Table 2.
Prerace day nutrition and dietary intake during mountain races in N = 6 elite athletes.
| Prerace day diet | Race diet | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy intake | 3199 ± 701 kcal/day (2463; 3935) |
336 ± 364 kcal/race (−46; 717) |
| Fluid intake | 2783 ± 1543 mL/day (1164; 4403) |
927 ± 705 mL/race (187; 1665) |
| Relative water intake | — | 449 ± 376 mL/hour (55; 844) |
| Carbohydrate intake | 497 ± 128 g/d (362; 632) | 68 ± 76 g/race (−11; 148) |
| Relative carbohydrate intake | 8.3 ± 1.8 g/kg/d (6.4; 10.2) | 23 ± 22 g/hour (0; 46) |
| Protein intake | 99.8 ± 29.2 g/d (69; 130) | 11 ± 11 g/race (0; 22) |
| Relative protein intake | 1.65 ± 0.31 g/kg/d (1.32; 1.97) | 4.0 ± 3.2 g/hour (0; 46) |
| Fat intake | 85.8 ± 30.8 g/d (53.6; 118.1) | 0.7 ± 1.6 g/race (−1.0; 2.4) |
| Relative fat intake | 1.4 ± 0.5 g/kg/d (0.85; 1.95) | 0.3 ± 0.5 g/hour (−0.2; 0.8) |
Data are given as mean ± SD (upper; lower 95% CI).