(This is a repost and update, due to a resurgence in interest in this post. As it’s a few years since the original post, I’ve played with other variations of ingredients since.) Swimming generally and open water swimming especially is a sport of high energy demand. Many swimmers struggle to keep weight stable let alone…
Okay, I posted a version of this two years, back when the site was mainly text only. I used thought back then the Solo Bar would a good idea because of the all the training and eating I was doing. This is easy to make and requires zero cooking, I guess you say it’s a type…
These are my steps for a great Irish Coffee. A little difficult to make after a swim at the coast, so you’ll be doing this at home. Irish Coffee was invented in Shannon Airport in the 1950’s by the barman in the airport pub. Shannon was also the world’s first duty free airport shopping. It is…
Evan did a great 4-part series on open water marathon feeding and nutrition. I’ve covered the possible use of Choline supplementation and I’ve a long-standing request in with a friend for a guest post on the subject of further supplementation. Given some questions that have arisen though, it seems we haven’t covered enough of the…
It’s been a stressful two days for Stephen (and his supporters). A question was raised over the completion of his Molokai swim, which Stephen addresses below. The assertion was that Stephen might not have cleared the water and hence might not have completed the Molokai Channel swim. I could write a whole post on this…
An infographic is a visual representation of data, mostly overused on the ‘net, but this is my favourite and most useful one. If I am to add supplementation to my diet, my usual step is to do the research rather than relying on “bro science”. But this chart is a good rule of thumb quick…
There are swimming legends around the world. Little known outside our sport. Some past, some current. In a country with a very small population of only four million, Ireland is only occasionally successful in International Sport, and we celebrate our sporting heroes as a consequence. But in Open Water Marathon swimming, we excel. World Open…
… a jelly dinosaur. Jelly dinosaurs and hot chocolate, the best post Open Water snack.
Ok, I think I’ll talk about the bodies energy systems. From where does our energy come , what energy system does the body use for various activities, how is it stored? This is going to be another thumbnail sketch of my understanding of it. Swimming movement comes from muscle contraction. All energy for muscle comes…
I thought I’d revisit this subject, with the benefit of some few longs swims done in the past few months. On the first six hour lake swim, I crashed (ran out of energy) on the last mile. On the first six hour SandyCove swim this year I crashed at about four & a half hours,…
“The No-Depletion Carbo-Loading Method 1. Perform a long workout (but not an exhaustive workout) one week before race day. 2. Eat normally (55-60% carbohydrate) until three days before a longer race. 3. Eat a high-carb diet (70%) the final three days before racing while training very lightly. Note that you should increase your carbohydrate intake…
