Other Running Essentials

Aside from a good running shoes, socks, and running shirts, there are other running essentials, a long distance runner should have. 

Two incidents happened to me wherein my bottled drink was taken by somebody at a semi-hidden place inside the Quezon City Circle.  When I made a "pit stop" to drink, my bottled drink was no longer there in a place where I exactly left it.   Good thing I brought money so I was able to buy a drink.  Why i leave my drink at a certain place?  Because its not comfortable to run while holding your bottled drink!

That experience made me dizzy and taught me a good lesson or two.  One, always bring money, and two, buy a hydration belt.  So every time you get thirsty, you have something to drink immediately and don't have to run to a place where you left your drink or buy a drink from a store.

When hydration belts came out in the market, I find it "over-acting" or " pang porma lg" so I did not buy one.  But after that two incidents that made me dizzy, I realized the importance of drinking immediately once you feel the need to replenish the lost fluid of your body.

Running caps.  Again, some runners may find it uncomfortable and even unnecessary but actually, running caps absorb the sweat from your head and keep it away from going to your eyes.  And when sweat reaches your eyes, there is a great deal of discomfort and sometimes painful. 

So the next time you run, make sure you have with you these two other running essentials.