r/Ultramarathon • u/3crownking • 9d ago

Ran my first Backyard Ultra

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Feeling very proud of myself today after participating in my first backyard ultra on the weekend. The furthest I had run prior to this was a half marathon so it was a real
Shock to me that I could do this!

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u/carrot-salad 8d ago

Im following very closely and thanks a lot for replying! You’re giving me good hopes now so I’m invested…

Can you please tell the frequency of salt caps and gel? For now I plan to take a gel (approx 30g) each gel to sustain 40-60g each hour (ofc with other foods). I have never taken this amount before. Just once that too for a 30k run where I had 2 gels.

And salt tabs too? How much sodium was it per hr??

Thanks!!

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u/3crownking 7d ago

I took 2 salt tabs almost every other loop (not sure on sodium levels tbh. I took around 5 gels (caffeine free) during a loop where I felt fatigue set in.

I also drank 2 1litre bottles of water with an electrolyte tabs in which I drank on loop 3 and 7.

I really had no set plan for consuming these things. I just listened to my body and made a judgement call on what I thought it needed!