This is Mojo for Running podcast number 116, applying the Goldilocks principle to hydrating on your long runs.

Welcome to the Mojo for Running podcast.

I'm the coach, Debbie Voils, and this is the podcast for middle of the packers,

regular people not afraid to work up a sweat, who embrace the outdoors and that wonderful feeling of endorphins surging through their veins.

My goal is to provide the information you need to achieve your goals.

When you have a long run on your schedule or when you do a marathon, what is your hydration

plan? This episode is about hydrating on long runs. I call it the Goldilocks principle of hydration,

because the key is not just to be sure to drink enough, but to be equally vigilant in avoiding

drinking too much, which is actually more dangerous. You want to consume the quantity of fluids

that is just right.

That's why I call the Goldilocks principle.

But first, I have something pretty weird to explain.

This episode was really supposed to be episode number 67.

In episode number 66, I discussed the various options for hydration systems, i.e. how to carry your

hydration on long runs, the various options for carrying water and other fluids, like in a

hydration pack or a waste pack or using a handheld water bottle.

Then I recorded an episode about how to hydrate properly, titled the Goldilocks

Principle of Hydration.

That was at least a year ago.

And to my knowledge, that episode was up on the site and on iTunes and have been there

all along.

But lo and behold, a couple of weeks ago, Don O's Marshall

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