Hello,
I am a new USMS member. I joined because I signed up for an upcoming 5 mile race in the open water in Maryland. Does anyone have tips for a newbie to open water races? My endurance is pretty good, but I hired a personal trainer to try and lose some pounds doing dryland workouts, as well as running, even though I hate running with a passion.
Thanks for any help/advice!
I admire your ambition taking on that distance as your first o.w. race. Are swimmers required to have kayak escorts? If so, a good idea to have a feeding /fluid plan, as in how often you eat/drink. I've done a few 5+ mile swims and every 20 minutes seems to work for me. Also a good idea while training to know what agrees w you and what doesn't. I found that Glukos gummies and/or Cliff shot blocks, along w a sports drink (Maxim, Hammer fizz, and/or Glukos) and a protein drink seemed to work. (I liked the Trader Joe vanilla protein shake.) But food choices are a very individual thing.
I train w 3-4 shorter swim workouts a wk (masters practice) and an increasingly longer swim. Last couple I maxed at 10000 yds. I've had a coach set up my schedule. ... same guy who coaches my master's group. Benefit of that is that he sees me swim regularly so gives me great feedback on technique and can tie in the long workouts I do on my own w what he's observed. Last year, even at 64, I got a personal best.
Other training: yoga and TRX (one session of each per week).
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I admire your ambition taking on that distance as your first o.w. race. Are swimmers required to have kayak escorts? If so, a good idea to have a feeding /fluid plan, as in how often you eat/drink. I've done a few 5+ mile swims and every 20 minutes seems to work for me. Also a good idea while training to know what agrees w you and what doesn't. I found that Glukos gummies and/or Cliff shot blocks, along w a sports drink (Maxim, Hammer fizz, and/or Glukos) and a protein drink seemed to work. (I liked the Trader Joe vanilla protein shake.) But food choices are a very individual thing.
I train w 3-4 shorter swim workouts a wk (masters practice) and an increasingly longer swim. Last couple I maxed at 10000 yds. I've had a coach set up my schedule. ... same guy who coaches my master's group. Benefit of that is that he sees me swim regularly so gives me great feedback on technique and can tie in the long workouts I do on my own w what he's observed. Last year, even at 64, I got a personal best.
Other training: yoga and TRX (one session of each per week).
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