I just wanted to pass on a piece of training advice for those involved in these races
Or for anyone racing on the continent.
This is bourne out of experience and application of a bit of physiology.
Expect the races to be Hot
WOC in '91 was a scorcher
JWOC in Poland in ? 93 ? was even hotter (hitting 40C I think).
It is more likely to be a good bit hotter and more humid than you are used to in the UK so, if you don't prepare for high temperatures you will probably suffer.
to prepare you will need:
themal running tops
lycra tights
light running jacket (eg pertex)
a cap
some sports drink.
a washing machine
Basically over the coming weeks (only 5 to World Students) you should go training in this gear so that you build up a tolerance to the heat.
Maybe build up the use of the warm kit over the first couple of weeks so that in the first week you use it 2 or three times on your steady runs but not on your hard runs - by the end of the period you should be wearing it on all runs.
sports drink to rehydrate after.
so forget the pleasures of shorts and t-shirts in the summer sunshine and get sweaty !
What does this achieve ?
Two main physiological adaptations
1. increase in blood volume - with a dilution of the blood
allowing increased sweating without badly affecting your blood volume.
2. dilution of your sweat - to be more watery and less salty so you lose less minerals.
Another thing you can do is get used to drinking and running.
Either drink station style - a couple of glasses of water just as you start your run and a couple of stops to drink from a bottle.
Or camelback / platypus style if you are thinkiing of using one of these.
A final thing that all this achieves is more psychology than physiology - improved confidence that you can cope in the heat, improved comfort in the heat (you are used to it).
So there you have it
give it a whirl if you thiink it will help.
Its not easy, but being the best never is ! I would say that if you've put in all the effort to get fit, race well and be at these races then its worth the effort to do some heat preparation.
Do better at JWOC / World Students
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Kitch - god
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Well said Kitch.
JWOC in Poland in 94 was over 30C the entire week with over 40C being recorded at the classic race finish. Spent the whole week sweating. Almost every JWOC has higher temperatures than the UK.
I'd definitely recommend a camelbak / platypus - but you'll need to get used to it. If it's over 30C then there won't be enough drinks points out on the course and they aren't always on the optimum route - and you sometimes only get fizzy water at them (World Students in Hungary in 96).
Good luck.
JWOC in Poland in 94 was over 30C the entire week with over 40C being recorded at the classic race finish. Spent the whole week sweating. Almost every JWOC has higher temperatures than the UK.
I'd definitely recommend a camelbak / platypus - but you'll need to get used to it. If it's over 30C then there won't be enough drinks points out on the course and they aren't always on the optimum route - and you sometimes only get fizzy water at them (World Students in Hungary in 96).
Good luck.
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Godders - blue
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I second/third Kitch and Godder's comments.
My third and final JWOC was in the Summer of '97 in Belgium. In the weeks before the event we had the worst June weather for years - cold and rainy.
But come the JWOC in Belgium the Classic race was 30 degrees and after about half way my mind and body died completely and I ended up staggering the last third of the course.
A top 20 result plummeted to the mids 50's.
As they say in the Scouts "Be Prepared"
My third and final JWOC was in the Summer of '97 in Belgium. In the weeks before the event we had the worst June weather for years - cold and rainy.
But come the JWOC in Belgium the Classic race was 30 degrees and after about half way my mind and body died completely and I ended up staggering the last third of the course.
A top 20 result plummeted to the mids 50's.
As they say in the Scouts "Be Prepared"
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Ant Jones - off string
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At uni, I am friends with some of the Rowing Club, they regularly use a similar idea, - training in Black bin liners. Boy does that give a good sweat.
Remember peeps - you need salts and sugars in your drink - not just water
Remember peeps - you need salts and sugars in your drink - not just water
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Braddie - light green
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nope, thats when you get a small map and you can go round as many controls as you like. The start and finish should be set up in the same way they will be in the race so you can see how everything will work...
bit of training really!!
bit of training really!!
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