I've decided to give a 100 miler a chance in June. I'm trying to determine what kind of food to eat during it. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Jeff - I knew you'd succumb to a long ultra at some point! Ha! In addition to the above, check out this: http://www.ultrunr.com/index.html . A very comprehensive site. You will definitely need to take in solid calories - in addition to plenty of electrolyte balanced fluids. Remember to eat as much as you can early and whenever you feel like it - chances are you won't feel like eating later in the race. btw - my money is on you running a pretty scorching time.

thank you jlynnbob and purdey for the resources and advice...now time for some experimentation and training fatigue. yes, Shan, I'm also excited...and a bit concerned. My goals for this are ambitious.

Jeff, I have been thinking about this a good bit. I have to admit that it is exciting to see someone set their eye on a goal like this but I have a few questions... Have you done what you want to do with marathons and shorter distances? You are a very talented runner and you have a great mileage base...I have no doubt that you can achieve the KM goal. That said, I wonder if you are setting yourself up for a frustrating year if you focus both on speed and on the 100. From your PR marathon race report (yes, you sobered up by the time you got to the end of the report... My goal should have been 2:27 and I think I now know how to get it. 1.) Do intervals before tempo work during training weeks. 2.) Run harder 3.) Run longer 4.) Run harder I can't help but point out that your marathon PR and your ambitious goal for KM may be in direct conflict. I am not a negative person and am more likely to say go for it than not, but I think your ambition for KM 100 can derail your 2:27 goal... Mind you, I'll never see anything on your side of 3:30 in the marathon, so I can't appreciate what it's like to turn in a few dozen 5:50's back to back, but I can appreciate the difference between slogging through a 100 mile race and running one "with ambition" (again, making a leap of faith assumption that your "ambition" for KM isn't simply to finish...). OK, I've gotten that off my chest. Hope you are not offended and I'll pledge any support I can provide in helping you prepare for KM...(that is IF that is really what you want in 2009). My best to you, Lynn B

Hey Lynn, thank you for wishes and thoughts (and I even got referenced in my own thread )...and you'd really have to do something nasty to ever offend me (murder?) yeah, I've been trying to reconcile a training plan that retains speed and allows for ultra distance since my goals really range from 5k to 100 miles. My basic plan isn't much different than what I do every week except to make the mid-week long run longer (25-30) and the weekend long run about 40-50 every 3 weeks. I'm believing that the overmileage will also have a positive effect on the marathon distance as well, but the goal race for the marathon is still in the fall. Any races coming up? Jeff

I've decided to give a 100 miler a chance in June. I'm trying to determine what kind of food to eat during it. Does anyone have any suggestions?

You're already in way better running shape than I'll probably ever be, so I'm glad that you asked a food question! My favorite foods during my one and only hunnert were these: - Jelly Lifesavers - Power gels (caffeinated at night) - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - chocolate Boost - Spaghetti Os - warm chicken soup - water - Gatorade This was a self-supported fatass, so I had to choose my own food beforehand. I tried to get in 110-250 calories every half hour. More calories, if your stomach can handle it, would be even better. The KM website says that you go through aid stations 21 times. For a run like that, I would maybe just carry a water bottle, cram down food at the aid staions, and grab some more there to carry in a fanny pack or jacket pockets for in between the stations. Have fun and if you win it, remember that you owe it all to us.

My favorite foods during my one and only hunnert were these: - Power gels (caffeinated at night) - warm chicken soup Have fun and if you win it, remember that you owe it all to us. .

I really like this. I hadn't really thought about the caffeinated gels. Have you ever tried Ensure? ...and of course, credit will always be given where credit is due.

I sincerely hope you meant a sub 2:30!

That's what I said...