Friday, August 17, 2007

Race Hydration/Nutrition Plan

I've been working on my race nutrition plan and have come up with the following.
I'm aiming for 400 calories per hour and about 1000mg to 1200mg of sodium.

4:30am - 5:00am - Breakfast
2 Bananas or 1 Bagel
Vector Cereal – 2 cups
16oz Gatorade
1 electrolyte capsule

5:30am - 7:00am - Race starts
Sip 16oz Gatorade/Water

6:45am
1 Gel with 8 oz Water

7:00am - 8:30am Swim
Ingest as little Ohio River Water as possible

8:30am - Transition One
8 -12 oz Water

8:30am - 3:30pm - Bike
First :30 minutes water only
1 to 1.5 bottles Gatorade each hour
On the Hour, 1 gel chased with water
On the hour, one or two electrolyte capsules
Last half hour - water only
PowerBar every :90mins, @ 1:30, 3:00, 4:30, 6:00

12:00pm - Bike Special Needs Bag
2 Tylenol

3:30pm/4:00pm - Transition Two
8 - 12 oz Water
4 Tylenol & 1 Imodium

4:00pm to 9:00pm – Marathon
One electrolyte capsule per hour
Minimum 8oz to 12oz each aid station

6:00pm/6:30pm Marathon Special Needs
2 Tylenol & 1 Imodium
Mars Bar
Salty Snacks

7:00pm to Finish Marathon
Switch to Coke at mile 16 and continue to finish
Gatorade/Water/Coke & Pretzels

"When your attitude about the race changes, take in some fuel."
(Translation: Feeling sorry for yourself or angry at the wind is a sign of low blood sugar. Eat!)

"When you feel good, eat."
(Translation: When you feel good during the race don’t hammer, take advantage of this time to get more fuel onboard.

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