http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/ 100-Mile Riders Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:01:03 GMT Sharon Levasseur http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4385 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4385 I use two 16oz bottles, one with diluted Gatorade and usually one with just water. but now I will put amino acids in it b/c that seems to be the perfect combo Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:34 GMT Marirose Six http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4384 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4384 Beverly, Sorry to mislead you--I am definately NOT that talented--I do get off of my mule. Anyhow, the bottles are 16 or 20 oz depending on what I have at the Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:52 GMT Beverley H. Kane, MD http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4383 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4383 Marirose ­ How many oz are your bottles? Assuming you are female, please pm me about how you manage to pee off your saddle!!! (Yrs ago, someone on Ridecamp Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:59:02 GMT Beverley H. Kane, MD http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4382 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4382 There is a condition called ³hyponatremia² (low salt) that comes from drinking too much water without having enough electrolytes. This condition usually Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:36:51 GMT Marirose Six http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4381 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4381 ... Unfortunately, I have been known to moon fellow riders on trail. It's amazing how when you look back no one is there, but the minute I drop my drawers Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:52:49 GMT Beverley H. Kane, MD http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4380 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4380 Melinda ­ You sound like a pro! Please post your results. I myself am terrible about hydration. When I did my one marathon and several half marathons, I could Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:33:39 GMT Melinda Faubel http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4379 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4379 Just wanted to throw a quick reminder about not OVER hydrating either....(can't remember the word, or how to spell it). I hear about it all the time during Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:52:21 GMT rockjaq http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4378 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4378 I have a finished few 100s and my mentors have drilled into my head if I wait to drink till I am thirsty I am behind the 8 ball from the start. I have to force Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:09:11 GMT Sharon Levasseur http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4377 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4377 Yes. I have a big sticky note on my computer monitor at work. It says EAT LUNCH. :-) The trick is to always either too busy to eat, or too nerved up. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:14 GMT Melinda Faubel http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4376 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4376 I feel like I have a pretty good handle on hydration. Being a runner really helps because I'm used to the stress on my body, the heat, drinking fluids etc. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:15:29 GMT Beverley H. Kane, MD http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4375 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4375 For various reasons, a scale is not the best gauge of your hydration, especially if you don¹t intend to weigh yourself butt naked at each stop. Some Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:38:58 GMT Angie Fura http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4374 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4374 I'm sorry, but I will never understand people who need to be force fed at rides.  I never miss a meal :)  Do you have the same issue in your normal day Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:21:01 GMT rides2far@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4373 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4373 Don't get digital. You can't read them in the sunlight. ____________________________________________________________ Come clean with a brand new shower. Click Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:14:21 GMT Sharon Levasseur http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4372 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4372 Get one with as many sensors as you can, too, and that will help with the unevenness problem. My bathroom scale has a sensor at each corner, but I think you Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:53:13 GMT Sharon Levasseur http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4371 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/new100milers/message/4371 Anyone who read my story from last weekend's 100 knows that I credit MY success (no DIMR, very little soreness) to my Dad... who brought the kinds of