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Silver_wlf - 2009-06-24 4:47 PM

I like Accelerade.  I know a lot of people don't.  I can understand why - it's kinda milky and I swear I can taste the protein - but I like it, it likes me and that's what matters most.  (I use the orange flavour - I'll drink just about anything if it's orange. *laughing*)


x2 Accelerade seems to work well. I mix and match gels, but i do prefer accel gels.


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JohnnyKay - 2009-06-25 8:42 AM

(not that there is anything wrong with using Hammer products--although my personal opinion was if I were to attempt to design a drink to taste like @ss, I would come up with Heed).



Ha! I 100% agree. Well done.
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wgraves7582 - 2009-06-25 9:58 AM

redfoot31415 - 2009-06-24 11:42 PM I know for longer adventure races folks eat anything that's put in front of them.
I was a TA captain in one of the later TA's at Primal Quest last year and the Merrell Team walked out eating potato chips with the navigator downing a starbuck's double shot. Granted that was day 4 and I don't think he had slept in at least 36 hours.....
At a certain time cut off I have problems not GI wise but taste wise. For longer backpacking stuff, working at primal quest, etc... calories and variety were what it came down to.
I've never done a full Iron so I wouldn't know, but I'd think eating/drinking one thing over 14 hours would start to drive you mad.

Totally agree.  I attempted a 320 mile continuous bike ride and was eating whatever I could get my hands on at pit stops (unsupported) = pizza, chicken finger, chips, pop.  Never had a GI problem at all because I would also train by eating that type of food knowing what I was getting into ahead of time.

Guess it goes back to training with what you are going to be eating on race day.



I think effort level has something to do with it as well. I doubt you are pushing as hard for a 320 mile ride as you are for medium distance Tri, plus you don't have to run. For all day mountain bike rides I can eat anything I want (salami sammich anyone?) but if I have to run, I have to be very careful with what's in my stomach when I get off the bike and what goes in while I am running.
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