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Fuel for the Marathon

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    #32
    Tillo
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭Tillo


    Just dont try thr two together. i ate on Snicker while on a 21 miler & very nearly threw up. Way to heavy!


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    #33
    netman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭netman


    I got some energy bars in Boots, their own brand (not a protein bar, but a carbohydrate bar). Tried it out on a long run on sunday and it worked pretty well for me.

    It's got complex carbs as well, supposed to avoid blood sugar spikes. And they don't taste too bad either - worked for me anyway (didn't throw up hehe).


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    #34
    irlirishkev
    Registered Users Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭irlirishkev


    Hi,

    2 days to go, has anyone made any final decisions on what to consume during the race? Am looking for suggestions. Was thinking half a banana, or a mini mars bar, with some lucozade sport at about the half way mark..

    K.


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    #35
    quozl
    Registered Users Posts: 3,308 ✭✭✭quozl


    If you haven't already tried it by now on a long run you're taking a bit of a risk whatever you do.

    I'd suggest getting a shed-load of gatorade into you at each of the three stops. Hearsay says nobody minds if you grab a bottle from behind the tables if you need more than just a cup.

    Whatever you do it may turn out to disagree with you. There's not many calories in half a banana though so I'd take more than that.

    I'll be using high5 energy gels - you can get them at the expo. So many people seem to have problems with gels though that I wouldn't really recommend them unless you've tried them before.


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