hi folks,
i'm doing a 12-hour charity swim next week in a 25 yard pool, 81 degree water, and probably around 80 degree mid-day air temp. i'm hoping to cover probably round 30,000 yards during that time.
does anyone have any experience in something like this? if so, i am eager to hear your suggestions on hydration, feeding, and what kind of "workout" you did to get through it. what kind of unexpected problems await me?
oh - and of course if you want to donate, :) - the donations are going to the Northwest Tucson YMCA's "Changing Lives Campaign" which provides scholarships for less advantaged families in our area to take swim lessons, go to camp, etc. My hope is to raise enough to send 20 little ones through swim lessons this summer so they won't have to wait til the age of 30 (like I did) in order to learn how to swim. Please help if you can! Thanks!
Nutrition will be similar to most long distance swims.
some gatorade or accelerade every 15 - 20 minutes will hold you in good stead. On the hour something a little more substantial.
Body glide or vaseline on all joints, armpits, groin, where the edges of your suit ouch.
Two unexpected things last year I did a ridiculously long pool swim and had pretty tough irritation where the suit flapped when I pushed off the wall. After 8 hours it irrtated the skin underneath very badly. I also mixed strokes and the breastroke irrtated my face form all the reentries and it burned a fair bit.
I took several of the long distance main sets from the book championship swim training and did them back to back. You'll be well advised to have some firends take turns swimming with you for a while. Schedule it out.
Nutrition will be similar to most long distance swims.
some gatorade or accelerade every 15 - 20 minutes will hold you in good stead. On the hour something a little more substantial.
Body glide or vaseline on all joints, armpits, groin, where the edges of your suit ouch.
Two unexpected things last year I did a ridiculously long pool swim and had pretty tough irritation where the suit flapped when I pushed off the wall. After 8 hours it irrtated the skin underneath very badly. I also mixed strokes and the breastroke irrtated my face form all the reentries and it burned a fair bit.
I took several of the long distance main sets from the book championship swim training and did them back to back. You'll be well advised to have some firends take turns swimming with you for a while. Schedule it out.
