Follow up to previous post . Please provide helpful comment .
Full Ironman Nutrition . ( First time at this distance )
Weather morning will be low to mid 50 degrees and high in low to upper 80s.
Not a huge sweater pretty normal and have no idea how to calculate or do I really want to.
Breakfast 1 bagel almond butter , half pack store bought microwave jasmine white rice and banana .
1 Gatorade 16 Oz and a coffee 3 hours before race. Then sipping on another 16 oz Gatorade up to hour or so before race.
1 40 gram beta fuel gel 45 to 30 minute before swim. (1.5 hour or less swim )
Bike 4 - 20 oz bottles super carb seven scoops per bottle .
1 Amrita bar hour at 2 and and hour 4 and maybe 2 40 gram gels sis beta or Sis electrolytes gel during this time also??
( 6.5 or 7.5 hour bike ride )
Run- 1 sis beta fuel 40 gram gel every hour and sipping on Gatorade first half of run and then switching to coke for final part of run.
(4-5 hour run)
I have done 12 half Ironmans using same breakfast , 1 gel before swim, 2 bottles Skratch 20 oz and only Gatorade , Red Bull and coke sipping in past with no problems . Never did gels.
I weigh 200 pounds age 58 male . 6 month training . No problem swimming 3500 yards , biking 4 -5 hours 60-80 miles , bricks 4 hour bike 1.5 to 2 hour runs and long runs by them selves 2.5 hour on weekends . During the training I ate a bagel or cliff bar before the 1 hour swim session, breakfast before bike alone and Rick has been 1 bagel with 1 banana and during bike and brick sessions 2 20 oz Skratch super carb and Amrita bars if hungry . Breakfast before long run by itself was bagel and banana breakfast and after first hour did sis beta fuel for 2 hour run . On more intense interval bikes and runs early in week I did 1 beta fuel sis gel ample time before each session same with swims . No breakfast before interval runs , half bagel or banana before swim if I got up early enough.
I also did 6 half marathon runs during 6 month training . Average time 2 hour . Usually did the bagel and banana breakfast with 1 sis beta gel 1 at start of race and 2nd at half of run !
I know their is not a wizard out their with magic advise and yes I understand everyone is different . Can any one let me know what they think of this plan. I have tried to do the calculations etc but I am not that guy ! Help please for advise .
Thank You!!!!!!
Patrick Brittingham
Full Ironman Nutrition . ( First time at this distance )
Weather morning will be low to mid 50 degrees and high in low to upper 80s.
Not a huge sweater pretty normal and have no idea how to calculate or do I really want to.
Breakfast 1 bagel almond butter , half pack store bought microwave jasmine white rice and banana .
1 Gatorade 16 Oz and a coffee 3 hours before race. Then sipping on another 16 oz Gatorade up to hour or so before race.
1 40 gram beta fuel gel 45 to 30 minute before swim. (1.5 hour or less swim )
Bike 4 - 20 oz bottles super carb seven scoops per bottle .
1 Amrita bar hour at 2 and and hour 4 and maybe 2 40 gram gels sis beta or Sis electrolytes gel during this time also??
( 6.5 or 7.5 hour bike ride )
Run- 1 sis beta fuel 40 gram gel every hour and sipping on Gatorade first half of run and then switching to coke for final part of run.
(4-5 hour run)
I have done 12 half Ironmans using same breakfast , 1 gel before swim, 2 bottles Skratch 20 oz and only Gatorade , Red Bull and coke sipping in past with no problems . Never did gels.
I weigh 200 pounds age 58 male . 6 month training . No problem swimming 3500 yards , biking 4 -5 hours 60-80 miles , bricks 4 hour bike 1.5 to 2 hour runs and long runs by them selves 2.5 hour on weekends . During the training I ate a bagel or cliff bar before the 1 hour swim session, breakfast before bike alone and Rick has been 1 bagel with 1 banana and during bike and brick sessions 2 20 oz Skratch super carb and Amrita bars if hungry . Breakfast before long run by itself was bagel and banana breakfast and after first hour did sis beta fuel for 2 hour run . On more intense interval bikes and runs early in week I did 1 beta fuel sis gel ample time before each session same with swims . No breakfast before interval runs , half bagel or banana before swim if I got up early enough.
I also did 6 half marathon runs during 6 month training . Average time 2 hour . Usually did the bagel and banana breakfast with 1 sis beta gel 1 at start of race and 2nd at half of run !
I know their is not a wizard out their with magic advise and yes I understand everyone is different . Can any one let me know what they think of this plan. I have tried to do the calculations etc but I am not that guy ! Help please for advise .
Thank You!!!!!!
Patrick Brittingham