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Sean
Eating and drinking.
The thing that hit home in during my preparation for Vatternrundan was how big an impact eating and drinking have on performance. Any ride of an hour or more and I need to eat almost non stop. Small but often. The difference is you can just keep going.
At the feed stations about every 40K they had some proper food, but I never wanted to stop for very long as you cool down and your legs tighten up. Plus If I have a proper meal, I feel bloated, and the bike doesn't seem to want to go as fast any more.
I tried to only stop to re fill my water bottles and pee. I much preferred just keeping topped up on the move with gels, power bars, shot blocks, nuts, bananas etc.
For the 183 miles I did, that meant 2 jersey pockets stuffed with food, and a small ziplock bag bungeed to my saddle bag with a bit more in it. My total time was just under 11 hours, so 24 hours must mean loads of food. If it is laps of a course, can you pick stuff up on the way round?
Also I have found that Nuun tablets in the water eliminate any cramps etc, keeping you properly hydrated.
A mate of mine is doing the same race but as part of a team, 24 hours solo on mtb sounds nuts.
Have fun.
Simon