I am a pool fish doing 1 hour intervals 3-4 times a week for a couple of years. This year on 15th of July (within a week) I will attend an oper water swimming organization in Bosphorus.
It is 4 miles along the Bosphorus.
Pool temperature I train is 78 F and the sea temperature in the race will be 68 F.
I have 3 questions:
1. what would you recommend me to eat and how many hours before the competition?
2. shall I use some kind of oil to apply to my skin?
3. all kinds of tactics and recommendations are welcome
thanks in advance:help:
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Okoban,
I am glad you have been swiming hour swims for some time and have gotten used to the feel of them. I am training for a very long swim (20 miles next year) and am experimenting now with hydration/feeding while I train. I, too, use vaseline on both sides of my neck and under my arms which has solved the skin chafing problem. Hydation/feeding I am still working with but I do find that I don't need extra feeding for a 4 mile swim, I need electrolyte replacement (hydration) about every 15 minutes or 800-1,000 yds. As long as I can hydrate early on, it prevents lots of problems as the miles come about. Before a typical 4 to 5 mile swim, I eat a half a muffin with a little peanut butter, a yogurt, and a banana and about 16 ounces of water with juice. This sets me up pretty well for a 5 mile swim.
Okoban,
I am glad you have been swiming hour swims for some time and have gotten used to the feel of them. I am training for a very long swim (20 miles next year) and am experimenting now with hydration/feeding while I train. I, too, use vaseline on both sides of my neck and under my arms which has solved the skin chafing problem. Hydation/feeding I am still working with but I do find that I don't need extra feeding for a 4 mile swim, I need electrolyte replacement (hydration) about every 15 minutes or 800-1,000 yds. As long as I can hydrate early on, it prevents lots of problems as the miles come about. Before a typical 4 to 5 mile swim, I eat a half a muffin with a little peanut butter, a yogurt, and a banana and about 16 ounces of water with juice. This sets me up pretty well for a 5 mile swim.
