T100 Singapore

The later, afternoon start time meant that Becs had to consume more food than she usually would prior to a race. Although she experienced some GI discomfort during the race, she attributes this to the weather conditions, as she was able to eat her normal foods beforehand that didn’t make her feel overly full or uncomfortable. Considering the brutal race intensity, Becs did a great job staying on top of her bike nutrition. She struggled on the run to be as consistent with her intake but still managed to consume a PF 30 Caffeine Gel and some coke throughout to try and keep her energy levels up and fight fatigue.

Becs knew from previous races in the heat that her hydration strategy would need to adapt to replenish her elevated sweat losses, compared to races in cooler conditions. By carrying bottles on the bike with a higher relative sodium concentration than her sweat, Becs helped her body retain as much water as possible. Although she had planned to dilute this slightly with plain water from the aid stations, she unfortunately wasn’t able to pick up as much water as expected on the bike. Combined with her bottles of PH 1000 during the run that she collected at the pro aid stations, her overall average sodium concentration was a little higher than her original target. Prioritising the water pick ups could have helped to alleviate her thirst throughout the race, and brought down the overall ‘saltiness’ of her drinks to more closely match her losses.

Becs knows the benefits of consuming caffeine before and during races to lower her perceived exertion and fatigue. She supplemented her performance with PF 30 Caffeine Gels on both the bike and run, which kept her in line with the recommended guidelines and equalled a similar amount to her previous middle distance races.