Solid Food on IM?

Gels & liquids for me.  Takes more energy to digest solids and I'd rather spend my energy getting to the finish line faster. 

Your body doesn't need solid food.  But if it helps you remain comfortable over a long day, then go ahead.  Many do.

No I methodically elmintated solids in training.  Just didn't need it.

Perp and Carb Boom Apple Cin on the bike. Had 1/2 Uncrustable and threw out the other 1/2. Same w/ a package of Cliff Shot Blocks.

Run - alternated gelsw/ water and GE at every other aid station.  Nothing solid appealed to me. Tried some chicken broth but stomach retaliated.

Guy I ran w/ ate everything sight -  watermelon/banana/pretzels etc.

Coke is nector of the gods though. 

Practice. practice. Practice. 

solids on the bike (to supplement gels):  power bars, slim jims.  a few candy bars in the s/n bag

gels/liquids on the run. although I did have pretzels and cookies during my IM run since they were there and I was starving!

Kathy, are you talking about the crackers? or the actual little fishies!?!?! You are hardcore!

I second the Infinit, I take a gel prior to the swim, 5.5 bottles of Infinit on the run and 4 oz. every 20 minutes of Infinit on the run. It takes a bit of "learning" so you can skip the solid foods. Using Infinit (or any other liquid) almost fools your system that you are full but still my body craves a PB sandwich or powerbar...but Infinit seems to work very well for me.

Closely followed by Chicken Broth!

to the OP:  Do what works for you.  BUT, there are ways to not have solid food on course.  But don't try them for the first time at IM.

Curious as to how concentrated you made it and if you used gels as well. I increased it to six scoops and that ended up being sufficient for 3-3 1/2 hour rides. This eliminated my need to supplement Perp w/ anything other than gels.

Again I worked it out in training and thankfully it worked at my IM.

Gotcha. So tell me, what the hell is a salted nut roll

I always try to use mostly solid food but some gels are always in my box.

No salty stuff but for sure something containing high quantity of BCAA 

I think it depends on what your body can do, I had a friend who did a 12hr IMKY last year and he did to McD's cheese burgers on the bike...

All the Cals he needed....

I have a turkey sandwich and a Snickers bar in my special needs bag.

After 50-60 miles, I have to eat something solid or my stomach will start to lock up on me, especially given the amount of electrolytes I'm ingesting to keep from cramping.

I usually eat the sandwich right after I roll out of SN and save the Snickers bar as a treat for myself when I hit the end of the 2nd loop and start to head back to the race site (or roughly 85 miles).  

A guy at IMWA last year stopped on each lap of the bike and had a coffee.  right in the middle of town!  my dad thought it was hilarious and took photos of it.

back on the subject though I have mainly gels and liquid, but had a couple of the anzac cookies that were on the coure and my saviour was vegemite sandwich!  it cuts through the horrible sweet sugar mouth taste with a nice salty change!