On a short family easter break recently and as you do on these things, relaxtion takes over.

However, after a few days relaxing, I felt the need to go for a run in unfamiliar surroundings (I always take kit away with me).

Starting out, it was feeling like hard work and after 20 minutes or so, it was very hard work.

I struggled to get back to our lodgings and then tried to work out why.

And then it struck me.

Lazing around, I had completely forgotten to drink water (or any fluids) and I was dehydrated.

There I was looking at symptoms of over training brought out by a holiday and the rest of it but the truth was that I just needed several (large) glasses of plain water.

(My legs were stiff the next day though…)