Subject: RE: Grand Rapids Triathlon - Half Iron Course : Official ThreadThere has been a lot of questions about nutrition on the course so I grabbed a snapshot of what to expect fluidwise. http://twitpic.com/9u9u6d These are the bottles that they will be using the 70.3 bike course. Both have sport tops and should be easy to drink out of. The Gatorade bottles are 22 or 24oz (I can't remember) and actually fit in a water bottle cage very well. I didn't see what flavors they had but probably lemon lime. The water bottles are 20oz aquafina water bottles that they put a sport top on. These too will fit in your water bottle cage, but probably not as snugly as the Gatorade bottles so keep an eye on them as you go over the rail road tracks. If the bottle seems too loose, I'll generally shove it in the back pocket of my jersey if I am worried about losing it. On the run course, there will be cups of both lemon lime and glacial freeze (blue) Gatorade depending on the aid station. There will also be water, chips, pretzels, gummy bears, and assorted fruit. We loaded 800 gallons of water (160 5 gallon jugs) into the boxes for the run aid stations this morning with more coming in the morning. There should be plenty of fluid on the course for everyone so drink up and stay hydrated! |