We’ll be the primary to confess it: Fueling for lengthy occasions is difficult, particularly in case you don’t have a recreation plan or it’s your first occasion. With the rise of longer and extra intense gravel races and occasions, correct fueling is extra crucial than ever. When you’ve ever questioned what and when to eat on the bike, this podcast will enhance your fueling recreation.
A Information to Gravel Race Fueling
This dialog isn’t only for first-timers or elite gravel grinders; it’s for everybody. I’ve usually gotten my fueling technique unsuitable, and I nonetheless do typically (and I’ve been at this for years). Whether or not it was not consuming sufficient, not consuming the appropriate meals, or the dreaded “I’ll eat later” adopted by a dreaded BONK and imaginative and prescient quest for the end line. We will all work on our fueling for coaching and racing, regardless of what number of races we now have beneath our belt.
For BikeRumor Podcast Episode 103, I sat down with the Gas Good Diet (previously Rider Field) workforce to dispel fueling myths and make clear what a race vitamin plan can seem like.
So, ought to I eat as many gels as I can? No, this isn’t a laundry record of 20 gels and 50 blocks for over 250k of racing. It’s a real-food and sensible have a look at what riders can do (and abdomen) to realize essentially the most from their coaching.
From Coaching to Race Day
We talk about what a fueling plan seems like from the very begin. Please have a look at the week main as much as the massive occasion (gravel race in our state of affairs) and ahead from there. We’re tackling not solely what but in addition the way to get in the right amount of carbs and different fuels to remain strong and recent over your trip.
Bottle Technique and Pack Prep
Are you going to go bottles or pack? What number of? What ought to I put in them? These are the massive questions for an extended (sizzling) gravel occasion. The very last thing you need as an athlete throughout an occasion is dehydration. It impacts not solely your means to carry out but in addition your psychological capability.
Have you learnt what sort of sweater you’re? Are you somebody who wants extra sodium or electrolytes? We talk about sweat fee and the way to discover your sweat sort. Whether or not you soar on the dimensions pre and post-ride or verify your fee with the NIX biosensor – realizing what you should replenish is important.
Publish Gravel Race Restoration
After the race, you should replenish, recuperate, and rebuild. We talk about re-fueling, restoration meals, drinks, and methods so that you could be stronger within the subsequent race.
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