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Infinit Nutrition
I started using infinit last year and I don't know what I did before then. I did my first ironman on gu and gatorade and by the time I got to the run my teeth hurt from all the sweetness. I used infinit last year for Ride the Rockies and Silverman and it was incredible. I only used the drink - didn't have to tote around bars or gels - and never got tired of the taste. You can customize the formula for your sweat rate, taste preference and distance you are training. I actually had a long ride where I bonked because I underestimated the time to my "aid station" (my car). I refilled the infinit and within a few minutes I unbonked. Never had the happen before on any other nutrition system.
The logistics are a little tricky for an ironman because you can't rely on the aid stations alone. I carried a concentrated formula in two water bottles that was a 3-1 mix. At each aid station I grabbed a water and mixed the concentrate and water into my aero bottle. I used a bottle that was transparent and marked each serving. Worked great! (Bridget Altenburg)
Skins compression tights
I used compression tights for the first time after Silverman last year. I did the usual post-race shuffle to the airport after the race, but wore the tights the second night and all the next day after the race. By the second day I was barely sore and by the third I was walking normally. This was a much harder ironman than my first. After the first one I was walking wounded for at least a week. (Bridget Altenburg)