Review: Fuelling Strategy…
At the moment my strategy is as follows:
Energy Drinks (High5 Xtreme) – 750ml every hour (184KC/46g).
Energy Gels (SIS) – 1 gel every 2 hours (92KC/23g).
Energy Bars (High5) – 1 bar every 2 hours (195KC/45g).
Total = 328KC/80g per hour
Plus ‘normal’ food from the feed stations (bananas, sandwiches, flapjack, etc).
I have tested this over the last two sportives with mixed results. At the Chiltern Hundred, I felt I fuelled well and felt strong (relatively) over the closing miles. However, at Highclere I suffered. In retrospect I didn’t take on enough fuel. This was part naivety and partly due to feeling ‘bloated’. I probably just needed someone to stick me over their shoulder and burp me !!
On a serious note I need to stick with the strategy even if I’m not feeling hungry. You just can’t run an engine without fuel. My polar has me down as burning 5,215 KCals (807KCal per hour) during this event and that means I needed to eat. A lot.
No worries. These sportives are for training and that includes sorting out things like getting on top of what / how much to eat while on the bike. I’ll take this as a lesson learned.
Energy Drinks (High5 Xtreme) – 750ml every hour (184KC/46g).
Energy Gels (SIS) – 1 gel every 2 hours (92KC/23g).
Energy Bars (High5) – 1 bar every 2 hours (195KC/45g).
Total = 328KC/80g per hour
Plus ‘normal’ food from the feed stations (bananas, sandwiches, flapjack, etc).
I have tested this over the last two sportives with mixed results. At the Chiltern Hundred, I felt I fuelled well and felt strong (relatively) over the closing miles. However, at Highclere I suffered. In retrospect I didn’t take on enough fuel. This was part naivety and partly due to feeling ‘bloated’. I probably just needed someone to stick me over their shoulder and burp me !!
On a serious note I need to stick with the strategy even if I’m not feeling hungry. You just can’t run an engine without fuel. My polar has me down as burning 5,215 KCals (807KCal per hour) during this event and that means I needed to eat. A lot.
No worries. These sportives are for training and that includes sorting out things like getting on top of what / how much to eat while on the bike. I’ll take this as a lesson learned.
Posted by Richard Allen
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