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Food for long distance Walk.
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Thanks for the info Martin, I was positive you would show up sooner or later :lol: . I’m not really gone on the Platypus hydration system as I much prefer to drink out of a bottle while admiring the view, could be different on this walk though. I’m sure I have one or two at home already as I used to do a lot of hill walking / wild camping in my more youthful days. Bananas seem to be the popular theme running through the thread so I will have to stop in a shop on the way home today and stock up :roll: , planning on doing a long walk in the Galtee mountains this Saturday.
I think Sinead might have a point with regard to the last couple of posts, far too much information shared.
Dave.
I too find the platypus great as when walking with others I don’t need to stop when thirsty, and as said before I am more likely to drink that way.
I have seen a system for sale that’s basically a tube and screw cap that you can attach onto your bottle of choice. :)For sandwiches I use baps or similar as the filling stays put better.
I used to go out in the mountains with just half a litre of water and a small camera in the summer. I refilled at fresh water springs and ate berries, chestnuts, grapes and all kinda frutis on the way. Always planned the trips to end in a wine cellar, just to be motivated. Those days are gone I guess, and we need power bars, synthetic foods in a bag and hydration pack to survive.
As I said, water and bread would do with a pinch of a salt.
randomway wrote:
I used to go out in the mountains with just half a litre of water and a small camera in the summer. I refilled at fresh water springs and ate berries, chestnuts, grapes and all kinda frutis on the way. Always planned the trips to end in a wine cellar, just to be motivated. Those days are gone I guess, and we need power bars, synthetic foods in a bag and hydration pack to survive.
As I said, water and bread would do with a pinch of a salt.
I find that if there’s a fit looking woman at the front of the group then that always works best. (Is that sexist? Sorry! :D )
At my age, however, even if I caught her I’d have forgotten why I was chasing.Just be careful if you plan on using a hydration system that has been laying around for a while, all sorts of nasty bacteria tend to breed in them,
you might want to wash it out with some milton or something first. Or buy a new one, they don’t cost that much.
I keep mine in the freezer, with a tea towel in it, so the sides don’t stick together.If you want to be on the ball about hydration, you need to start now, dehydration happens over a period of time, so try and get 2L of water in everyday,
as long as you are not overdoing it, tea and coffee will hydrate also, but, the water is the most important.
Those NUUN tablets I mentioned earlier are great, I’d look out for some of those.It’s possible to make your own isotonic drink also. 1 part pure orange, 1 part water and a little (level teaspoon) salt (per 500ml serving)
Chris Bordman, Olympic track cyclist used this mix when he was competing.I’d go back to a point I made earlier, if you haven’t tried these things before, don’t wait until the day of the event, use them in training,
give your body a chance to react.Martin gave good advice about the porridge and bananas for breakfast, but, if that’s not you normal breakfast, you might want to change
your diet now, try it out, don’t wait until the day.I’ve know a few people who had to retire from races because they suddenly decided to change their diet before an event.
A friend of mine had to drop out of a half Iron Man Triathlon, because he ate pasta for breakfast (not uncommon) he’d never eaten it before
and it gave him serious stomach cramps, it was pretty heart breaking considering the amount of training he put in.Another friend who was competing the same day, had a serious sugar crash, bonked, hit the wall, had, the knock, whatever you want to call it,
he was sick at the sight of the other guy eating pasta for breakfast and was unable to eat as much as he normally would have, he did finish the race,
but was a complete mess at the finish, totally incoherent speech, I was just about able to make out… Coke, please. Coke! I had to drive him around
in my car for an hour before he felt able to walk.So, don’t wait until the night before to eat and drink well, start now…
This might be of some help Glycemic Index (there may be better more comprehensive
lists available, this was just a quick google) It was designed for diabetics, to help them maintain a steady blood glucose level, all the foods have a score from 1 – 100
and are placed in Low, Medium and High categories.
It’s used a lot in Sports Nutrition and more recently has been a very popular weight management guide.Sorry for the long winded reply. Sounds like a good event. Hope you enjoy it!
Sinead
Randomway, when I first started hill walking I used drink from springs also but after seeing numerous dead sheep littered all over our beautiful mountains I wouldn’t touch the water without treating it first.
Seaview wrote:
Randomway, when I first started hill walking I used drink from springs also but after seeing numerous dead sheep littered all over our beautiful mountains I wouldn’t touch the water without treating it first.
That’s actually good advice. Here we have a small scenic hill with some mountain goats and they drink from the local springs that flow down. While this in itself might not necessarily be a problem you must remember what goes in comes out and wild animals (or domestic for that matter) would not give it much consideration about where they relieve themselves when out in the open. Don’t want to start a panic but badgers have been accused of transmitting TB and they have to drink somewhere.
David
I think we come in contact with worse things everyday than what is in mountain streams.
Common sense, don’t drink it if there are loads of sheep or cattle around.I drink from them quite a bit, hasn’t done me any harm. The stuff I drink at the weekend is far worser! hehe…
jessthespringer wrote:
I think we come in contact with worse things everyday than what is in mountain streams.
Common sense, don’t drink it if there are loads of sheep or cattle around.I drink from them quite a bit, hasn’t done me any harm. The stuff I drink at the weekend is far worser! hehe…
I’ve never caught anything myself despite being a wimp, but then, drinking from mountain streams is not something I do on a regular basis. I’ve got children and there’s nothing better for giving you every infection under the sun. Typhoid Mary would be a danger to no one but herself if she crossed our threshold. :D
Thanks for all the advice Sinead, I’m extremely glad now I asked the question. I will have to make sometime for shopping and drop in and buy a Platypus hydration system, I assume a 2 litre pack would be sufficient as I think there’s a number of water points on the day, that and a spare bottle of water should do me fine. I’m delighted you mentioned drinking 2 lt of water a day as I already drink that much and probably a bit more. I hear what said about drinking in mountain streams and just might change my mind on the day of the walk. :lol: :lol:
Dave.
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