Fuel Belt During IM Run

Triathlon Forum
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Is it worth wearing a waistband for carrying liquids or do you just grab drinks from the stations along the way?

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I typically carry a 24 oz bottle (w/100 calories) in my hand coming out of T-2 and pick up another 20 oz or 24 oz bottle with 100 calories in when I make it to special needs bag.

I’ve never used a waistband (or fuel belt) in any race … but I may start using it during my long runs and test it out before my next IM race this fall. After I exhaust the bottle I’m carrying in my hand, I hit the aid stations and grab drinks. For the first time ever (IM LP two weeks ago), I was able to actually run through the aid stations and grab drinks without stopping and drink them. Half of them went up my nose … but I “sucked it up” and kept going.

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the only reason to wear one of these if if you found out you were alergic to gatoraid
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Why weigh yourself down with excess junk unless your tied to a specific drink that you always use on the run. Aid stations every mile should suffice anyone.

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Gatorade is no longer served, it’s IM Perform and at LP, a lot of people were wishing they had what they trained with.

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It depends entirely upon your needs. I don’t carry one for HIMs but I am planning on wearing one for IMC. I like to mix my gu gels with water so that they go down a lot easier plus I don’t have mess with the wrappers.

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I saw a guy wearing a fuel belt during the 10km run at the London Triathlon yesterday, WTF? I can go with the alergic to Gatorade angle but there was also well publicised water stations on the run.

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Gatorade is no longer served, it’s IM Perform and at LP, a lot of people were wishing they had what they trained with.

I tried Perform during my build to LP, and found it didn’t sit well in my stomach. I used a fuel belt for the marathon at LP, and carried my gatorade, as well as 3 GU vanilla beans, since I can’t stand powerbar gel’s either. I don’t think the extra weight slowed me down- I ran a 3:36.

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the only reason to wear one of these if if you found out you were alergic to gatoraid

The current IM World Champ might disagree with you.