Hydration Belt vs. Camelbak

Run: 5.5
Time: 55:11
Temp: 77
Quality: 7/10
Weight: 191

Yeeeeehaw, I finally started to drop a little weight again. I stepped on the scales a the doctor's office and found the needle to be tickling 191 (just a little under if we want to be more precise...and i do). I'm hoping to be at or below 185 for the marathon.

Anyway, I decided to kick the tires on a new purchase of mine, a Camelbak Hydration Pack. Eric recommended that I use a Camelbak 50 0z. hydration pack over the old hydration belt that I've been using. So I thought I'd give it a try on a 5.5 mile run. A word to the wise, NEVER try new running stuff on your long run. NEVER. All I have to say about the Camelbak is WOW! I'm so used to clipping on a belt that is sooooooo tight that you feel like you took it would be a better fit on a Cabbage Patch Kid. When you put the Camelbak on, it's like nothing is there. It felt great. No rubbing, limited sloshing, and, most importantly, you can breathe when you are wearing this thing. A quick note: you definitely need to burp the air out of it and get the sternum clip to stop it from bouncing all over the place, but that's no big deal. In short, Runners dump your belts and try a pack today!