Nutrition strategies during a Speed Traverse or Skimo Race.
I wanted to detemine the optimal fueling strategy for an upcoming attempt at a fast - in a day - speed ski traverse. This is an approximately 4-6 hour effort with significant time spent climbing. Saturday's attempt at the Garibaldi Neve is a good example of pace for a trip like this. My average HR was 145bpm overall but closer to the 160-165 range when skinning. A 4-hour effort that cost me around 2500 kCal according to my Suunto t6d. That translates to burning around 625kcal per hour. With longer or harder ascent sections, it could easily be in the 650-675 kcal/Hr mark.
I wanted to detemine the optimal fueling strategy for an upcoming attempt at a fast - in a day - speed ski traverse. This is an approximately 4-6 hour effort with significant time spent climbing. Saturday's attempt at the Garibaldi Neve is a good example of pace for a trip like this. My average HR was 145bpm overall but closer to the 160-165 range when skinning. A 4-hour effort that cost me around 2500 kCal according to my Suunto t6d. That translates to burning around 625kcal per hour. With longer or harder ascent sections, it could easily be in the 650-675 kcal/Hr mark.
