Water consumption, is it generational?

Whilst I dont think you need to get uptight by lack of a bottle, (there is usually a tap close by) I think it is good to drink a fair amount of water a day. We as children used to usually drink only with meals or if we got thirsty, but made no problem about it, but I think we would have been better to have drunk more water. i think you could look up and see what is a good amount to drink for an adult and check it against what you drink now

(I've just checked: Mary was a long jump champion and pentathlete, not primarily a runner. Sorry.)

Same here JackyB though my bladder is a little older than yours!

I've never got into the habit, personally, and it's too late now to start overtaxing my 70-year-old bladder.

I remember hearing an interview with Mary Rand, the runner. She was saying that back in her day there was not this fixation with drinking water and "hydrating". But then again, sportspeople even smoked back in the 60s!