Just wondering if I need to eat/drink during a 5 mile swim. It's not a race just working up to it to see how it feels.
I am currently swimming about 10k-12k/week. The longest swim I've done is a 3.5 miler and it wasn't particularly challenging but i was also going slower than normal.
At what distance do I need to starting fueling up or seriously considering nutrition?
At what distance do I need to starting fueling up or seriously considering nutrition?Think more about time than distance. Also consider if you are racing or just swimming.
For me if I’m racing then I’ll feed if the event is longer than about 90 minutes. If I’m just swimming then I’ll feed if the swim is longer than 2 hours. When I feed I typically take 16-20 ozs. of fuel every 30 minutes. Most people typically schedule their feeds for every 15-30 minutes when they have a personal escort. For events with feeding stations, I suggest take some fuel at every feeding station for events over 1 hour.
At what distance do I need to starting fueling up or seriously considering nutrition?Think more about time than distance. Also consider if you are racing or just swimming.
For me if I’m racing then I’ll feed if the event is longer than about 90 minutes. If I’m just swimming then I’ll feed if the swim is longer than 2 hours. When I feed I typically take 16-20 ozs. of fuel every 30 minutes. Most people typically schedule their feeds for every 15-30 minutes when they have a personal escort. For events with feeding stations, I suggest take some fuel at every feeding station for events over 1 hour.
