energy drinks for ultras

[Deleted User]

Anyone recommend what energy drink to use on a long ultra.

I dont want the wight of carrying bottles of lucozade sport in my rucksack so I was thinking of just taking some powder stuff and mixing it in with my water at the checkpoints as need be. The thing is I have never used any of the mix it yourself powdered type so I dont know whats best.

What would you lot use? Are gels better? Anyone reccommend any energy bars to....?

[Deleted User]

What about the natural powder? For every litre, 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, and try to get magnesium tablets at the chemists and squeeze one of them (it makes about 1 teaspoon).

Try it at a long jog training before deciding any changes with your energy stuff.

[Deleted User]

I need to use it in a 53 miler on Sat so no time to try that out!

Dr Nic Twinks

What do you normally use..?

[Deleted User]

Bottles of lucozade sport, but carrying a couple of bottles of that is more weight than I want to carry (coupled with all the other shit in my rucksack).

Thought I could save weight with a powder one mixing it as I pass checkpoints.

I have never gone this far before either.

[Deleted User]

Oh my... A trick is to drink one of those litres along the entire day (e.g. tomorrow) and see if, at least, it does not hurt your normal fluid intake, peeing, and your WC visits. The least you need on Sat. is some intestine nightmare.

Dr Nic Twinks

can you not get lucozade powder?

[Deleted User]

Good luck Jason.

[Deleted User]

btw, I have sometimes used Isostar powder. Don´t you easily find it in UK shops?

[Deleted User]

I didnt know there was such a thing as lucozade powder. You learn something new every day.

[Deleted User]

I think I have seen Isotar powder before. Dunno if my local running shop sells it mind.

[Deleted User]

Just phoned my local running shop - the only powder mix one they stock is maxim - I have never heard of it.

[Deleted User]

Maxim is quite used by bikers.. dunno if you are able to tollerate new stuff, but composition is rather normal. They have 4 flavours I guess.
http://www.bikepedlar.co.uk/acatalog/Bike_Pedlar_Online_Energy_Food_94.html

Dr Nic Twinks

Jason, I don't know that you can, I was just wondering.

I use Maxim (the original falvourless oen) for my long distance open water swimming. Beauty of it is that it's flavourless and can be mixed with anything (ie for channel swimming people sometimes put it in soup). Clearly this aspect is no use to you!! But that's what Maxim is.

[Deleted User]

jason x, ive used maxim for cycling,its good stuff ,but doesnt suit everyone,also very very good stuff is psp 22 use this a lot for cycling and backpacking,but be carefull changing anything close to an event,in training if something doesnt suit its easy to take time to get used to a product.good luck.

[Deleted User]

don't boots stock lucozade powder?

[Deleted User]

ed,

I have just checked the Boots website and your right they do stock lucozade powder mix.

I shall head down to my local branch tommorrow morning, its a big store so hopefully they should have it.

Thanks!

[Deleted User]

I ended up tracking down the lucozade powder and taking enough for one mix in a sandwich bag.

worked a treat.

thanks for the pointers.

[Deleted User]

i've decanted SIS powder to take aborad with me... loosk a bit suspicious though

hadn't thought of pre-measuring it out for ultras.. good idea.

cougie

Ed - to avoid suspicion at customs - just do what the drugs mules do. Measure the amount and put them into condoms. Then swallow them. Much easier, and you probably won't die if they burst.

(also no problems with excess baggage weight)

[Deleted User]

thanks cougie...

...i think.