On my long rides over the last 3-4 months I've been experimenting with different nutrition. Sandwiches, flapjack, malt loaf, even pizza all of which made me feel a bit slugish.
Whilst speaking to a Tri store owner and good Ironman competitor I asked him about nutrition and what he does, his answer was a gel every 20 mins.
Now that sounds very expensive so thinking about thingsI decided to try honey and it seems to be working.
Would just be interested to now what any of you think of this and also why gels would be better, are they worth the extra expense?
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If it works then carry on with it.
Personally I would only use gels for racing - for training I rely on stuff like bananas, cereal bars, flapjack etc - normal food - but if you feel that makes you sluggish then it's a case of experimenting like you are doing.
What I'm trying to get at is, is there any special ingredient or benefit in gels that I would be missing out on by using honey?
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WW has a good point - what do you normally drink? If you drink carb drinks, would you still get enough carbs if you swapped a couple of drinks for an electrolyte drink?
FF, mixed with water, the amount of cals I need and just carried on the bike in a drinks bottle. No faff opening gel wrappers, just take a glug when needed.
But you're right, the wasps might be a good thing
All my carbs came from the honey.
Fair points about electrolytes and mix of sugars, but I've never raced on just honey.