Hi.
I recently signed up to an 8020 ultra plan after several years of being a coached athlete elsewhere. I’m very impressed with the 8020 plan. I’m a seasoned ultramarathon runner and pick up the occasional podium if nobody good turns up 🙂 . I find it very easy to fuel for 12 hours of racing but struggle with anything further.
I recently ran a marathon only fuelled by gels and smashed my PB and won my age group and it really opened my eyes to the difference the right nutrition can make for the right race.
My AA race for this year is an 84 mile hilly ultra with challenging cutoffs. I’ve finished it once before but it was very close and I practically crawled it in. Based on my improved fitness level now, 6 years after my last go, and if I get my nutrition right then I have the potential to knock hours off my PB.
My question is how does the advice change when the race is going to take 15 to 20 hours. How should I refuel? After all won’t it be hard to stomach 60 to 90g of carbs per hour for that long?