out for a run this morning. I know I want to get
somewhere in the neighborhood of 7-8 miles in. Even though it’s spring and
fairly cool outside, I’ll still need water at least twice while out on the
trail. I also realize that I left my full water bottle sitting on the kitchen
counter when I left the house a half hour ago.
What are my options? I could take my chances with the
only water fountain on the trail. Is it on? Did a homeless guy or a bird use it
as a bathroom? I could take one of the empty bottles of water that are in the back
of my car but they won’t fit in my carrier.
So that leaves me with one option. The Kid’s bottle! It certainly
not ideal but it holds water and has a closeable lid on top. But how do I hide
the Lighting McQueen graphic on the front so that I’m not laughed out of the
gym (or off the trail)?
Another stroke of genius. It goes into my water bottle
holder and looks just like a red water bottle, albeit one with a blue top. Does
anybody have to know? No…well until you read this and eventually tell him when
he’s a little older and can old it over his old man’s head.
But judge not less you be judged on your hydration
methods. Ok?
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