Does anyone have any good tips for swimming an open water race in water that may be 87 or higher with air temps potentially in the 90's?
I am wondering if it would be a good idea to take a course of antibiotics prior to the race or just after..
We have had record high average temperatures for May and June in VA making swimming pools and lakes like bathtubs, the later without chorine.
tips please... Send rain... Send clouds.... Send ice....
My teammate Bill and I often weigh in before and after our practices. The water hasn't been too bad of late, but sometimes the pool temp gets up in the mid 80s. Our team tends to take a steam bath after practice, too.
Typically, we will lose somewhere in the vicinity of 3 lb. during a hard practice. This is all water weight--sweat, lung vapors, properly disposed of urination! Since water weighs around 8 and 1/3rd lbs , this translates into just a wee bit under 3 pints. A typical practice runs between 3500-5000 yards, depending on whether you swim for only an hour or can tack on some pre-warm up time before practice officially starts.
The latter yardage is about the same I suspect we will be swimming at the 2-mile cable swim: 3600 yards for the race, another 1000 or so warm up.
The Chris Greene conditions will be different (warmer water and air temperature; sun and heat; nerves), so my prediction for my own weight loss is...3.417 lb.
Give or take.
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OK I'll bet more then that Jim, as the water will be much warmer then what you work out in. I'll go with 4.5 lbs. I'm 195lbs. make sure your belt can go another notch! Charlie
My teammate Bill and I often weigh in before and after our practices. The water hasn't been too bad of late, but sometimes the pool temp gets up in the mid 80s. Our team tends to take a steam bath after practice, too.
Typically, we will lose somewhere in the vicinity of 3 lb. during a hard practice. This is all water weight--sweat, lung vapors, properly disposed of urination! Since water weighs around 8 and 1/3rd lbs , this translates into just a wee bit under 3 pints. A typical practice runs between 3500-5000 yards, depending on whether you swim for only an hour or can tack on some pre-warm up time before practice officially starts.
The latter yardage is about the same I suspect we will be swimming at the 2-mile cable swim: 3600 yards for the race, another 1000 or so warm up.
The Chris Greene conditions will be different (warmer water and air temperature; sun and heat; nerves), so my prediction for my own weight loss is...3.417 lb.
Give or take.
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OK I'll bet more then that Jim, as the water will be much warmer then what you work out in. I'll go with 4.5 lbs. I'm 195lbs. make sure your belt can go another notch! Charlie
