Subject: RE: Race day nutrition For a marathon or half ironman, I can live off of liquid nutrition. Usually just take in sports drink. When i did my IM, I had to experiment all summer to find what worked well for me. Ended up using a combination of eload and shot blocks on the bike and shotblocks and salt pills on the run. At special needs on the bike, I also had a treat - baked cheetos and diet coke to kind of get rid of the sugar taste. I tried all kinds of things last summer trying to figure out what worked best for me. Different types of candy, sports beans (love but hard to eat on bumpy roads ), different brands of sports drink, sandwiches, wraps, etc. Finally settled on something that worked a few weeks before taper. I found that for me, most things worked up to about 4 hours into a ride, and then they didn't sit well. I think most people have less nutrition problems for half ironmans than full. Get experimenting! Edited by Daffodil 2011-01-30 9:37 AM
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