Season 2, Ep. 14: Gut Training for Endurance Athletes with Patrick Wilson
Endurance Unlimited
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How to Choose the Right Carbohydrates for Your Training
Elliot Kipchoga, who set the sub two hour marathon did do 100 or 200 grams an hour. So that gets to the intensity side. Obviously, he's trying to set a world record. He's at the very upper limit of that capability and obviously has been training for it within his training. The research on this kind of pushing to the higher end of the spectrum and trying to be really aggressive about carbohydrate intake. If you're going to consume more than 60, 70 grams an hour of carbohydrates you definitely want to probably go with a mixture of glucose and fructose would be the number one recommendation.
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