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ZX5chica,Jan 10 2007, 03:41 PM Wrote:The canoeing is not a problem, cause my team mates and I are all experienced white water paddlers. And luckily we all have pretty good gear. One thing that I swear by when on trip are amphibian shoes. They're like hikers, but they have a neoprene lining, so they can get wet, yet still maintain their shape. I was in them for about 1 week straight last summer when I paddled the DuMoine, and they were wonderful!
I'm more concerned about the race diet, and the checkpoints, to be honest. Although, we're only doing the 8 hour, so I guess we could even get by without ingesting anything. Or maybe even some gel packs or something? This I'm not sure on. I've never done an extended race like this.
What did you do for diet/food intake during your race?
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If it's aquatic shoes I'm thinking about, you might want to try running in them when wet.. the problem is that most people got their feet wet in the 1st hour, which turns the next 6 into agony.

I'm not sure how the course is laid out in ottawa, but the 8 hour race in eliot lake was completed in about 5 hours by some locals... they kicked everyone's butt.

Race diet.. definitely take food along with you. Rules say you carry your own garbage, I had a breakfast consisting of eggs, toast, and Tang... 2 waterbottles of gatorade on my bike, and my camelback was full of gatorade... I also packed bananas and peanut butter sandwiches... definitely needed food over the course of the race.. I've never been a big fan of gels, but I nearly doubled my caloric intake that day (at 270lbs).

and yes, I got the, "wow, you move pretty good for such a big guy" from the locals... not quite as bad as the king kong remark in vancouver tho.. :P