Long Run Fuelling

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StuH Sep 2019 9:16pm, 8 Sep 2019 3,312 posts	0 StuH Isn't the maximum your body can absorb 60g carbs per hour, which from gels would be about 150 calories?
Northern Exile Sep 2019 9:27pm, 8 Sep 2019 5,404 posts	0 Northern Exile You can push that a bit if you combine carb sources like maltodextrin and fructose
StuH Sep 2019 9:30pm, 8 Sep 2019 3,313 posts	0 StuH My mid-marathon fuelling strategy today.
Northern Exile Sep 2019 9:42pm, 8 Sep 2019 5,405 posts	0 Northern Exile Now we're talking 🙂
NDWDave Sep 2019 9:47pm, 8 Sep 2019 10,224 posts	0 NDWDave Relentless forward progress by Bryon Powell quotes 250-400 calories per hour. I’ve tended to go a bit lower than that range I guess it depends how hard you are pushing it. Cooler conditions with slower pace, I can get more in. Also you burn fat while running so you certainly don’t need to get anywhere near the calories burnt total
NDWDave Sep 2019 9:50pm, 8 Sep 2019 10,225 posts	0 NDWDave And then there is Pete Kostelnic... outsideonline.com
Velociraptor Sep 2019 10:28pm, 8 Sep 2019 43,064 posts	0 Velociraptor Tickled by the 13,000 calories a day washed down with Diet Coke
FenlandRunner Sep 2019 6:46am, 9 Sep 2019 2,537 posts	0 FenlandRunner "Also you burn fat while running so you certainly don’t need to get anywhere near the calories burnt total" That's my take on the situation. As long as you have a steady supply of carbs (little and often), the body has sufficient fat to tap into for hundreds of miles.
NDWDave Sep 2019 7:44am, 9 Sep 2019 10,227 posts	0 NDWDave 200 calories is 330ml of coke plus 3 Percy pigs. I think it is easy to grab a lot more than 300 calories in one go particularly when smashing down cups of coke. Not necessarily a good plan
geordiegirl Sep 2019 11:48am, 9 Sep 2019 8,948 posts	0 geordiegirl I couldn’t eat 200-400 per hour anyway and I’m very slow haha. Beer calories are the best!