Aid Station on the BIke Course for IMFL

jimmy augustine · October 23, 2013 10:35AM

So my plan is to get ahead on hydration and cal by drinking 1.5 to 2 bottels of perform over the first 2 or 3 hrs as I can tolerate it. Especially given that these bottles will be smaller then the ones that I train with.

Given that there are aid station every 10mi (or 30min) I am thinking that I will just plan on hitting all of them (grabbing 1 bottle and racking it to drink over the next 30 minutes) till I start burping perform then getting back to 24 oz per hour.

I am also thinking that I will only carry 1 bottle out of t1 between my bars as the first aid station is only 10mi away. This will allow me to use the cage behind my seat for flat repair kit and I will remove the cage on my down tube for he race.

What are the rest of yall planning?

gregjdowd · October 23, 2013 11:09AM

great minds think alike...or bonk alike! that is exactly what I am planning. 1 bottle every 10miles. my "homework" is to finish my bottle before the next one. I may carry an extra on the downtube though, in case I drop one or mishandle a pickup.

GMAN 19030 · October 23, 2013 2:07PM

I don't mind the Perform but at some point during the race I can no longer drink it. I plan to do something similar. Drink as much Perform as I can while I can still stomach it and then move to gels and water (and a Pop Tart). I'll probably get in six bottles before I give up on it.

Paul Reynolds · October 23, 2013 3:04PM

Can't drink the crap. I will use an advocare electrolyte solution and perpetuem. Believe me I've tried it all. This is the only thing that I can keep down for 6+ hours.

jimmy augustine · October 23, 2013 3:39PM

God but I do love poptarts.

Paul Reynolds · October 23, 2013 4:06PM

sounds good, Blueberry for me.

Scott Alexander · October 23, 2013 8:00PM

Frosted strawberry or cherry pop tarts...mmmm...

Brent Bills · October 23, 2013 10:07PM

I think this needs to be renamed the "pop tart" topic.

GMAN 19030 · October 24, 2013 7:50AM

The new peanut butter and chocolate Poptarts are heavenly.

Aid Station on the BIke Course for IMFL

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