if u can't eat gels, then what?
I ate 17 gels during an ironman 5 yearrs ago. I almost died - and it wasn't from the race! GI upset was HUGE - since then I have tried really hard to choke down The Occasional gel during a marathon, but it is like Pavlov's dog - I break out in a sweat, start gagging and try not to throw up. I have since tried Ryvita + vegemite (yummy, very tolerable) but end up STARVING. Powerbars I find difficult to choke down as well. Anyone have any other suggrstions?
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On the bike, I use Hi 5 concentrated in a Speedfil bottle on the down tube which supples all bike calories and sodium. Every 10 mins I take some and wash it down with plain water — which I pick up off the course.
For the run, I take coke and water, alternating with electrolyte and water.
That said, if you are hungry, you may need some protein — which you could add to your drink on the bike.
There are a ton of other options: sports drink, beans, blocks, chomps, etc. I'm a fan of keeping it really simple. Only one or maybe two items. If you get hungry, add in some protein (you can add some in to your Infinit if you choose that). Have a PBJ (Uncrustables and there's another but I can't think of it). My hubby does his IMs all liquid (one Infinit mix for his bike, another for his run) with a package of Clif Blocks that have caffeine for when he gets that fuzzy mental thing on the run.
Start trying different things and see what you like and what your GI tract likes.