Have my first IM coming up this November, trying to get nutrition dialed in.
Questions:
a) so my Garmin Edge 520 (with PM) tells me I burn about 3000 kilojoules on a century ride i.e about 3000 calories. So should I plan to consume that number of calories on the bike, or should I consume *more* than that in readiness for the run?
b) how do I estimate my calorie needs on the run? I'm learning that the data from my Garmin (presumably generated via the HRM) is likely to be massively inaccurate. How do I figure out my real needs for the run?
Thanks.
Questions:
a) so my Garmin Edge 520 (with PM) tells me I burn about 3000 kilojoules on a century ride i.e about 3000 calories. So should I plan to consume that number of calories on the bike, or should I consume *more* than that in readiness for the run?
b) how do I estimate my calorie needs on the run? I'm learning that the data from my Garmin (presumably generated via the HRM) is likely to be massively inaccurate. How do I figure out my real needs for the run?
Thanks.