Table 3.
Daily performance and percentage energy expenditure (EE) derived from carbohydrate (CHO) and fat during the race.
| Day | Distance* (km) |
Altitude** (m) |
CHO (%) |
Fat (%) |
EE (kcal) |
EI-EE (kcal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 591 | 14,448 | 73.5 | 26.5 | 17,430 | - 8,262 |
| 2 | 1,084 | 25,630 | 71.2 | 28.8 | 16,893 | - 9,741 |
| 3 | 1,495 | 35,270 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 14,278 | - 6,833 |
| 4 | 1,846 | 44,739 | 61.1 | 38.9 | 14,106 | - 3,638 |
| 5 | 2,218 | 54,276 | 60.7 | 39.3 | 14,048 | 753 |
| 6 | 2,272 | 55,455 | 60 | 40 | 4,045 | - 1,833 |
| Average | - | - | 64.8 | 35.2 | 13,467 | - 4,926 |
| Total | 2,272 | 55,455 | - | - | 80,800 | - 29,554 |
EI = energy intake.
*Cumulative distance
** Cumulative altititude.