Reesha Lewis Hammer Nutrition Athlete Plan BTU60 and B100
We’ve had a chance to catch up with the busy Reesha Lewis, BTU60 winner, and Blackall 100 record smasher, and ask her about her nutrition plan for her ultra-endurance events. We asked her how she fuelled the BTU60 differently from the B100 and how she will fuel the BTU110 in 2022. This was Reesha’s nutrition strategy plan below for those two different distances.
Nutrition strategy BTU 60
Hammer Heed with some added electrolytes and maltodextrin, the quantities are specific for Reesha’s needs that have been trialed and tested and made up by her coach Ian Stuck, running partner. (Each runner will need to test this themselves in training). Reesha started with a small amount of Heed and kept increasing the amount until it was correct for her. You can check out the guidelines to making up your Heed Mixture on the Hammer Nutrition Website
Reesha’s Plan Broken Down Per Hour for you;
750ml of water per hour, broken down with;
500ml mixed with Hammer Heed
250ml of clear water.
Plus 1 x Hammer gel per hour, total 60grams per hour of carbs.
Reesha’s BTU60 nutrition plan was so simple, just a few key products, Hammer Heed, Hammer Gels and Hammer Endurolytes.
Now let’s see Reesha’s nutrition and hydration plan for the Blackall 100 and how she will fuel for the BTU110 in 2022.
Nutrition strategy for Blackall 100 and BTU 110.Hammer Heed with some added electrolytes and maltodextrin, the quantities are specific for Reesha’s needs made up by her coach Ian Stuck and running partner. (Each runner will need to test this themselves in training). See the Hammer Nutrition Website and download their Nutrition Guide to make sure you get the correct amount of fuel for your body weight.
750ml of water per hour broken down with the following;
500ml mixed with Hammer Heed
250ml of clear water.
Plus 1 x Hammer gel per hour, total 60grams per hour of carbs.
Bananas, sweet potato wraps with jam
Watermelon, Pineapple, and Coconut Water with Honey.
At the Checkpoints Reesha stocked up on a small amount of these additional fluids:
Coconut Water
Solo; or
Coke
When racing the Blackall 100 between checkpoint 5 and back to 4 with it being a 20km section, Reesha carried a full bladder of extra clear water just to be safe in the hot conditions.
