ridecamp@endurance.net: honey

honey

khuck@magicnet.net
Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:00:43 -0400 (EDT)

Tom,

How much honey should you give during competition? And, could you mix the
honey in with electrolytes and give it at the same time? Kim

>You don't want low blood glucose numbers during the event or immediately
>after. Simple sugar is the very best way of quick replenishment of spent
>fuels and is important post-race, as I've outlined elsewhere. Grain, on the
>other hand, may take some time (2 hours) to achieve a peak blood glucose--and
>that's too long for the brain to not issue catabolic commands that may then
>endure for 24 to 48 hours.
>
>ti
>

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