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Race nutrition, gut training, and what is on the aid-station table. Calories per hour, not per aisle.

01Fuel & Fluids · Sep 5, 2026What to Eat at Aid Stations: Real Food That Works (and What to Skip)A matching rule instead of a food list: diagnose which of four stomach states you are in, take the one or two items that fit, and leave chewing. What the table usually holds, how the answer changes by race stage, and what to skip at every one of them.10 MIN 02Fuel & Fluids · Sep 5, 2026Best Electrolyte Tablets and Salt Caps for Hot RacesBuild a hot-race sodium plan from your own sweat rate instead of a label. Sweat-rate math, sodium-per-hour ranges from stated assumptions, when tabs beat caps beat drink mix, the two-flask split, and the hyponatremia signals that outrank every product decision.9 MIN 03Fuel & Fluids · Sep 5, 2026Tailwind vs Skratch vs Precision Fuel & Hydration: Carbs, Sodium and When Each WinsLabel-data comparison of Tailwind Endurance Fuel, Skratch Sport Hydration and Precision Fuel & Hydration: carbs and sodium per serving, milligrams per litre, how to build a 60 g and 90 g hour with each, gut tolerance, aid-station logistics and cost per hour.10 MIN 04Fuel & Fluids · Sep 4, 2026How Many Carbs Per Hour for an Ultra? The 60-90 g Guide, Gut Training and Worked Hourly PlansThe 60-90 grams-per-hour carbohydrate guidance explained for ultras: where the numbers come from, why 100-milers run lower, multiple-transportable carbs, a six-to-ten-week gut-training protocol, and three worked hourly plans with the math shown.10 MIN

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