Hydrosleeve Hydration for Runners

While I do wish you luck in your endeavor, 7 oz. of fluids aren't going to help me on a run. If I'm running long enough to need hydration (eg., a 2+ hour trail run on a hot summer day), I'll need more than that. Any other type of run will have water available, whether it's a bottle I drop or a fountain. I recommend really pushing the fashion of your product: it's different, it's conspicuous, and it helps the everyman/woman with achieve their goals.

Also, my consulting fee is $500/hr. 4 hour min.

As stated by the previous poster, why is this needed unless you are doing runs in excess of 2 hours on a hot day. Humans properly hydrated at the beginning of a run generallly can last a couple of hours with no noticiable effects.

I agree with the 2 posters above. 7 oz. of water is not worth the trouble or the money. I just stash a water bottle. I also would not want to risk the chafing, or deal with the extra weight on my arm during a long run. I can see you selling it to the hydration belt crowd, they'll buy anything.

you could wear one on each arm?? 14 OZ!

Agree with the others. I am looking at a 12oz bottle of Newcastle brown ale, which looks really small. I am envisioning ~60% of my Newcastle ... which isn't much at all. Good luck, but 7oz doesn't seem to be worth the expense.

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I agree with the 2 posters above. 7 oz. of water is not worth the trouble or the money. I just stash a water bottle. I also would not want to risk the chafing, or deal with the extra weight on my arm during a long run. I can see you selling it to the hydration belt crowd, they'll buy anything.

Neat idea. I ran a race last year that was cupless, and they encouraged runners to bring and run with their own bottles. This would have been perfect. I dont tend to like to drink much during my runs, but I live in texas and something like this would be perfect for those brutal summer runs where it is a chore just to finish a run without stopping and seeking out a water fountain. Ill admit, though, that it seems incredibly goofy to drink water out of a pouch with a nozel protruding from your arm.

Brilliant! Now I can carry water on both my arms in addition to the 8 tiny bottles I carry in my belt.

At first I really thought this was going to be really stupid, but after watching the video it does sound like an interesting idea. My advice, if you haven't already, is post this on runner's world forums.

My advice. . .

get an actual runner for the promotional video, not some heel striking buffoon, or just go to runners world (probably the better option).

Will this fit over my arm sleeves?

im a 200/400/400H guy but honestly I would wear this for style points just like my Zensah compression leg sleeve thingys, as im sure many other runners would.

If I were the hydrosleeve marketing guy I would be focusing on Runnersworld and other bastions of Hobby-Joggey culture, as opposed to the more traditional "purist" culture more prevalent on Letsrun.

If I could give some feedback regarding style/design, it needs to be as light and unobtrusive as possible. I think it would be cooler if you guys could make it more like a Zensah-ish sleeve or one of those Nike Pro Combat/Nike Elite Basketball compression sleeves, in other words longer, tighter, and skinnier, spread the water out.

Definitely need to focus on making this thing as stylish and cool as possible, limited real functionality for 99% of runners, but alot of people (young crowd/other sports/hobby joggers) dont know or dont care, like with alot of other sports gear.

good luck