There are people out there who fuel in a variety of different ways. The key thing is to find something that you’re happy with and then go with that. Personally, I’m a sugar monster on long distance races as it works for me. I’m also mostly sugar-fuelled in training. Natasha took notes of everything I ate and drank over the race and details are set out below if anyone is interested, together with my mileage every hour over the race.
|
Hour |
Total Miles Run |
Food (on 1/2 hour) |
Food (on hour) |
| 1 | 6 | 250ml nuun / gel | 250 ml nuun / snickers |
| 2 | 12 | 300ml nuun / gel | 300ml nuun / sausage roll |
| 3 | 18 | 300ml nuun / gel | 500ml nuun / chocolate croissant |
| 4 | 24 | 450ml squash / 2 shot blocks | 500ml squash / chocolate croissant |
| 5 | 30 | 400ml squash / 3 shot blocks | 400ml squash / chocolate croissant |
| 6 | 36 | 500ml squash / 3 shot blocks | 330ml coke / chocolate croissant |
| 7 | 42 | 300ml water / 3 shot blocks | 350ml mountain dew / chocolate croissant |
| 8 | 48 | 330ml coke / 1/3 chocolate croissant | 300ml mountain dew / biscuit boost |
| 9 | 53 | 500ml squash / 1 shot block | 400ml squash / 12 grapes |
| 10 | 59 | 12 grapes | 300 ml mountain dew / mango |
| 11 | 64 | 250ml squash | 330ml coke / mango |
| 12 | 70 | 400ml squash / 10 grapes | 300ml mountain dew / mango |
| 13 | 74 | 330ml coke | 300ml mountain dew / mango |
| 14 | 80 | 300ml mountain dew / 12 grapes | 330ml coke / melon |
| 15 | 84 | 350ml mountain dew | 500ml squash / 1/2 cookie |
| 16 | 88 | 500ml fizzy water | 500ml fizzy water / 12 grapes |
| 17 | 93 | – | 300ml mountain dew / 12 grapes |
| 18 | 98 | 330ml coke | 330 ml coke |
| 19 | 102 | – | 330ml coke / marshmallows |
| 20 | 105 | – | Peanut M&Ms |
| 21 | 107 | – | 300ml ginger beer |
| 22 | 110 | – | 500ml squash |
| 23 | 112 | – | 250ml ginger beer |
| 24 | 115 | – | – |