Nutrition for ultra-endurance: several hours to several months.
In conclusion, the nutritional needs of three types of ultra-endurance athletes have been reviewed. These include events of several hours, day-after-day competition, and prolonged true endurance expeditioneering. There are many requirements common to all three--an adequate supply of fuel already available, judicious repletion of fuel and fluid losses during the events, and postcompetition repletion, which pertains not only to training but also to events of several days' duration. Most importantly, the "competitive edge" can be maintained only with careful attention to all of these factors.
D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010807:Physical Endurance; D005082:Physical Exertion; D013177:Sports; D013997:Time Factors
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates