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HIM nutrition with EFS drink and gel

matthewbwardmatthewbward
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Getting ready for my first HIM this year and have been planning on using my past HIM nutrition plan but looking for any ways to make it better.

 

I am 135#, shooting for about a 2:30 bike split, and about 400 calories during the bike.  I start the bike with a Torhans with about 200 calories of EFS in it and no other bottles on the bike.  At the first aid station, I grab water and put it on the down tube.  Once the EFS is gone, I start eating out of an EFS gel flask that I keep in my jersey along with water.  I shoot to get another 200 calories out of it on the bike and then finish the gel flask on the run.

 

It's worked well in the past for me but I am not a huge fan of the gel flask - I'm always worried I'll drop it.  I'd love to do an all liquid nutrition but have never experimented with a 2.5 hour, 400 calorie bottle of EFS.  I'm not looking to leave EFS right now as I'm comfortable with it.

 

So my questions are this: 1) Any glaring issues you see with this HIM program, 2) Anyone used a high concentrate (400 cal) bottle of EFS?

 

Thanks.

 

Comments

  • penlynwilsonpenlynwilson
    Hi Matthew,

    I don't see any problems with using a concentrated bottle of EFS as long as you practice with it. If you are concerned about losing it can you put a second concentrated bottle on the bike or have one in your special needs bag?
  • darren.wrigleydarren.wrigley
    have you tried EFS Liquid shot? For my last 2 HIM's i used slightly diluted EFS LS in a BTA bottle - worked perfectly well. I may try a more concentrated EFS in training at some point
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