Thanks to this thread I’m currently building up carbs/hour using malto/fructose + 10% aptonia energy drink for flavour + salt.
It’s working really well, workouts feel easier, need to wait for warmer weather to try on longer than 1 hour outings.
But… is there a downside to giving the body as much carb as it can handle? I finished a V02 workout this week, didn’t eat right away and then pretty much bonked whilst building a fire for the evening!
I guess the response to this is “eat right after”, but what’s going to happen if I drop a bottle during a ride, or I end up riding way longer than planned (my MTB rides sometimes get a bit more adventurous than intended) or a race aid station gets pillaged by monkeys?
By committing to 100g/hour of carbs am I also committing to always carrying around 100g of emergency sugar?
I’m also a little concerned about how this strategy is going to work out for triathlon - for 10km cross triathlon trail runs I’m looking at at least an hour running after the bike. I guess I should count on taking a hydration vest for longer runs in races as well as training.