This post had 40 likes last year so I think it’s worthwhile updating with what worked and what didn’t. As you can see, it’s an eating competition with a bit of running thrown in. This year I’ve been making my own gels, so where I write ‘flask of gel’ I actually mean apx 4x commercial gels, because each flask holds about 4. I’ll probably carry a few commercial gels as well, this will help fight flavour fatigue. Let’s go……<\/p>\n
If anyone knows of an easy way to carry and eat chia seeds, please let me know, I’ll add them back in for Start to CP1 and CP3. Maybe I’ll need more flasks to carry them. Also, this is a work in progress and could change, so check back if interested…..<\/p>\n
Endura sports drink (pre mixed)
\nWater to fill bladders
\nFruit
\nBread\/buns
\nGels are available at some checkpoints, but you can’t depend on them, and if you do, you might have to take grape flavour, which is quite vile tasting. Other items I will have to carry.<\/p>\n
Running Start to Checkpoint 1 Running Checkpoint 1 to\u00a0Checkpoint 2 At CP2<\/span> Running Checkpoint 2 to\u00a0Checkpoint 3<\/span> At CP3<\/span> Running Checkpoint 3 to\u00a0Checkpoint 4<\/span> At CP4<\/span> Running Checkpoint 4 to\u00a0Checkpoint 5<\/span> At CP5<\/span> At the Finish<\/span> This means I’ll need to carry from the start of the race to checkpoint 3- And I’ll need to pack the following<\/p>\n Checkpoint 3 bag Checkpoint 4 bag<\/span> extra mandatory gear if required<\/p>\n Checkpoint 5 bag<\/span> Discussion<\/span> This post had 40 likes last year so I think it’s worthwhile updating with what worked and what didn’t. As you can see, it’s an eating competition with a bit of running thrown in. This year I’ve been making my … Continue reading
\n<\/span>Drink 600ml sports drink at the start, discard bottle
\n1x Banana
\n<\/span>2x Gel
\nAt CP1- Drink 500ml Endura at checkpoint, take another 500ml with me when leaving.
\nChia seeds
\nDo not fill bladder at CP1<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>2x Gel
\n1x packet Gu chomps
\n1x Salt tablet<\/p>\n
\nDrink 500ml Endura at checkpoint, take 500ml with me plus 1x Growling Dog bar. Take a piece of fruit to eat while waiting at Tarro’s ladder
\nFill up bladder<\/p>\n
\n3x Gel
\n1x packet Gu chomps<\/p>\n
\nEat Macaroni and cheese 2-300g. Chia seeds, drink 500ml Endura, take 500ml with me when leaving plus 2 boiled eggs and possibly a banana
\nCheck bladder, don’t fill up too much- only 11km to CP4!<\/p>\n
\n2x Gels
\n1x Banana
\n1x Gu chomps
\n1x Salt tablet
\nImportant- must eat at bottom and part way up Nellie’s Glen!<\/p>\n
\ndrink 500ml Endura, fill bottle to take with me
\ncheck bladder, fill up to 1.5l! \u00a0<<25km to next checkpoint
\nTake a cup noodle with me, drink Coca cola from drop bag<\/p>\n
\nImportant- eat 1-3 gels going up Kedumba!
\n4x Gels
\n1x Gu chomps
\n1x Growling Dog bar
\n1x Salt tablet<\/p>\n
\ncheck to make sure you aren’t carrying too much water. Drink 500ml Endura, take a 500ml bottle with me. Eat a piece of fruit if you can. Piss off and finish the race.<\/p>\n
\nNeed to make sure you eat something or you’ll be ridiculously hungry when you get back to your hotel room!<\/p>\n\u00a0Contents of Checkpoint Bags<\/h1>\n
\n8x Gel (2 flasks)
\n3x Gu Chomps (1 spare)
\nsmall flask with chia seeds
\n1x banana<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>3x Gels (1 flask)
\nMacaroni Cheese
\nChia seeds
\n2x boiled eggs (peeled, in a sandwich bag)
\nBanana
\nGu Chomps<\/p>\n
\n4x Gels (1 flask)
\nGu Chomps
\nGrowling Dog bar
\nChips
\nProper headlights (will be carrying low weight versions during the day)
\nClothing for night time
\nLeave sunglasses in bag here
\nPick up sunglasses with clear lenses for night running<\/p>\n
\nLemonade\/ Coke
\nGels (1 flask)
\nGu Chomps
\nChips<\/p>\n
\nWhere it says ‘Drink 500ml Endura’ that is about 3x 150ml cups. I can usually drink that much at once without bad effects, you may find otherwise. The instructions to eat more up Nellie’s and Kedumba are because these have been where I’ve had low points, and more food usually helps. The Growling Dog bars are hard to eat, and need to be cut into squares and put into a sandwich bag in prep. I probably can’t eat that many bananas, but not a bad idea to have them available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"