To drink or not to drink

[Latege]

yeah fine but ...

What MikeT is arguing is that you can be less concerned about carrying and drinking loads of water: to me that means you can be less encumbered and frees up the running experience. It's one less thing to worry about.

Just cos it's expressed scientifically doesn't mean it's complicating anything - it's actually the opposite.

I don't think most of us do carry or drink LOADS of water on the run; just enough to feel comfortable. And filling a bottle with a pint of water and carrying it up and down a few hills on a belt round my waist really isn't that complicated.