Thanks everyone for the great advice on nutrition suggestions for the long bike. I think I was waaaay underfueling before and during my long rides. It's getting better now. But I did have a minor foodie meltdown after yesterday's long bike and ended up obliterating most of a canister of fat free Pringles chips with a couple of DPs. (yeah I know.) It was only like 500 Kcals or so, so it wasn't completely atrocious. I think I was intuitively going for the salt.
Thought I'd just throw this out here as well, then: what do you do for salt during the long stuff? Do you do salt capsules? If so, what kind do you use? How did you figure out how much to take and how often? Also, do you take them with you on the run as well as on the bike? How do you carry them on the bike and the run?
I'm specifically training for Ironman Arizona. I guess it's fairly warm out there, so knowing how to handle the salt/electrolyte thing would be great and one less thing to worry about come the big day.
Thanks as always for sharing your expertise. I love the Women's Forum!
~~ kate
Thought I'd just throw this out here as well, then: what do you do for salt during the long stuff? Do you do salt capsules? If so, what kind do you use? How did you figure out how much to take and how often? Also, do you take them with you on the run as well as on the bike? How do you carry them on the bike and the run?
I'm specifically training for Ironman Arizona. I guess it's fairly warm out there, so knowing how to handle the salt/electrolyte thing would be great and one less thing to worry about come the big day.
Thanks as always for sharing your expertise. I love the Women's Forum!
~~ kate