Hardrock is pleased to partner with Tailwind Nutirition at this years Hardrock. So that you know a bit more about the energy drink that will be out on the course this year, here is something from Tailwind. Using Tailwind Nutrition at the Hardrock 100 Tailwind is designed as a complete fuel containing a full complement of electrolytes and calories. The easiest way to wrap your head around Tailwind is to think of the 3 components of your fueling strategy: calories + electrolytes + water. You are expending 500+ calories/hr, but in general you can physiologically process only between 200-300 calories/hr. The goal is to stave off the depletion of your glycogen stores through a combination of what you are consuming, your fat stores, and anything else it can convert to glucose. Your body has about 1.5 hours worth of calories within its glycogen stores, and the key to running with Tailwind as part of your fueling strategy is figuring out what your caloric intake/hour should be. For the Hardrock 100, Tailwind will be provided at a 200 calories/24oz of water solution. What this means is that if you fill up a 24oz water bottle with Tailwind, youll get 200 calories in that bottle. In addition, you will also have the following amounts of electrolytes: 606mg sodium 176mg potassium 52mg calcium 28mg magnesium Please be aware that Tailwind does contain much more sodium than your typical 15% that most sports drinks provide. For comparison, each S-Cap provides 341mg of sodium and 21mg of potassium. Tailwind is happy to answer any questions that runners at the Hardrock 100 may have. We will be onsite, and you can also reach us via email at info@tailwindnutrition Good Luck!
Posted on: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:52:23 +0000
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