Drinking system - Smart Drinking

Running safe, while enjoying the race  

Running safely and responsibly

Not replacing fluids lost through sweating during endurance sports can lead to loss of performance. Not drinking sufficiently can ultimately lead to medical problems.

Many athletes appear not to know that not only not drinking enough but also drinking too much endangers their health. Keeping the correct level of fluids and salts in the body is very important.

When you run your body loses fluids and salts via your sweat through the skin and via your breath. These processes ensure your remain cool and that your body temperature is kept stable. Not replacing the correct amount of fluids on time can lead to dehydration (drinking too little) and hyponatremia (drinking too much and having too little sodium). This can affect your performance, your psyche and your physical state. The correct level of fluids and sodium in the body is an individual matter and is dependant on the environmental conditions (the weather), they type and intensity of the activity (speed) and personal factors such as level of training, body weight and clothing you wear.

Athletes have a personal responsibility in this. Drinking the correct amount is a combination of knowing your body's needs and the way you drink while running.

 

Run with pleasure

The way drinks are served to athletes (drink stands system) contributes greatly to how pleasant your running experience is.

The drink distribution system must allow you to drink the correct amount with ease and without interrupting your pace, irrespective of the speed you are running at. Spillages and not knowing exactly how much you have drunk do not add to running pleasure.

The patented drink system that Marathon Rotterdam have developed in association with the industrial department of TU Delft, rightfully deserves the name:

SMART DRINKING
Running safe, while enjoying the race