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I need help with planing my nutrition for the Fred Whitton
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Hi Russ, If you can stomach them, Gels maybe the answer. They pack a big carb punch for a very lightweight size easy to stow a number in your jersey. Downsides are they are expensive and getting one you like the taste of is going to be trial and error. Love the videos mate.
Hi your doing well to keep motivated going out in this weather. I am fleeting between stykr products and secret training products. You will crave for something savoury on the second food stop!! Snip the tops of the solid bar rappers before starting make it easier to eat on the go. You will get round no problem.
Last year for the tour de manc I used the Endurance powder by applied nutrition. 48g of carbs and 300mg of electrolytes for each of my bottles. Then stocked up on cliff bars and caffeine/electrolytes gels. Eaten every out and stopped at 2 feed stations for re stock. Going to apply the same for the Fred this year and will get my mrs to meet me at whinlatter to stock up my bottles with the endurance powder again. I had the same panic last year too. Cliff bars are bloody brilliant. Take them out on every ride these days
I do not use any gels. Keep to solid food. How l calculate it take you last 100 mile ride on strava. Find calories burned divided by how many hours in took. Divide that result by 2 and that result by 4. So my last Fred l burned 4122 / 8 hours = 515. 515/2=257.5. 257.5/4=64 carbs per hour. So any ride over 3 hours l need to take 64 carbs per hour right from the start. I make my own flapjacks and take one per hour. A l20gram chocolate flapjack = 70 carbs. Hope that helps. I will be missing all feed stops and will take my own. Drinks from local shops l will ask Scott for a list of best places
Watch my video tomorrow, it'll help.
Get past Troutbeck, down to Patterdale and start eating. Don't eat loads at once, but never get hungry. Ullswater, A66 to Keswick then onto Seatoller, after Lorton (after Whinlatter) you've got a good chance to get calories in, then it's go as you feel.
I wouldn't say stop and stretch, but feel it out and never go beyond your means.
Eat often. More than you think you need but not enough to get full, and drink a lot. If you need to pee, pee. But drink…
And don't stress. You'll be there, taking part. That'll pull you along.
Also – the taper is different for you, I was doing 250-300 miles a week before the Fred last week so needed to back it off.
Plus why dont you go and see a consultant for nutrition?
I like to get a good amount of carbs from drink mix. Personally I really like the high 5 energy drink in citrus flavour.
didn't your cycling coach offer you any input or nutritional advice?
Hi Russ, as with others – i often need savoury snacks on the long rides, nothing wrong with a cheese sarnie or sausage roll on The Fred. if helps can offer you a feed take at keswick (my daughters see me there, Lorton and Gosforth. better spacing for me and avoids the large queses ate at the event foodstops.
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i been trying Sis makes me fart for 3 days after lol
Maybe too late to plan this now and should already be locked in. Did it 3 times on traditional route. Once as tester. Hydration tablets in drinks. Drink every 15 minutes. Eat every 30 minutes. From the start. Do not take a bag as weight and aero obstruction unnecessary. If savoury required use stops. I used bananas but probably now supplement with gels. Kendal Mint Cake whilst full of energy too sickly sweet. Probably give you a bad tummy. Keep it simple sugars with gels and natural bananas. As mentioned body should already have been adapted for this. On day of ride use porridge for breakfast. Stopping other than feeds not worth it. Get yourself in a group where comfortable and stay with them. Company will be welcome plus working together.
Cracking vid as always Russ, i swear by Peanut Butter and Jam sandwiches, a couple of bananas and jelly babies in my back pockets and bar bag. something savory at the cafe and carb powder in my bottles. tried gels but played havoc with my stomach. I'm sure with all of your training and the atmosphere on the day will be enough to get you around.