[OrRando] Nutrition

[Keith Kohan]

David,

SPIZ only comes in chocolate and vanilla.  In my
opinion you can forget about the vanilla.

Using the Hammer in concentrated doses suplemented
with water is a good idea.  I'll have to try that on a
century or two.

Keith Kohan

--- "Kamp, David" <david.kamp at hp.com> wrote:

> I'll weigh in on Hammer Nutrition products. 
> Sustained Energy has
> carbohydrate and soy protein, with no simple sugars,
> no fructose.  It is
> unflavored and you can add Hammer HEED or Hammer gel
> to provide flavor.
> Both additives have no simple sugars either.  Lon
> Haldeman provided
> Sustained Energy at his PAC Tour Desert Camp this
> year and it worked
> fine on the 200 and 300 Km brevets that I rode.  You
> can make up a very
> concentrated bottle and supplement sips with water
> from a hydration pack
> or second bottle.  Lon commented that when you're on
> your tenth bottle
> for the day unflavored drinks are preferred.  Tenth
> bottle?  Only a
> trans-am geek would be consuming at that level.  On
> the 200 Km I used
> two bottles, three scoops of SE, 323 kcal each.  Of
> course I really hit
> the groceries at the convenience stores, what few
> there were.
>  
> I use Hammer Nutrition products in ultramarathon
> running, both training
> and racing.
>  
> Spitzerinctum is used by several ultra cyclists in
> the Davis Bike Club.
> I like it, too, and as with Sustained Energy or
> Perpetuem, one can mix
> concentrated solutions and nurse the bottle for a
> long time,
> supplementing with water.  I like that convenience. 
> Spitz seems to be
> formulated with more micronutrients, but does it
> come unflavored?  I've
> gained experience with chocolate only.
>  
> David Kamp
> Corvallis
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com
> [mailto:orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com] On Behalf Of
> Ray Ogilvie
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:55 AM
> To: orrando
> Subject: [OrRando] Nutrition
> 
> 
>  I would like to convert my mostly solid food diet
> to mostly liquid for Brevets of 300k or more.
>  What products work best?
>  I also suffer from sour/ upset stomach at about
> the same distance (300k).
>  Any suggestions?
>  
>  Thanks.
>  Ray O.
>  
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