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22 April 2013 01:49 am (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time(US & Canada)

Does anyone have advice or a list of foods they will be eating on a daily basis for the 2,000 calories? I'm thinking of using: 4 energy bars (800 calories), 1 Instant Noodle for dinner (400 calories), Beef Jerky (200 calories), Doritos (500 calories), Oatmeal for breakfast (150 calories). That list basically gets me to the minimum 2,000 daily calories. Not sure if I'm going to add freeze dried food. If you have advice on freeze dried food, that would be great as well

Comments: Total (7) comments

Frode Lein

Posted On: 10 Jul 2013 09:20 pm

Waiting for you Ji... I`l got plenty of Beef Jerky here in Norway :) [email protected]

Elisabeth Forsman

Posted On: 24 Apr 2013 03:27 am

Yeah, you sound like you'll be suffering on that. I have one friend who has done 12 of these races. He's been recommending the freeze dried food for dinners then lots of jerky, sugar laden snacks and chips. We're not going to really want to eat energy bars or anything we generally wouldn't eat on this trip. The heat, fatigue, injuries and lack of sleep are going to really detract from our appetites, so bring lightweight food you normally like to snack on. It's the stuff that we'll be able to actually convince ourselves to eat. I'm bringing lots of candy. haha. I hear couscous is really good as well.

Joel Meredith

Posted On: 22 Apr 2013 02:51 pm

I would HIGHLY recommend you invest in some dried meals for apres run. Specifically, the Expedition Foods meals pack more kcals for the weight and are quite good. Whatever you choose, BRING A VARIETY OF FLAVORS/TYPES!

Agnes Cheng

Posted On: 22 Apr 2013 01:37 pm

Hey, I was volunteering at Gobi last year and I had friends who brought just about the 2,000 calories food per day. After the second day, they were already running low on energy and had to struggle to finish. The thing with energy bars and snacks is that they are quite dry and your body doesn't feel like munching after a while. Having some variety, something warm, something easy to digest and something with stronger flavors help to keep your appetite at a certain level. Try Expedition Foods and find the meals that you like before hand. I personally like chicken korma and veggie tikka...there are also some Asian recipe freeze dried meals but may be troublesome to buy online in US.

Ji Pak

Posted On: 22 Apr 2013 11:53 am

Thx for the advice. Jenny, I'll send you an email soon

Jenny Main

Posted On: 22 Apr 2013 06:01 am

Hi there. I work at Expedition Foods and we have had a great deal of experience in providing the fuel for endurance athletes taking part in ultra marathons. I have to say I agree with Vanessa. Whilst keeping weight down feels like a really important factor at the moment, if you don't get enough 'proper calories' in to your body, you'll really struggle towards the end of the race. We highly recommend taking at least one of our High Energy 800kcal meals for dinner and as a minimum a 450kcal or another 800kcal meal for breakfast time. You'll need the bars, beef jerky and crisps to nibble on during the day but you really will need more 'real food' to keep you going. Expedition Foods has the highest calorie to weight ratio available so are ideal for self supported races and are used by a huge number of competitors at the 4 Deserts races. Send me an email at [email protected] if you'd like any more information.

Vanessa Felts

Posted On: 22 Apr 2013 03:20 am

Hey, I'm not sure how much you've been eating whilst training, but what you have listed sounds to me like you'll be eating your hand at some point. I have a couple friends who did Sahara last year and they highly recommended the Racing the Planet Expedition high calorie foods (specifically, the Chicken Korma and Chiken Tikka Masala). Also, adding calories to breakfast oatmeal by putting almond or peanut butter in it would probably take you a lot further. You'll still need the energy bars, beef jerky, and chips for during the race and in the afternoons after. I know it's a priority to keep the weight down, but you want to make sure you have enough fuel!

17 April 2013 07:18 am (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time(US & Canada)

Anyone flying from the east coast of US (specifically NYC)?  Been a difficult process trying to line all the flights up? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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Ji Pak

Posted On: 22 Apr 2013 01:45 am

Thanks for the feedback. Looks like I'm going to fly from NYC to Beijing on the 29th to give myself an extra day and then to Urumqi

Brandon Petelin

Posted On: 21 Apr 2013 04:02 pm

I am flying DC to Shanghai to Urumqi, but I am getting to Shanghai on on the 27th for a few days. Chinatraveldepot is helpful if you are not already using/aware of it

Jamie Burke

Posted On: 17 Apr 2013 09:45 pm

Hi, I'm flying out of Toronto (and staying in Korea for about 10 days first) but I know Beijing was the easiest hub to get flights in and out of Urumqi. Hope that helps!