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Fueling Rebecca's Private Idaho

Written by Christopher Kelly

Aug. 28, 2014

One of the beautiful things about a high-fat, low-carb diet is that race day fueling becomes much less important. Even the leanest of racers has tens of thousands of fat calories onboard, so why not use them?

On Sunday, I’ll be racing Rebecca’s Private Idaho, a 90-mile gravel grinder with 5,500 feet of climbing. The race starts at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast will be something like this:

How lucky am I to have a food scientist and brilliant cook as my support?

As I’ve mentioned before, UCAN Superstarch is an excellent companion to the high-fat, low-carb fueling protocol, or even a ketogenic approach. I am very sensitive to carbohydrate, and UCAN doesn’t knock me out of ketosis like other simple sugar-based products do. About 30 minutes before the start, I’ll take:

• 2 scoops of UCAN mixed with about a tablespoon of MCT oil
• 5 tablets of Master Amino Acid Pattern (MAP) to prevent lean tissue catabolism and help with fatigue
• 3 caps full (about 30ml) of beta-hydroxybutrate ketone esters

And during the race, I’ll take another 2 scoops of UCAN mixed with a little plain water and stored in a Hydrapak softflask. I’ll also take a 8 or more tablets of MAP to keep my circulating levels of amino acids high.