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I've found happiness through Ultrarunning. I can relate to many of things that the author mentions but one thing is particularly poignant: > I distinctly remem

I've found happiness through Ultrarunning. I can relate to many of things that the author mentions but one thing is particularly poignant: > I distinctly remember the first time I actually made it up that hill, I remember feeling that if I could do something that I sucked at so bad couple weeks ago now, I could do apply that to anything. Once I found I could run for 3 hours non stop it felt amazing, then 4 hours, 5 and so on. It was the first time in life that I really got the feeling that hard work could bring massive benefits to areas that I had no previous experience in. And no one had to show me. I could just go out and do it. Anything really is possible.

cturner 14y ago
How do you manage food and water for long runs?
- chunkyslink 14y ago
  Organised races are easy as they are provided at aid stations. My normal saturday run is usually my longest and is the one where calorie intake is needed. I've tried different solutions including carrying it all with me. Now I tend to park the car 'in the middle' of my run. Then I'll just do 2 hour loops from the car. The main item needed is water as its easily possible to carry enough calorie and electrolytes with you. I'm also currently living in Western Australia where is normally just hot and there isnt much water on the trails. If you are interested in running nutrition (or any endurance nutrition) I wrote about a presentation I went on a few months ago http://justrunning.net/2012/09/the-steve-born-seminar-15-simple-ways-to-improve-your-athletic-performance-right-now/ http://justrunning.net/2012/09/the-steve-born-seminar-15-sim...
- alagappanr 14y ago
  Running in loops. When it is not an organized run, you will have to manage water on your own. We have a 5km loop and we put our water bottles in a vehicle at the start point. Depending on the distance that we plan to run, we increase/decrease the number of iterations of the loop. When running in loops is not an option, people are advised to get a fuel belt.

cturner 14y ago

How do you manage food and water for long runs?

chunkyslink 14y ago
Organised races are easy as they are provided at aid stations. My normal saturday run is usually my longest and is the one where calorie intake is needed. I've tried different solutions including carrying it all with me. Now I tend to park the car 'in the middle' of my run. Then I'll just do 2 hour loops from the car. The main item needed is water as its easily possible to carry enough calorie and electrolytes with you. I'm also currently living in Western Australia where is normally just hot and there isnt much water on the trails. If you are interested in running nutrition (or any endurance nutrition) I wrote about a presentation I went on a few months ago http://justrunning.net/2012/09/the-steve-born-seminar-15-simple-ways-to-improve-your-athletic-performance-right-now/ http://justrunning.net/2012/09/the-steve-born-seminar-15-sim...
alagappanr 14y ago
Running in loops. When it is not an organized run, you will have to manage water on your own. We have a 5km loop and we put our water bottles in a vehicle at the start point. Depending on the distance that we plan to run, we increase/decrease the number of iterations of the loop. When running in loops is not an option, people are advised to get a fuel belt.