UK Runners Invent Hands-Free Water Bottle

Hydration system wraps around the wrist.

First there were hands-free cell phones, and now there’s a hands-free water bottle.

Like many runners, two women in Great Britain were tired of fiddling with cumbersome water bottles that fit into a fuel belt during long runs. So they came up with a solution.

Called the “FitSip,” the bottle fits around the wrist. It holds up to 6.7 ounces of liquid, the same amount as those small fuel belt bottles carry. On top of the wrist where a watch face would normally be, there’s a mouthpiece that allows the runner to grab a sip of cold water, sports drink or whatever they need.

The system will be tested at two 10K races in Scotland this month.

For more: Runner’s World