Race Nutrition Planner

Know exactly what to eat, every hour,  on race day.

Personalized, hour-by-hour fueling plans built from sports science — not guesswork. Adjusted for your body, your race, and your weather.

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Race types
Marathon to 100-miler
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Nutrients tracked
Carbs, fluid, sodium, caffeine
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Weather history
Location-specific averages
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Plans built for your race

Every distance has different fueling demands. We account for that.

Ironman 140.6140.6 miSwim/bike/run segment transitions
Ironman 70.370.3 miHigh-intensity tri fueling
Marathon26.2 miPrecision carb timing
Ultra 50K31.1 miBeyond-marathon gut strategy
Ultra 50 Mile50 miLong-effort real food plans
Ultra 100K62.1 miOvernight fueling windows
Ultra 100 Mile100 mi24hr+ sustained nutrition
Century Ride100 mi bikeOn-bike fueling cadence
Gran Fondo~80–120 miClimbing-adjusted effort

Racing a specific event? Browse 400+ races with historical weather data and race-specific fueling strategies.

How it works

Three steps. One blueprint.

01

Enter your race

Race type, target time, body weight, experience level. Takes about 60 seconds.

02

Get your blueprint

Hour-by-hour carb, fluid, and sodium targets — adjusted for race-day weather at your location.

03

Race with confidence

Save your plan, export to PDF. Tape it to your bike, screenshot it for your watch. Go race.

Your fueling blueprint

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

Each plan is tailored to your body weight, race distance, target time, experience level, and predicted weather conditions.

Hour-by-hour timeline

Not just totals — exact targets for every hour of your race, with ramp-up pacing built in.

Carb targeting

40–120 g/hr based on your experience level and gut tolerance, using glucose + fructose science.

Fluid + sodium

Sweat rate estimation tuned by temperature, humidity, and intensity. Sodium dosing to match.

Weather-adjusted

Auto-fetches forecast data for your race location. Plans adapt to heat, humidity, and rain risk.

Product suggestions

Specific recommendations — gels, chews, drink mix, or real food — mapped to each hour.

Risk flags

Warnings for high heat, gut fatigue in long races, and hyponatremia risk — before race day.

The science

Built on research, not hand-waving.

60–120 g/hr
Carbohydrate oxidation

Current sports science consensus for events over 2.5 hours, using dual-transport glucose + fructose pathways.

900–1000 mg/L
Avg. sodium in sweat

We estimate your losses and recommend 70–80% replacement — full replacement can cause more problems than it solves.

1.0–1.2 kcal/kg/km
Running energy cost

Remarkably consistent across paces. We use this to estimate your burn, then target 30–50% caloric replacement.

+0.1 L/hr per 5°F
Heat sweat adjustment

Sweat rate scales with temperature above 60°F. We model this alongside humidity to estimate your fluid needs.

Formulas based on Jeukendrup (2014), Sawka et al. (ACSM Position Stand), Gagge & Stolwijk sweat models, and current ISSN guidelines. All calculation logic is open and testable — no black boxes.

From the blog

Go deeper on the science.

Jun 11, 2026·11 min read

The Complete Guide to Carb Loading: How Many Carbs Per Kg Before Your Race

Carb loading before a race works best by grams per kg, not one huge pasta dinner. Learn how much to eat, when to start, and which foods work on race week.

Read: The Complete Guide to Carb Loading
May 26, 2026·11 min read

Ironman 70.3 Nutrition Plan: What to Eat During a Half Ironman

Build an Ironman 70.3 nutrition plan with carb, fluid, and sodium targets for the swim, bike, and run, plus bottle, gel, and timing examples for race day.

Read: Ironman 70.3 Nutrition Plan
May 13, 2026·10 min read

How Many Gels Do You Need for a Marathon? A Simple Timing Plan

Most marathoners need 4-8 gels on race day. Here is how to time them by finish time, carb target, sports drink, caffeine, gut tolerance, and gel size.

Read: How Many Gels Do You Need for a Marathon? A Simple Timing Plan
May 4, 2026·10 min read

Glucose-to-Fructose Ratio Explained: Why Your Fuel Mix Matters

Glucose-to-fructose ratio matters once you push past 60g carbs per hour. Use practical examples to choose 2:1, 1:0.8, gels, or drink mix for race day.

Read: Glucose-to-Fructose Ratio Explained
Apr 28, 2026·10 min read

Gels vs. Chews vs. Drink Mix: Which Race Fuel Is Right for You?

Gels, chews, and drink mix can all work. Here's how to choose the right race fuel based on carb targets, gut tolerance, water needs, and race logistics.

Read: Gels vs. Chews vs. Drink Mix
Apr 21, 2026·13 min read

Gran Fondo Nutrition: How to Fuel a Century Ride Without Bonking

A practical gran fondo nutrition plan for century rides, with carb targets, bottle setup, aid-station strategy, and hydration rules to avoid bonking late.

Read: Gran Fondo Nutrition
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Peer-reviewed foundations

Every formula traces back to Jeukendrup, Sawka et al., and ACSM position stands — not blog posts.

No black boxes

All calculation logic is transparent and unit-tested. You can see exactly how your plan is built.

Always free

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