Food Planning Spreadsheet

 

One of the key equipment items for the event is to bring your food for the 7 days of the race.

  • You must bring a minimum of 14,000 calories.
  • There are many ways to make up the 14,000 calories, but we recommend that you bring at least one freeze-dried meal for each day.

 

Typically, food is planned based on:

  • Breakfast: 500 to 1,000 calories
  • Food on the course: 500 to 1,500 calories
  • Recovery: 300 calories
  • Dinner: 800 to 1,000 calories

The recording of the Zoom call about Food & Electrolyte Planning for a 250km Ultra goes into detail about the planning and mentions using a spreadsheet to plan your food.

Example food planning spreadsheets can be downloaded here:

PDF version - which is easier to read

Excel version - which you can use as a template.

If you use the Excel then you only need to fill in the white cells with the actual food you bring, it's weight and the number of calories.

You may also find the recordings of the previous two Zoom Info Sessions useful: