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Nutrition & Food
Drink your oxygen... (I'd rather not)
There are a bunch of sports nutrition drinks out there with 'increased oxygen'...
Read this in case you are interested and definitely before you buy!
Nutrition for endurance events
With the Highland Fling just around the corner thought I would post some information about nutrition. I am guessing most people will be looking at completing this event in 5-7hrs so you probably burn around serious energy during the day and if you don't get it right you may run out of juice before the finish line.
Your body gets energy from two main energy systems:
Anaerobic
Aerobic
Now depending on the intensity of the exercise depends on the percentage of each system it is using to get the energy from. As intensity does up it swings in favour of anaerobic and as intensity decreases, it moves towards aerobic.
Interesting article about training with Coca-Cola
For those that are looking at competiting in some endurance events thought I would share some information about using Coca-Cola during races, especially when you start to bonk.
Originally from this web site: http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0204.htm
"Coca-cola: Many athletes use Coca-Cola as a sports drink, but does exercise really go better with Coke?
Top athletes seem to love Coke, not just as a dinner drink to wash down a cup of yoghurt, a cinnamon-raisin bagel, and a bowl of broccoli, but as a sports drink to provide a little fire during the last stages of a prolonged endurance competition.
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