Soma

Thanks Coach. Math is not my best subject. Would accelerade work too? If you don't have protein, will it really hurt during the race? I just haven't trained with anything with protein, but I would be willing to try stuff so I can have some protein during the race.

i messed around with this nutrition thing over the summer getting ready for the half.  i went back and forth on whether or not i liked sustained energy. i ended up using it during the race and felt fine with it.

  since school has started i've been using sustained energy consistently on my long rides and always feel good using it.  its not the greatest tasting, but i've heard rumor that you can put some gatorade or heed powder in there to flavor it.  i typically do 2 scoops per hour.  also, i usually throw in an extra scoop or so just in case i start feeling hungry during the bike and end up need more calories (or just because i can handle more calories).   the important thing for me is that i also feel good and recovered the next day when i do my long run, bit of biking, and swimming (of course this is also related to sleeping, eating, etc--recovering correctly). good enough evidence for me to stick with sustained energy for long distance stuff.