It took me almost 10 years to figure out a long run fueling strategy that worked for me. Right now I'm eating a half pack of honey stinger gels every three miles with an salt stick electrolyte/caffeine capsule every hour when it's warmer.
I'm with you about more fuel being better. If we use the top of Alissa's range at 60g/hour, a runner takes quite a bit more than her slides suggest, so I guess those are minimums. I aimed for one every 20-30 min during my last marathon, and I felt that was about right.
It took me almost 10 years to figure out a long run fueling strategy that worked for me. Right now I'm eating a half pack of honey stinger gels every three miles with an salt stick electrolyte/caffeine capsule every hour when it's warmer.
I'm with you about more fuel being better. If we use the top of Alissa's range at 60g/hour, a runner takes quite a bit more than her slides suggest, so I guess those are minimums. I aimed for one every 20-30 min during my last marathon, and I felt that was about right.
Thanks for the terrific newsletter this week. I struggle to remember to eat enough on long runs, but when I do manage it, they tend to go much better.