Paris Marathon

As a coach of more than 100 Olympic athletes, Evan knows the importance of fueling correctly to suit the demands of an event like the marathon. He approached the race by maximising his stored energy through carb loading along with topping off his blood glucose in the last 30 minutes before the start. During the race, Evan took a PF 30 Gel every 20 minutes to keep a consistent stream of carb coming in and maintain high energy levels throughout.

Typically, people with Cystic Fibrosis like Evan lose a lot of sodium in their sweat, and so it is important for them to focus on nailing their electrolyte replacement during endurance events like the marathon, as Evan consistently does. There has been a really positive recent development in the treatment of CF with drugs that are able to reduce the extent of electrolyte excretion in sweat, meaning Evan has been able to adapt his hydration strategy (and specifically his sodium intake) accordingly in recent years. Despite drinking very little throughout the race, he reported being happy with his hydration strategy on the day. It’s likely that due to the cooler temperatures and his lower sweat rate, Evan didn’t require too much fluid during the race and managed to avoid any issues associated with dehydration.

Evan spread out his caffeine intake consistently throughout the race in the form of PF 30 Caffeine Gels. For someone of his bodyweight, his overall intake would fall at the lower end of the scientific recommendations leaving room for this to be optimised further to maximise the ergogenic effects associated with caffeine.