Every athlete recognizes the importance of fluid intake during both training and competition.
To avoid this pervasive demon, it's crucial to concern ourselves with hydration at all times. It is well established that starting off a competition greatly increases the chance of entering a dehydrated state during the race course. The process of dehydration is usually followed by a discrete hesitation of the body to replenish its losses. This is usually compounded by the inability to consume a large enough volume of fluid to adequately replace the lost volume. This can be a serious situation, especially for athletes who train in hot environments and who have high training volumes.