Anyone else need the loo?
I'm one of the 'carry it with me and drink when thirsty' crowd when it comes to the hills. On the road...meh. Depends how I'm feeling, but never on routes less than 10mi unless it's very hot. Not bothered about being encumbered by extra weight, because guess what? It adds to the training experience by increasing your effort (though in reality, a small bottle of water weighs less than 1kg so not really that much more effort).
In Mike's defence though, I don't think he's once preached to us to change our habits: many times he's said it works for him, knows it won't work for everyone, and is more interested in getting people thinking about whether they overdo it. He's also acknowledged that runs in the hills, especially long ones are different; so the people arguing with him, telling him that long runs in the hills are different, are wasting the print on their keyboard keys. They then moan about Mike prolonging the argument...
In summary, interesting debate, if you disagree to the point of getting angry, look away now.
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