What to eat/drink for endurance (24-hour kayaking)

[cruz]

I'm not a weight-lifter at all but a climber, kayaker and BASE jumper, and have a total of 47 firsts (been on ESPN and in all sorts of mags). Right now I'm doing these long open-ocean paddles in preperation for the first winter circumnavigation of Tasmania. So the training right now is paddles from Dana Point to Catalina and back, minimum distance of 75 miles. Our average speed is around 4-4.5 mph since it's open ocean and mostly bumpy, though the last cycle was under 4 mph due to strong winds and big seas. The problem is around the 16-hour mark I hit the wall and have to will it through to the end. Next stop next month is to Hawaii to do the various passages building up to +100 miles at 4-5 mph.
Now what do all you do to get through your unbelievably amazing training cycles? I'm sincerely interested since weight lifting and paddling are actually much closer then running/biking/swimming.

Thanks in advance

 

[SamCooke]

Food.
Water.
Apples.
Redbull.
Good nights rest the day before.
Creatine.

 

[hammer53]

i have found that endurance is built rather than bought.

you sound like you train hard so keep training hard and raise your goals week to week to build endurance...when your tired and ready to quit while training, keep going, that builds endurance... you can drink allthe caffeine you want, take all the amphetimines you can buy, but thats not endurance, its chemical stimulation, and you will crash...

 

[cruz]

Thanks for the replies

One of the problems of these really long paddle intervals is that it beats the shit out of a person. No one "in the biz" in the entire world does anything above 30 miles, relying on sprint intervals way under 10 miles. Most paddlers are racing and are on flat water or warm water like the Starbuck's Molokai Challenge, which is actually boring as hell. We're going where the sea are cold and very rough-hence why it's going to be a first- so we're expecting big seas that will prohibit launches or prevent landings. We're thinking it's a good idea to be able to put max effort out for 24 hours.

Sam Cooke: The food, water, apples and Redbull seem a little vague, but the creatine is interesting. FYI: apples on the water is a bad idea, the roughage causes problems in dealing with voiding in big-and very cold-water while wearing survival suits. Water is a given, and food is obvious, but what specifically? Do you guys carbo load?

Hammer: I hear you on the endurance, that's why we're doing the unheard of in endurance training because that wheel needs to be reinvented. Racing or paddling in rough water burns around 500-800 calories an hour (more when it all goes to hell). I was just wondering what calorie additives everyone uses?

Gee, maybe I should have asked that instead?

Either way, thanks both of you for the valubale insights and information, it is much appreciated!

Tig

 

[dude]

I have some friends who compete in long distance paddlers, not as extreme as your competition, but they have drinks that contain glucose and they sip on them constantly through their ride. I'm not sure what it is called but it seems to allow them to paddle for hours.

 

[iamcdn]

im not sure of creatine for this . ive heard of people dehydrating and cramping up in regular athletic events, never mind a 24 paddle