Jurassic Coast Challenge

Brad’s high energy rating was likely due to his consistent, impressive levels of fuelling across the three-day race. Due to the multi-day format of this race, he was also able to refuel between stages and opted for high-carb foods which included pasta and bread. Brad had no GI issues or distress and managed to successfully tolerate an average of ~105g/h carb using a variety of products, reaping the benefits of practicing a high carb intake during his training leading up to race day.

Brad’s fluid strategy ensured he started each day optimally hydrated by preloading with a PH 1500 (Tablet) each morning and using PF Carb & Electrolyte Drink Mix during each day to replace his moderate sweat sodium losses. Despite lower temperatures and unfavourable weather conditions for two of the three days, the final race day was warmer and Brad may have benefited from increasing his fluid intake slightly to account for a higher sweat rate at this point where he felt dehydration was starting to take its toll.

Despite Brad’s higher-than-normal total caffeine intake, across the race his daily caffeine consumption sat below the scientific recommendations for performance enhancement at ~2.5mg/kg. We would recommend that Brad aims to increase this during future races to maximise the ergogenic benefits associated with caffeine. Irrespective of this, Brad successfully pre-caffeinated with caffeine using PF 30 Caffeine Gels to keep fatigue at bay and maintain his high-perceived energy levels.