Yes, I put two waffles in each pocket. I wear a Castelli Free San Remo Short Sleeve suit. They fit nicely in the pockets, completely flat against my back. I have no worries about them falling out, and getting them in there during T1 is fast and easy. This strategy served me very well for my first 3 Ironmans. I raced Ironman Boulder in absurdly hot weather last week and I think I will slightly modify my strategy in the future.
At Boulder, I believed things were going very well as I passed through mile 100 of the bike. Power was dropping due to the heat (my garmin was measuring 104 degrees by that time) but everyone else seemed to be doing a lot worse than me. I had eaten the waffles first, one every 30 minutes, during the first 97 minutes of the ride, and also supplemented with some base salt because in the hot weather I need more salt than what is in the waffles. I kept the salt tube in my rear pocket also. Then I switched to the concentrated infinit.
Just after mile 101. right after I saw my family for the last time on the bike, I took a swig from my infinit bottle and immediately puked. I went from feeling good given the conditions and being in a great mental state to feeling TERRIBLE and in a very bad mental state. I was unable to drink or eat anything for the rest of the bike ride. In T2 I tried to drink some water but could only manage a few small sips. I ended up choosing to DNF at the first aid station.
Mostly I think this was because I was not prepared for the heat and my body was just rebelling. But I do think I could do some things that might have allowed me to make it through. Next time I will not do all solid food first and all liquid after. I will alternate throughout the race. So I might start with a waffle. Then 30 minutes later start using infinit and do that for the next 30 minutes. Then another waffle... etc.
Hope that helps.
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Ed O'Malley
www.VeloVetta.com
Founder of VeloVetta Cycling Shoes
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At Boulder, I believed things were going very well as I passed through mile 100 of the bike. Power was dropping due to the heat (my garmin was measuring 104 degrees by that time) but everyone else seemed to be doing a lot worse than me. I had eaten the waffles first, one every 30 minutes, during the first 97 minutes of the ride, and also supplemented with some base salt because in the hot weather I need more salt than what is in the waffles. I kept the salt tube in my rear pocket also. Then I switched to the concentrated infinit.
Just after mile 101. right after I saw my family for the last time on the bike, I took a swig from my infinit bottle and immediately puked. I went from feeling good given the conditions and being in a great mental state to feeling TERRIBLE and in a very bad mental state. I was unable to drink or eat anything for the rest of the bike ride. In T2 I tried to drink some water but could only manage a few small sips. I ended up choosing to DNF at the first aid station.
Mostly I think this was because I was not prepared for the heat and my body was just rebelling. But I do think I could do some things that might have allowed me to make it through. Next time I will not do all solid food first and all liquid after. I will alternate throughout the race. So I might start with a waffle. Then 30 minutes later start using infinit and do that for the next 30 minutes. Then another waffle... etc.
Hope that helps.
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Ed O'Malley
www.VeloVetta.com
Founder of VeloVetta Cycling Shoes
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