Fuel Preferences for 24 Hour Race?
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TriSooner posted 24 weeks ago.
Go with real food. Racing for that long, even on a team, you will get burned out on any and all performance foods. Real food, and a variety is key. Look at what ultra runners eat at aid stations: sandwiches, cookies and chocolate bars, assorted fruit, Coke, chicken noodle soup, etc. High-density food. Not necessarily low fat either, but calorically dense.
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Anton posted 24 weeks ago.
Real food. Several years ago, crewing at a Double Ironman, I saw one guy stick to his Perpetum/Heed schedule. Another guy running away from the food table, a burger in each hand. They both finished , but the"burger guy" was well ahead of "Mr. Liquid only." It's really individual. If you have a chance experiment. Ultrarunners are an odd breed (me included) and while folks do win ultras on liquid and gels...the average folks (me included) feel much better on solid food. As you'll be taking turns doing laps, instead of going solo (wimp ;) ) you'll have time to digest during your breaks...
Oh, practice riding at your proposed pace with solid food in your stomach.
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swimmer52 posted 24 weeks ago.
Thanks, that advice sounds a lot better than dealing with the ups and downs of Rock Star Energy for my laps. Probably a lot more tastier too.
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forzagto posted 24 weeks ago.
I agree with other that real food and variety will be very important during a 24 hour event. Have a very wide variety, you will be suprised what your body craves and/or what will taste good and what you get sick of 15-20 hours into the race. Also, keep in mind that your sweetness sensitivity will probably increase throughout the event; something that tastes about right when you start out will taste like corn syrup hours into the race. Good luck.
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fpugsley posted 24 weeks ago.
Oreos, bananas with peanut butter, sandwiches. Thats what I like in endurance mtb races. Hot food makes you feel good too.
I have a 24 hour race coming up soon and I'm torn on how to fuel myself.
It's on the bike and the course is actually very mellow. Laps should be about 35 minutes long, and each teammate will probably do 2 at a time. 4 Teammates total.
Should I take the approach of long-even-steady fuel? (turkey sandwhiches, HEED, mellow stuff?) or strategize around sugar and caffeine spikes?
What do you find works best?
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