Today was the first in-person race for me since the Key West Half in January, 2020. Fun to be back around people. Also fun to get nailed by little boys (it’s always boys) with giant squirt guns along the route.
Today’s race was a one mile, 5K and then a half marathon, or 17.2 miles total. Pace for each was about 9:16 (2:02:00 for the half). Weight was 147.0 before I left for the race and 145.0 after I got home, had some coffee and put my feet up for a few minutes. I read that runners can lose up to about 4 ounces of water per mile, and that’s just about what my number was. Over the course of the race I took in at least 32 ounces of fluid. That’s a bit over four pounds total, so a bit over four pounds divided by 17.2 miles is in the ballpark of four ounces per mile. Very interesting data.