PTO Asian Open

Jason executed a similar fueling strategy to his previous race at the PTO US Open, which he has found to provide adequate energy availability and be a comfortable amount from a gastrointestinal perspective to race at his limit. Unlike a lot of middle-distance triathletes, Jason’s carb intake was quite stable, with just an ~11% drop off from bike-to-run. This is testament to his extensive race-specific gut training, especially as temperatures were significantly higher in Singapore (~31℃ / 88℉) compared to Milwaukee two weeks prior (~22°C / 72°F). Lots of athletes see a reduction in gut function in the heat due to increased sweating, leading to reduced blood plasma volume and subsequent carb absorption, so it’s great to see Jason’s practised this rigorously and prevented these issues from arising.

Jason’s fluid intake reflected the extremely high temperatures and humidity as he drank an additional ~800ml of PF Carb & Electrolyte Drink Mix on the bike compared to the US Open. Adding three NaNml Bottles](https://www.precisionhydration.com/products/pfh-ergonomic-water-bottles/) to his personal needs aid station on the run course meant he had access to plenty of his own fluids without relying on cups of water from aid stations. Jason split one serving of PF Carb & Electrolyte Drink Mix across two of these bottles, and added a PH 1000 Tablet to his third bottle, meaning he drank ~1.4L per hour whilst running at ~3:23 per kilometre! (~5:28 per mile!).

Jason has found enormous benefit from executing a similar caffeine strategy in his middle-distance races. He takes a PF 30 Caffeine Gel shortly before the start, then one during the bike and another during the run. This puts him perfectly in the middle of the recommended intake range for caffeine, and helps him reap the perceptual benefits throughout the race.