Reply To: Half Ironman On-Bike Nutrition

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CoachAJ
Participant

Thank you for asking the question!  If you do small amounts on frequent intervals, it allows your stomach to digest while you are exercising.  This minimizes GI issues.  And yes, your Gatorade does count towards this total.  All calories whether eaten or drank!

Also, sip on your hydration the same way.  If you gulp your body can’t absorb it so then you end up having to urinate more often.  Just sip on regular intervals as this is also easier on your GI system.

Good luck with your continued work here. It is a trial and error process so this tells me you are working towards.  Lack of questions regarding nutrition always makes me wonder if others are actually trial and erroring.  Let’s hope this does the trick!