I need to give credit and thanks to efernand on this forum for helping me (whether he realized it or not) with my nutrition plan at IMNZ. Here are a few notes:
1. On the bike I relied predomanently on Hammer Nutrition Perpetuem, drinking 5 large water bottles of it. I also ate 2 Pro4 energy bars picked up through the aid stations. I also had 4 E-Gels, which I think is the best energy gel.
2. My calorie, mineral and fluid intake on the bike SEEMED adequate, but may not have been...
3. I lost 6 kilos (13.2 pounds) from the time I was weighed in at registration to the weigh in after crossing the line on race day, approxmately 50 hours later, in the course of my 11:16:45 race. That weight loss put me in the medical tent for an our and a half. I was extremely dizzy and somewhat disoriented. My reaction time was very poor and it was difficult for me to understand simple things people were asking me.
4. While the race was excellent and everyone involved deserves a tremendous "Well done!" Kiwi style, I personally needed two more aid stations on the run. There was not enough water on the run. I got dehydrated. On the first run segment I averaged about a 9:30 pace, the second one, after I found my legs and loosened up and started to race I was going on target at 8:30 pace, which is what I trained for. By the third and forth segments of the run I had begun to really slow down due to dehydration/fatigue/inadequate training/lack of calories- something. Perhaps a conspiracy of all of them. My pace on the last segments (3&4) was over 10:00 per mile, and I didn't walk one solitary step.
5. I learned a lot and I know I can faster next time.
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com
1. On the bike I relied predomanently on Hammer Nutrition Perpetuem, drinking 5 large water bottles of it. I also ate 2 Pro4 energy bars picked up through the aid stations. I also had 4 E-Gels, which I think is the best energy gel.
2. My calorie, mineral and fluid intake on the bike SEEMED adequate, but may not have been...
3. I lost 6 kilos (13.2 pounds) from the time I was weighed in at registration to the weigh in after crossing the line on race day, approxmately 50 hours later, in the course of my 11:16:45 race. That weight loss put me in the medical tent for an our and a half. I was extremely dizzy and somewhat disoriented. My reaction time was very poor and it was difficult for me to understand simple things people were asking me.
4. While the race was excellent and everyone involved deserves a tremendous "Well done!" Kiwi style, I personally needed two more aid stations on the run. There was not enough water on the run. I got dehydrated. On the first run segment I averaged about a 9:30 pace, the second one, after I found my legs and loosened up and started to race I was going on target at 8:30 pace, which is what I trained for. By the third and forth segments of the run I had begun to really slow down due to dehydration/fatigue/inadequate training/lack of calories- something. Perhaps a conspiracy of all of them. My pace on the last segments (3&4) was over 10:00 per mile, and I didn't walk one solitary step.
5. I learned a lot and I know I can faster next time.
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com