[hardCopy]

Originally Posted by elvis jones

I needed an energy drink so i bought Maxifuel ViperActive. Anyone use it, only problem i have with any of the energy drink is how sweet they taste !

Lucozade might be cheaper, I think it's something like €2 for a 4 x 500ml in Dunnes. Don't forget to include the carbs from your drink in your calculations.

I generally try to get the more solid stuff eaten early to midway through the bike to avoid a stitch on the run.

That sambo I mentioned earlier was eaten with about an hour remaining on the bike section of Gaelforce.

[elvis jones]

Originally Posted by hardCopy

Lucozade might be cheaper, I think it's something like €2 for a 4 x 500ml in Dunnes. Don't forget to include the carbs from your drink in your calculations.

I generally try to get the more solid stuff eaten early to midway through the bike to avoid a stitch on the run.

That sambo I mentioned earlier was eaten with about an hour remaining on the bike section of Gaelforce.

I find the Lucozade sport a little too sweet. I used the maxifuel yesterday and it went well.

I did 99k on the bike and 6k run.

On the bike i ate the 2 energy bars, the bag of wine gums, 500ml of water and 750ml of energy drink.

Just before the run i had 400ml of chilled water at home.

Verdict.

Not enough fliuds on the bike, i needed more by 80k ish. I'll have to refill during the bike so that i'm well hydrated on the run.

I loved he bars and they went fine in my system, i think i'll add in another bar and some energy jellies as well.

Before the run i'll eat something as well, i'm not great at running and eating.

[d4r3n]

Sounds like you have it under control, it's all trial and error until you find out what works for you, no silver bullet.

[elvis jones]

Originally Posted by d4r3n

Sounds like you have it under control, it's all trial and error until you find out what works for you, no silver bullet.

Thats it but i need to know in advance, its an important part of my prep for the race. Perhaps it might not be for others but being diabetic i just have to be extra careful and i'm happy enough after yesterday and i think i just need to increase the amounts.

My partner yesterday have a french roll hollowed out with banana and cram cheese........it looked gooooooooooooooood !!!!

[alan123]

Cheapest, tastiest, no junk ingredients, high energy......



1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1 1/2 cups dried apricots,finely chopped
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 cup shredded unsweetened dried coconut
1 cup blanched almonds chopped
1/2 cup non fat dried milk
1/2 cup toasted wheatgerm
2 tsp butter
1 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup chunky style peanut butter
1 tsp orange extract
2 tsp grated orange peel

Toast the oats,sesame seeds and wheatgerm,add all the dried ingredients.Put
syrup,sugar and peanut butter into a pot and bring to a rolling boil and add
to the dry ingredients.Set on baking tray and leave to set.

I make them with my little one. Wrap them in cellofene, freeze and eat them straight from the freezer. If you have odd bits left over roll them into balls and eat them like an energy ball! They are awesome!!

[couerdelion]

If we're posting recipes this is one I did for the club newsletter and reminds me I haven't made them for a while ....

Recipe: ActivMulti Bars

This recipe makes 8 great bars. They can be used as Energy bars (229kcal per bar) or just as a snack / chocolate replacement as with the dates and figs they’re fairly sweet. Feel free to mess around with the recipe just try and keep a similar ration of wet (fruit) to dry (nuts/seeds). You could switch Pecans for Almonds and use just nuts and no seeds. If you want to use them as energy bars whilst racing long distance you could add salt too.


Ingredients
200g Dates (stoned) – 250g stoned from Lidl is ideal.
100g Figs – Half a pack from Lidl
50g Cranberries - Superquinn
100g Pecan Nuts - Lidl
75g Mixed Seeds - Superquin

Method

You will need a food processer, silicon loaf tin, spoon and a spatula.

Chop the dates, figs and cranberries and place into a food processor. Pulse until the texture becomes paste like (it usually forms into a ball).

Remove this mixture with the spatula and place into a bowl.

Add the nuts and seeds into the processor and pulse until they are finely chopped and add these into the bowl on top of the fruit paste.

You now need to use your hands and mix the nuts and seeds into the paste. Imagine it’s mála / play dough and keep pushing the dry mixture into it until you can lift it up and nothing is left in the bowl.

Now place the mixture in the loaf tin. Silicon prevents anything from sticking to the container. Press the mixture down tightly into the tin with the back of a spoon and the place in the fridge for 1 hour.

Remove the mixture from the tin and cut into 8 equal pieces. You can place the bars on greaseproof paper in Tupperware and place in the fridge. They will last for several days in the fridge like this without spoiling.

Nutritional Information (calculated from SparkRecipe.com recipe calculator) – Per Bar

Calories 229.3, Total Fat 11.1g (1.1g Saturated, 3.8g Poly, 5.7 Mono), Cholesterol 0.0mg, Sodium 108mg, Potassium 303.4mg, Total Carbs 33.5g (Fiber 4.9g, Sugars 22.6g), Protein 3.1g

[elvis jones]

Power bar energy bars are buy one get one half price in holland and barrett at the mo, i got 4 for 6 euro

[Shell to Run]

New energy bars

[elvis jones]

Anywher ein Dublin city centre that sells energy jellies or beans ?