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Race day nutrition

Bob IrwinBob Irwin
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My first RR is coming up quicker than I realized, and I haven't decided what to do about nutrition for Vineman.  The last long race I did (HIM last year), I used perfrom because that's what they had on the course.  I was able to try it before and it worked OK.  Prior to that, I'd used concentrated infint.  That worked fine as well, but if I wasn't very careful, I had stomach issues - easily fixed, but there.  Vineman events still use gatorade endurance.  They are lower in calories, and don't have maltodextrin as one of the carbohydrate sources.  Is it worth trying to get used to gatorade?  Another thought I had to stay away from the concentrate is to carry three bottles of normal strength infinit with three more in BSN.  That's one extra bottle thogh?

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  • penlynwilsonpenlynwilson
    Hi Bob,

    Here's my thoughts and questions:
    - I don't like to use things that are "OK" in training on race day. I prefer to use things that "work great!" in training for racing. If it's just "OK" then it may not work on race day.
    - What's the problem with maltodextrin?
    - What do you want to use? IMHO, an extra bottle means you have nutrition you like. The weight shouldn't be an issue because you'll consume it and it will be off your bike and in you anyway.
    - If you want to live off the course, then you HAVE to get Gatorade Endurance and start using it now so you know if it is just "OK" or "works great!" and have time to adjust if you need to.

    Hope this helps!
  • Bob IrwinBob Irwin
    Penny - thanks for the feedback. Gatorade doesn't have maltodextrin - I had always read that a drink should have maltodextrin, so I was concerned about that. I've actually done quite well on both powerbar ironman perform and infinit. The times I've had problems with infinit was using a concentrated bottle. I probably made errors on how much water I drank when had my gulps of concentrate. Maybe I'll try gatorade in the next couple of weeks and see how i do. It always makes me a little nervous depending on BSN. I've never had a problem fining my bag, but I know people that have. If that doesn't work, I'll probably opt for the three bottles of powerbar ironman performance.
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