Ironman-Bike-leg Race day nutrition - dried fruits & bananas
Evsta
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Hi,
What do people think about eating dried fruits, ie. dates, figs & apricots, during the cycle leg? Do the dried fruits have enough carbs, protein, etc. to NOT hit the wall? I was thinking about 1 every 10 minutes except when I eat a banana, which I was thinking about 1 an hour.
Thx
What do people think about eating dried fruits, ie. dates, figs & apricots, during the cycle leg? Do the dried fruits have enough carbs, protein, etc. to NOT hit the wall? I was thinking about 1 every 10 minutes except when I eat a banana, which I was thinking about 1 an hour.
Thx
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Do you hate gels and bars so much? They're easy to digest and have just the right mix of nutrition for you... I always go armed with SiS GO bars. They taste like fruit, but have more complex sugars in there as well as some protein and never gave me any stomach problems.
"Feed Stations
There will be 3 Feed Stations, approx 12-15 miles apart (locations TBC) .
Each Feed Station on the Bike will have the following -
* Gatorade (Thirst Quencher)
* Powerbar - various flavours
* Water
* Bananas
* Pepsi (flat)"
* Stella Artois or G&T(I added these one myself more in hope )
Hope this helps? If anyone thinks different please let me know as well.
Cheers.
as a basic rule of thumb,I work on having 2500 calories of avaible 'energy' at the start of a race,if I have fuelled up correctly.Out of the swim 1h 20m later I would consider to have used approx 1500,so to restock my energy levels using nuts,etc would increase my bike weight by a not so inconsiderable amount.So it would not be a viable option for me,bars,etc being the better more efficient option.