Anyone else doing Lake Champlain this year?
I was told the course was going to be different than previous years. I did it last year, and I have the sense they are changing it after some small difficulties. Does anyone know anything about the new course?
Thanks!
Former Member
I do remember that last year, Tad, the former race director, e-mailed out a list of participants and many of us started e-mailing each other before the swim. Perhaps that will happen again?
I'm happy to answer any questions for first-timers. My time was not great, but I had a great time, and really felt like the conditions were something I had not experienced to that degree before--except for a terrible Coney Island swim a few years ago. I'm not sure how much previous experiences matter given that the course is so different.
I will say that my nutritional plan was having my husband stop me at least very half-hour for gatorade. Boring and obvious, but for a swim of that distance, it worked for me.
Looking forward to August!
Sydne
hi sidne,
i think we met at mashpee.
i agree that every 30 min is a good feeding plan, but i will have a mix of perpetuem and endurolites (both hammer nutrition products)....no high fructose corn syrup for me.
(i loved that coney island swim though we were only able to swim half of it)
