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Originally Posted by Creakyknees
That's also my conclusion, and please let's not turn this into a cramping thread.

So, back to teammates and handups, here's what I'm thinking:
- no camelback
- breakfast, yeah
- low glycemic / some protein / real food in the early miles
- switching to go-juice sometime after halfway
That's about right. And then just do it and suffer like a dog (like many a freshman racer) if you get it wrong.
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