I know what i like to eat during the swim and for several days before i'll be careful to hydrate well but does anyone have nutrition suggestions for the week or so leading into a long (8 mile) swim? Anything to build up strength reduce chances of cramping etc?
Thanks!
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Originally posted by sdswimmer
Thanks Rob and George,
I usually have hydrlyte/gookinade and water and take gels and boiled potatoes while swimming. I was hoping you'd reccomend lots of ice cream before hand! I like to hydrate well in the day or 2 before but haven't tried doing much else. 8 miles will be my longest swim to date.
The butterscotch ice cream sudaes are great I have put away a lot of those in my day. You have to enjoy what you take in. My average marathon race was just over 25 miles. In the summer I raced 300 miles from July to the end of 2nd week in September every year for ten years.
I used to boil potatoes in Campbels chicken noodle soup to get rid of excess of salt and removed the potatoes, just drank the soup and noodles.
George
Originally posted by sdswimmer
Thanks Rob and George,
I usually have hydrlyte/gookinade and water and take gels and boiled potatoes while swimming. I was hoping you'd reccomend lots of ice cream before hand! I like to hydrate well in the day or 2 before but haven't tried doing much else. 8 miles will be my longest swim to date.
The butterscotch ice cream sudaes are great I have put away a lot of those in my day. You have to enjoy what you take in. My average marathon race was just over 25 miles. In the summer I raced 300 miles from July to the end of 2nd week in September every year for ten years.
I used to boil potatoes in Campbels chicken noodle soup to get rid of excess of salt and removed the potatoes, just drank the soup and noodles.
George
