Midrun—as you struggle to pull a water bottle out of the elastic band around your waist—have you ever wished someone would reimagine the fuel belt?

If so, the wait is over. Two women in the UK have released FitSip, an armband with a built-in water bottle. The device is a mini-hydration bladder that wraps around your wrist. It holds 200 milliliters of liquid (6.7 ounces, the amount in a typical small bottle on a belted hydration system). A mouthpiece sits where a watch face usually is.



The inventors, Belinda Goldsmith and Christine Manson, are billing their invention as the first “100 percent hands-free hydration” device, saying it solves a problem all runners face: the hassle of needing fluid on a run but not wanting to carry a water bottle.



As evidence of FitSip's universal appeal, they refer to the World Championship 5000-meter final when top UK athlete Mo Farah ran across the track to grab a drink.



“Many of us (including Mo, it seems) hate to carry a bottle (they’re unbalancing and you still have to carry them when they’re empty, for a start) or strap on a cumbersome bottle belt or back pack,” the inventors say in a press release.



Goldsmith and Manson came up with the idea three years ago and collaborated with Glasgow University engineer Ian Watson to bring it to market, according to an article on Scotsman.com.



FitSip will be tested at two 10-Ks in Scotland this month. No word if Mo is going to give the new system a try.

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