Wy'east 50M on Mt. Hood: Carbs and fueling

May 20, 2026

Gorgeous course and fantastic venue! So fun to share the adventure w/ the hometown crew who all crushed their races!!

11 Pep pouches w/90g Carbs and 1400mg Sodium each
+ 180g Carbs from Pep powder in flasks
+ 2 Neversecond gels from an aid station (60g Carbs) because I ran out of Pep pouches before refilling at Aid Station drop bag
I enjoyed the Neversecond gels and they played along well with Pep
That's 107g carbs/hr for 11.5hrs

Carried 4-5 Pep pouches with me and grabbed another 4-5 at each of the 2 drop bag aid stations.
Had all nutrition and electrolytes in Pep pouches, so only had to fill flasks with water at aid stations. That worked super well
Fell off the full-tilt fueling band wagon in the last 7 miles. Mainly I just forgot because I thought the 7 miles would take way less time.
That was a mistake, definitely started to feel bonky. Never stop fueling until you reach the finish!
No cramps, fueling felt dialed. Extra grateful for a quality bowl movement post-race.

Full race report from the course in the video below!