NA® RACE NUTRITION
STAY FUELED
THE SCIENCE BEHIND
KILOMETRES 15 TO 30
THE SECOND THIRD
STAY FUELED
You have completed the first few kilometres. Your body continues to draw energy from your glycogen stores. Now it is particularly important to consume carbohydrates. This will prevent you from running out of energy.
You can use sports drinks, bars, gels or other foods as a source of carbohydrates. To maintain your pace, you should consume 80-90g of carbohydrates per hour.
THE SCIENCE BEHIND
Without a constant supply of carbohydrates, your glycogen stores are depleted to a minimum.
The muscles can then draw their energy almost exclusively from fat. As energy is only obtained slowly from burning fat, you will not be able to maintain your pace.
In addition, the body tries to cover its energy requirements via blood sugar in the short term. This drops as a result and you experience a hunger pang or even a weakness attack..
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Continue to drink around 200-250 ml of sports drink every 15-20 minutes. Alternatively, you can consume gels or bars. However, make sure that you drink enough water with gels, bars or other foods. If you opt for bananas, they must be ripe, otherwise the fibre they contain can lead to digestive problems.
ON THE TRACK
Five refreshment stations await you on the second third. At 15.5 km, 18.0 km, 21.9 km, 26.0 km and 29.5 km, you can enjoy the following refreshments
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Water
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Sports drink FUEL Endurance
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Gel FUEL Gel
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Bar FUEL Bar Carb Energy
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Bananas
You can continue to rely on the sports drink and consume approx. 200-250ml per 15 minutes.
Alternatively, you can also get your carbohydrates from the gel, bar or bananas. In these cases, you should consume approx. 500ml of water to optimise your carbohydrate intake.
The FUEL gel and FUEL bar contain around 22.5 g of carbohydrates and are sufficient for around 15 minutes of exercise. Plan accordingly and try to stay fuled.
Please note that gels and sports drinks are not compatible. Therefore, decide on an option and plan accordingly.
NO EXPERIMENTS ON COMPETITION DAY.
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NA® FUEL Endurance
Optimal carb matrix for long endurance efforts
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NA® FUEL GEL Carb Energy
The perfect carb gel for your performance
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Modular energy snack for in between
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