Thanks!

The plan I put together for the bike came from a few different directions. In general, I was approaching the bike as a necessary step to setting up my run. In that sense, maximizing calorie intake and nutrition was important.

I had a few constraints I was working with:
- No special needs
- 3 bottle cages

My original target was 80g of carbs per hour and I let that drive the initial plan and liquid nutrition. That was made up of various products I've either found sit well or I enjoy the taste/texture of plus on-course Gatorade Endurance. On top of that initial plan, I added "breakfast" at the start of the ride and a candy bar at half-way, which bumped me up to the final 95g/hr.

I knew I always had the option of reducing intake if my stomach was upset, but ended up with no problems and ate my way through the bike leg. The low intensity of the Ironman bike seems to really help on the digestion front. By really packing in the calories/carbs on the bike I felt I could get by on a much lighter intake on the run, which is where my stomach is typically the least happy.