Comments on: Front Range 50

By: guys

guys — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:25:11 +0000

Sweet Job Mike! Cheer Packs like the ones Sam Malone would give Norm and Cliffy?

By: mikeb

mikeb — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:22:22 +0000

I was using Heed in one bottle and water in the other. Hammer gel for my fuel and some Electrolyte Stamina tablets. My issue was just getting a little behind in my consumption of liquids as the day was warmer than normal.

As a rule, I try to consume 40g of carbs per hour (I weigh roughly 130#) on any of my long distance gravel/dirt events. This works great for me as long as I mix up solid, liquid and gel. This formula worked great for Trans Iowa last year as I was able to finished. On my long rides and races I will make an effort to consume food/gel every 30 minutes with an energy drink in between.

If I would have been in the Crossniac kit, I don’t believe I would have had an issue with cramping. I will have some Enervit in my pack for my race in Kansas for sure.

Mike

By: cj

cj — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:58:15 +0000

We use alot of Enervit in the Faulkner household. It is good stuff.
cj

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:46:31 +0000

Oooops, here’s the link:

http://www.enervitusa.com/energy.html#d

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:45:57 +0000

Nice racing Mike… your new Crossniac kit will make all the difference I bet!

I always used Enervit GT tablets & Enervitene Cheerpacks to help fight off cramping. I think I will look into an Enervit sponsorship for Crossniacs - the stuff is absolutely second-to-none.

CJ, grab those Cheerpacks… 240 Calories of quick (fructose) and long-term (maltodextrin). It’s liquid (easy to down in a split second) and it’s like having 2.5 GU’s or Gels at once. This is the ONLY race food I will ever use again… the stuff is liquid gold!

By: cj

cj — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:22:34 +0000

singlespeeders are hardcore. way to go man. how often did you chow down during the race? i’m planning to do a 100 miler this summer and am wondering about food during the race.
cj