Special needs bag
stevenc616
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Attempting the Swim to the Moon 10k in Michigan this year for my first "marathon" swim. Has anyone here ever done this swim? More to the point, what do I put in my special needs bag for the turn around? They have aid stations along the way with nutrition and hydration...what else would I or anyone else need? Fishing pole?
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What I use to feed is a rope, with caribeaners at either end (one end to attach to a kayak, the other end to attach to a bottle), with a pull buoy for the water bottle end. Kayaker throws the bottle to me, I feed, and keep swimming. You could attach to a dock, especially if there are cleats on the dock.
For a special needs bag, I don't know, maybe another pair of goggles in case your primary pair runs into issues? Some kind of treat that's different from your normal feeds?
For a 10k, it's a short enough swim that conditions shouldn't change too drastically, so my prime concern would be nutrition.
If you were close to getting a new pair, using them for the first or second time on race day would mean you probably wouldn't need the anti-fog or the new pair of goggles. I used a pair for the first time the day before my 25k, and then the whole 8.5 hours I didn't have any issues with them fogging up.
I'm a firm believer in cracking open a new pair of goggles for any big event.
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To be fair, I wear the Sporti Swedish goggles, which are, for the tinted kind, maybe $8 per pair. If you wore more expensive goggles, I could understand why someone might hesitate to break in a new pair.
Glass and fish hooks.