Quick Poll:
How do you refuel and rehydrate during the run of an ironman?
A. Camelback backpack with water or sportsdrink and gels
B. Camelback fanny pack with water or sportsdrink and gels
C. Fuel belt with water and gels
D. Fuel belt with gels and get water at aid stations
E. Carry a water bottle
F. Don’t carry anything and hope for the best
G. Other, please explain.
F -
Coke, water, and gatorade (pick 2) at every aid station.
Generally as long as you make a concerted effort to get what you need at each aid station you will be fine.
Is this a trick question?
How do you refuel and rehydrate during the run of an ironman?
G. Other, please explain. AID STATIONS?
G. Use what is provided at the aid stations.
F. Gatorade/Coke/Gels/Water @ the aid stations.
G. Use what is at aid stations
Aid Stations.
Whatever they are selling, I am buying.
coke? really? who drinks coke on the run? Just curious.
Coke is your best friend at an IM
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Really, thats pretty interesting. Obviously I’m still working my way past Olympic. I’m just surprised that Coke would be the best way to get Calories.
We are of course talking about “flat Coke”…
I went for a two hour run this morning with a bottle of “flat coke” with me…
Cheers,
Fred.
It is the combination of calories, sugar, and caffine pop that you need in the last ten miles or so of an IM. It also tend to calm stomach problems. It is also great if 50 miles from home and bonk!
coke? really? who drinks coke on the run? Just curious.
When they said that oil was black gold they were wrong. Coke is black gold.
One 10oz fuel belt bottle with dilute infinit mix in back pocket (no FB).
Gatorade, coke, or water at aid stations once I’m done with infinit.
It is the combination of calories, sugar, and caffine pop that you need in the last ten miles or so of an IM. It also tend to calm stomach problems. It is also great if 50 miles from home and bonk!
I totally agree with the Aid Station crowd. However the best advice about Coke is right here (above), you don’t want to use it too early or you’ll be fighting caffeine/sugar highs/lows for a while, but the last 10 miles (or less), go for it. For me (2006 IM CDA) it was 1-2 waters at every other aid station, followed by a water/gatorade at the next aid station, (and about 1 Gel every 4th aid station).
Fuel belt with sports drink (I wish QuickDisc was still around…) and gels (chocolate GU). Use the aid stations for water and other foods. Flat coke at aid station does taste amazingly good 
FEY2K / David W
Aid Station, alternate with gatorade and then next aid station coke/water. Only time I ever even consider drinking Coke is on the IM run.
G - carry a couple of gels and salt pills but everything else from aid stations. (coke and water primarily)
when people say there is no silver bullet when it comes to ironman racing they are wrong, coke IS the silver bullet!