A few folks were curious about what I ate at a recent event where I went 130 miles in 60 hours. (A 72 hour event, I bailed early)
12 gels ( I usually eat 8 in a Marathon)
6 Honey Stinger Waffles (The movable treat!)
That's it for the "athlete" stuff
Hamburgers
Quesadillas
Cold Pickles
Wheat Crackers
Long grain white rice (Great carbs, low residue)
Boiled Potatoes
Cup o' Noodles
Killer pancakes on Saturday morning
Anything that you could walk with and keep moving...since it's all about moving forward.
Coke or what I brought, Whole Foods Cola (Made with sugar, no HFCS)
Ginger ale (yum!)
tea
water
For Electrolytes: Succeed! Caps, 1 per hour, two per hour when it got hot and my sweat rate went up.
As for my time: The vent started at 9am on a Thursday. Every 4 hours I took twenty minute breaks, re- greased my feet, changed socks, dealt with blisters and relaxed. Kept that up for 26 hours. Went down for a few naps after that, especially when it got hot. and about 5 hours of sleep Saturday morning early. I guess-temate about 130 miles in about 48 hours of moving. The course was on the road, a loop of just less than one mile. Chip timed.
Had no crew and used this an an experiment as this was my first time at this distance. A good crew is good for another 6 or 7 miles in 24 hours since they take care of a lot of things for you. All you have to do is move. ie: "Cut the toes out of my second pair of shoes, please. I'll get them on the next lap." It would have been really great to have someone to recharge my iPod! (I never run with music, but having it here was brilliant!)
The experiment was a complete success and I learned tons to apply next year.
