How many of you stop and for how long to fuel/ hydrate during the 10K postal swim? What do you drink if anything?
I can't decide if I should do this and when in the race. Is it allowed? I barely made it through the hour swim (and did just over 5,000 yds) last year.
Thanks for any thoughts!
She-man,
I've never done the 10K postal. It's too hard to get a lane when our pool is set up for long course. I did do the 6000 yard postal this past fall though. I took a quick drink from my water bottle at the 3000 mark (very quick -- I think that my split for that 50 was 3 seconds slower than my average). I imagine that if I were to swim the 10K, that I would grab a drink at the 5000, and then possible again at 7500 if my mouth was getting too dry.
An interesting observation that I had for myself was that my 5000 split in my 6000 was faster than my 5000 split in the hour postal. I didn't stop at all in the hour postal, but it makes me wonder if I could have done just as well if I'd given in and taken a quick drink.
Kristi
She-man,
I've never done the 10K postal. It's too hard to get a lane when our pool is set up for long course. I did do the 6000 yard postal this past fall though. I took a quick drink from my water bottle at the 3000 mark (very quick -- I think that my split for that 50 was 3 seconds slower than my average). I imagine that if I were to swim the 10K, that I would grab a drink at the 5000, and then possible again at 7500 if my mouth was getting too dry.
An interesting observation that I had for myself was that my 5000 split in my 6000 was faster than my 5000 split in the hour postal. I didn't stop at all in the hour postal, but it makes me wonder if I could have done just as well if I'd given in and taken a quick drink.
Kristi
