I was the same, we just happened to buy a treadmill a few months before Covid hit, and I am so thankful that we did!

Let me know if you do join Zwift, you can join our little Zwift running group. We have 3,000 people in the Facebook group now! I think they’re planning to host a marathon the last weekend of every month, but of course any run you’re free to join and quit at any time. Plenty of people started the race but didn’t run the full distance.

Zwift is free for runners but you do need some technology things — I have an ANT+ dongle on a computer plus a Garmin foot pod (which I already had anyway). Some cell phones and tablets can run Zwift too.

You might be right about the hydration. I did drink about 40 ounces of water plus maybe 10 or so of Gatorade during the race, but I probably could have done better post-race. Something to keep in mind for next time!