Prehydrate; drink ahead of thirst; train your gut to tolerate more fluid; your brain doesn’t know you’re thirsty—the public and athletes alike are bombarded with messages about what they should drink, and when, during exercise. But these drinking dogmas are relatively new. In the 1970s, marathon runners were discouraged from drinking fluids for fear that it would slow them down, says Professor Tim Noakes, Discovery health chair of exercise and sports science at Cape Town University. At the first New York marathon in 1970, there was little discussion about the role of hydration—it was thought to have little scientific value.

BMJ Article – about sports drinks and marketing

Interesting.

Rule 303 said:

Interesting.

The ‘been thought so too.

I’m Alfie Noakes

you fill greyhounds up with water before a race to slow them up

my feelings are that you you prehydrate a couple of days before the race itself and then only have small mouthfulls before the race itself

you fill greyhounds up with water before a race to slow them up

a cold pie. and a bit of ginger up the bum to make em go. apparently.