I eat pasta of some kind almost every day. Looking at your list - it looks like you are getting plenty of carbs. When I'm low on carbs (glycogen) I don't get nauseated - I just get (a lot more) tired in situations that I normally wouldn't when my tank is topped off. Nausea for me (and others I've spoken with) is more about taking in calories that don't agree with them during or immediately before the run. The list I'd be looking at is the one that started 3-4 hours (or more) before the run and included everything I ate or drank during the run.

I'll preface this with saying, like everything in running, everybody is different. But I'm usually fine on a two hour run without taking in any calories. You have enough glycogen stored in your muscles for a 2 to 2.5 hour run. If you know you're going much over 2 hours, then you can start taking in calories early. But your digestive system can only absorb about 250 calories per hour. If you input more than that, then things are going to start backing up, and you'll have sloshing in your stomach. So I'd take a look at how many calories you're taking in per hour, and play around with that number. Also, experment with different sports drinks and snacks. A lot of poeple can't handle GU20. It makes them sick. Ronnie

I agree with RigMan-everyone is different. I'm not a nutritionist but I'm not seeing a lot of veggies in there! (This is coming from someone is who has been repeatedly commented to on how much bread I eat-especially when I want to lose a few pounds so I try to replace my bread carbs with veggie carbs) I would agree also your nausea was probably from what you ate during the race, lucky for you it was in the last half hour and not the middle. I myself like to run a little bit on the empty tank side. I try to keep the GUs at 45-60 min intervals and drink as necessary but I don't try to consume a certain quantity every time. When my rings on my fingers start to get tight then I know I'm drinking too much. I've used GU2Go but have switched to Amino Vital-it's not too sweet eitherand various formulas have more or less electrolytes. You'll just have to keep experimenting to find what works for you. Kelly

I've struggled with nausea in my last few races and some of my training. Well, not really nausea, but "pre-nausea" or feeling on the edge of nausea, which has caused me to stop taking in enough calories and either bonking or DNFing. I think it is the sports drink - I like it, but after a while the sweetness is hard to take and makes me feel ill. I've used several - Gatorade, Accelerade, HEED, Clip2, and have noticed this problem recently with Gatorade, Accelerade and HEED (I haven't used Clip2 in a while). I've decided to start experimenting with more solid calories and water + electrolytes. Given what was said previously (you can only absorb about 250 calories per hour) I would say that I'm getting too many calories in the beginning, then unable to get any later when I need them. Last weekend I went out on a 20 mile run and drank water, took one electrolyte cap per hour (it was cool and rainy) and ate a PowerBar every hour on the hour and Jelly Belly Sports Beans every hour on the half hour. I also had a bunch of donut holes at about mile 13. I felt strong and steady the whole time and never felt nauseous. Now this is only one test but I've read of other runners who have similar struggles with sports drinks and who take a similar approach. It will work well during a race because of the typical abundance of solid foods at ultras. It's also possible that the combination of electrolytes from sports drink and food (and supplements if you take them) could be too much and you have an electrolyte imbalance as a result of too many electrolytes. The only time I've ever thrown up during training or racing was likely due to too many electrolytes, not too few. Anyway, as everyone has stated, I am an experiment of one. Good luck finding a strategy that works for you.

If you think you may have an electrolyte imbalance, I would get your electrolytes tested by your doc.

Anyone know of a decent alternative to PowerBars?

Poptarts fuel all my long runs. I think I got the idea from Trent last summer.

Pop Tarts prerun. Star Crunch during the run.