My current macro plan is about 200 carbs for maintenance and 240 in a surplus. I can’t imagine eating that before a race. I’ve tried increasing before long runs and feel so bloated during run or race. I’ve opted to do 60 for breakfast plus 2 additional UCAN snacks of 20-30 each leading up to race start and 50-60 carbs per hour every hour after the first hour of running. Any advice if you simply can’t eat that much before a hard effort? Do some people just perform better with less?
every body is different! if you've found a system that works for you, by all means continue. I will say that your gut can adapt to eating more before a run with practice (just like it probably adapted to taking in a lot of carbs each hour of your runs).
My current macro plan is about 200 carbs for maintenance and 240 in a surplus. I can’t imagine eating that before a race. I’ve tried increasing before long runs and feel so bloated during run or race. I’ve opted to do 60 for breakfast plus 2 additional UCAN snacks of 20-30 each leading up to race start and 50-60 carbs per hour every hour after the first hour of running. Any advice if you simply can’t eat that much before a hard effort? Do some people just perform better with less?
every body is different! if you've found a system that works for you, by all means continue. I will say that your gut can adapt to eating more before a run with practice (just like it probably adapted to taking in a lot of carbs each hour of your runs).