I guess it's this part I'm reacting to more than anything: “We’re taught we can’t trust our bodies and that it’s not enough to listen to your thirst.” But it t

I guess it's this part I'm reacting to more than anything: “We’re taught we can’t trust our bodies and that it’s not enough to listen to your thirst.” But it turns out thirst is a great indicator of dehydration. “You really can use [thirst] to know whether it’s time to drink or not,” she said. You'll get thirsty before you are dead. But for me I hit the wall before I really feel thirsty. Nobody describes feeling insatiably hungry and following their hunger as a strategy to avoid bonking- they manage their exertion and monitor their carb intake. For me & water, it is the same. Perhaps there is some nuance here- perhaps, like with food, your body suppresses the drive to drink during endurance sports. But maybe when you sit on the bench after a play, you do reliably feel thirsty when you need it.