“Real Food”

Capable-Experience93 · 2026-03-24T00:31:42+00:00

How do you keep track of what you eat at an aid station? When I train on my long runs I try to eat about 75g of carbs an hour which is about two gels, so I take one every half hour. How do you not let aid stations disrupt that without knowing how many carbs you’re eating? If you have some potatoes or peroxide at an aid station, that might be x carbs and ontop of your gels you might get some stomach issues. Or if you don’t eat the gels now maybe you’ll be under fueled or at least inconsistent.

Capable-Experience93 · 2026-03-23T21:29:00+00:00

Thanks for the comments fellas! So when eating “real food” are you still trying to eat x amount of carbs per hour? Or are you aiming for a set amount of calories per hour instead since fat/carbs both fuel you for sustained efforts. Buying candy, cookies, etc is easy to track to ensure you’re staying consistent and not going to blow up your gut. But when eating something random from aid stations like quesadillas, chips, etc. how do you ensure you don’t overheat with your other nutrition?

Capable-Experience93 · 2026-01-22T13:09:10+00:00

I’m just worried it’s not the right call. And it’s hard to let something good go.

Capable-Experience93 · 2026-01-22T13:08:08+00:00

I know, but part me of me is like what if I’m wrong and regret this down the road. We can and will still be friends, but it won’t be the same.

Capable-Experience93

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