Does anyone have any clever ideas for the design of a feed stick for longer races? I've used a small aluminum pot on the end of a broomhandle in the past, but it's a bit short/small and not great if the water is rough.
Also, ideally I'll have my bottle(s) attached by string to the stick so I can drink from them and then drop them, but what to do about things like pills (e.g. seasickness pills)?
Any other thoughts appreciated.
-LBJ
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I've read this thread three times now and I still don't know what a feed stick is. Please enlighten me.
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When we swim with Sharks we are the feed sticks.
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Feed stick, how the boat handler feeds you a stick to reach you, also a plastic tube that I used to drink out of looked like freezies. Squeeze and the product comes out. Others may have better explantions. This is what I used or the boat guys just handed me a cup of my mixture.
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Oh yeah! Thanks for asking!
You know, I think that motion sickness I had last Sunday was the start of a stomach flu, because it lasted a week, and a lot of people I know have the same symptoms...
So, moral of the story, I've been down for a week, and didn't do the swim (it wasn't a race, just a swim) yesterday.
Next race will be a 2KM on July 3rd. I'll definitely let you know how it goes! I'm going to take those ginger capsules in any case!!
Cheers,
Mary
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Mary Mary Mary
Italians use gingerale with a tablespoon of flour.
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Mary,
Go to Venice!
In the USA, I think that the only Ginger Akle that still has ginger in it that is widely available is SChwepps.
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Maryyyy -
How did your race go this last weekend? Any motion sickness?
-LBJ
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Originally posted by Leonard Jansen
Maryyyy -
How did your race go this last weekend? Any motion sickness?
-LBJ
Happy 4th of July everybody!
I did a 2KM race in Lerici (that's near the beautiful Cinque Terre) yesterday. I loaded up on ginger capsules on Saturday eve and Sunday morning before I left. Got to Lerici and... the sea was beautiful, flat, and WARM! 27 celsius = 80 fahrenheit!
So, I guess it wasn't much of a test for the motion sickness prevention. I was almost disappointed!
It was a lovely swim, out of the port pretty much a straight line siting a castle on the hill of San Terenzo, around a breakwater and back again, siting Italian cypruses on the hill, and then a series of white tents where the race committee was set up. I did it in 38 minutes, coming in second in my age category (44-49). Afterwards we were served sandwiches, drinks and limoncello! A good time was had by all... :cool:
Hey George! I'll bet Canadians take their ginger with a drop of maple syrup!! ;)
ciao!
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Here's a pic of the Golfo dei Poeti - the Gulf of Poets. It's called that because Byron, and Shelley lived there. Byron used to swim across the gulf for fun and exersize, and now there is a race every year called the Coppa Byron, or Byron Cup. This year it will be on August 27th and will be 10KM.
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Wow- I'm real impressed by all of you distance swimmers- it's something that I'd like to get into.
Havings said that, what about nutrition- specifically water- on shorter training swims, like 1.5-3.0 miles? How does on handle that?