Wednesday, September 26, 2012

5 Things I Learned From the Pros After I Keeled Over | Trail And Ultra Running

3.  They had a very specific, and minimal, nutrition plan, and stuck to it.   While I tend to just eat what sounds good, the pros had a very limited selection of items and they ate them on schedule without much deviation.   Somehow, they seem to be able to override their “palate preference” and just eat what is scheduled – gel, water, sports drink, whatever.   To me, this just further shows how mentally tough they are – I want to throw gummi bears at people by hour 13.   I don’t know if I could eat only gels for 24 hours.

5 Things I Learned From the Pros After I Keeled Over | Trail And Ultra Running

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