On Test - Hammer Perpetuem Fuel
Monday, April 26, 2010 at 8:35AM 
In the first part of our Lonestar Triathlon review (Full review as a podcast coming very soon), we are covering the most important part - nutrition.
What you are looking at above is salt caked on my leg. I thought it was mud and road grime at first, but it was actually dried sweat and a testament to what you put your body through during a 70.3.
I started looking seriously at Perpetuem a couple of months ago. It has fat and electrolytes, making it a more complete fuel than many other options. I have been tinkering around with the portion amount on training rides as well, trying to find out how much per hour is the best for me.
You can look at the run splits at my race results and see that I used just a little too much. (Race results - I'm #418.) The second lap was slowest as the bouncing made the mix a little too hard on my stomach. I'm using a little less for the next event.
As far as performance goes, this stuff was solid. All that salt loss and I suffered no cramping. And when I crossed the finish line, I still had a lot of energy in the tank.
It mixed with water extremely well to make a single race bottle on the bike. I used the orange flavor and loved it. It was all very simple and easy, making it perfect for race day.
Reader Comments (3)
great race. we ran together for about 1/2 mile on the first lap. so I was thinking about all of the salt after the race. some of it was from the saltwater we swam in. I finished in 5:54:21 so I'll take it! I fueled on perpetuum on the bike and run too, and my stomach was upset out of the water. I swallowed too much salt water. the perpetuum /speedfil combo worked great for me! my race report coming soon! great job!
Could have been the salt water. Why didn't you say hi? We could have rocked the run together!
Race report!
http://beyond05.blogspot.com/2010/04/ironman-texas-703-2010-race-report.html