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!
Do you guys get really significantly thirsty during workouts? Is your pool temperature 84 or above?
I have to force myself to drink in a 90 minutes swim workout. I will get through maybe one-third of a water bottle (tap water) unless I forget to drink.
I did a 5K open water swim last summer and didn't get thirsty at all. Water temperature was moderate (upper 70s? I don't recall exactly.)
What would I do in a 10K OW? I don't know...if no provisions were made for a feeding station, I would probably just hydrate very well before the race and go without.
In college I almost never drank during workouts, up to 3 hours long. Probably wasn't a good idea, but those were the dark ages.
On the other hand, when I'm on the bike I drink like A LOT; in the summer it will be one water bottle (Gatorade) every 15 miles, sometimes more on very hot days. Go figure.
Do you guys get really significantly thirsty during workouts? Is your pool temperature 84 or above?
I have to force myself to drink in a 90 minutes swim workout. I will get through maybe one-third of a water bottle (tap water) unless I forget to drink.
I did a 5K open water swim last summer and didn't get thirsty at all. Water temperature was moderate (upper 70s? I don't recall exactly.)
What would I do in a 10K OW? I don't know...if no provisions were made for a feeding station, I would probably just hydrate very well before the race and go without.
In college I almost never drank during workouts, up to 3 hours long. Probably wasn't a good idea, but those were the dark ages.
On the other hand, when I'm on the bike I drink like A LOT; in the summer it will be one water bottle (Gatorade) every 15 miles, sometimes more on very hot days. Go figure.
