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Tuesday, February 01, 2005
What has the Swedish team been up to?
Last weekend, the Swedish national team had a weekend training camp in Stockholm. Among other things, they worked on understanding the weather they expect at the WOC in Japan.
At the WOC it could very well be hot (35 C) and humid. So how can you prepare for that in Stockholm in January? The Swedish team set up some training on treadmills, rowing machines, bike trainers and stair climbers. The equipment was set up at an indoor swimming pool (high humidity -- 67 percent) and they kept the temperature at 36.5 C.
Judging by the reports from the camp that I've read, they learned two things:
1. Running in heat and humidity doesn't feel good.
2. The amount of fluid lost varies a lot from person to person.
So, in addition to preparing by running up and down as many hills as you can find, someone preparing for the WOC in Japan needs to be figuring out a plan for drinking during the WOC races. Kill two birds with one stone, run hill intervals wearing a Camelbak full of Gookinaid.
posted by Michael |
8:01 PM
