tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post2594404517753452606..comments2024-03-28T22:33:42.468-06:00Comments on RIDING THE WIND: Saturday Dec 22, 2007Antonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11148317903654491236noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-79815848738472048402007-12-29T18:02:00.000-07:002007-12-29T18:02:00.000-07:00anthony,during long runs, i generally end up tryin...anthony,<BR/><BR/>during long runs, i generally end up trying to eat as little as possible---ride the line between feeling decent and bonking horribly. I only eat gels in all of my running (both training and racing---I've actually tried some powerbars a couple of times, but i don't like having to chew, plus they're harder for me to digest). <BR/><BR/>in training, i wait 2hrs to eat my first gel and then 1 per hour for the rest of the run. during races, i eat twice as many...wait 1-1.5 hrs to eat the first one, and then one every 30min thereafter.<BR/><BR/>my philosophy for training is that i want to train my body to deal with bonking and that the body will adapt to whatever you give it: if i always ate 2gels/hr my body would come to expect that and it wouldn't respond as drastically to the extra energy i give it in races. plus, i like to carry as little as possible when i'm training, so i usually end each run pretty dehydrated and bonked just because i don't like carrying all that fuel.<BR/><BR/>tonyAntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148317903654491236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-39315337740742768152007-12-23T04:35:00.000-07:002007-12-23T04:35:00.000-07:00Great to see that the first real long run went so ...Great to see that the first real long run went so well.<BR/><BR/>You took a gel at 3hrs and another at 4....what is your typical fueling strategy on long runs ?<BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays.TonyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781491037413964366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-58871417690207406242007-12-23T04:34:00.000-07:002007-12-23T04:34:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.TonyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781491037413964366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-46555458461204893332007-12-22T22:06:00.000-07:002007-12-22T22:06:00.000-07:0035 miles in the snow with no socks? and 2 gels. ...35 miles in the snow with no socks? and 2 gels. you're f-ing crazy. and i mean that in the best way possible.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238385683129822240noreply@blogger.com