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<div data-block="true" data-editor="25tve" data-offset-key="a1i8d-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="a1i8d-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><br><span style="font-family: Inter;">When you need to figure out how many carbs you&apos;d need to consume per hour, calculate your approx time: how long it&apos;ll take you to finish your event and use our guide to calculate how many grams of carbs you need per hour.</span><br><br><span data-offset-key="a1i8d-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><u>Carb intake we recommend for training and racing</u></span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="25tve" data-offset-key="996t-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="996t-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="996t-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="25tve" data-offset-key="56uk1-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="56uk1-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="56uk1-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Exercise under 90min: 30-45g/hr</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="25tve" data-offset-key="8q7et-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="8q7et-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="8q7et-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Between 90-150min: 60-70g/hr</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="25tve" data-offset-key="40adj-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="40adj-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="40adj-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Over 150min: 90g/hr or more</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="25tve" data-offset-key="8a7ck-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="8a7ck-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="8a7ck-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="25tve" data-offset-key="81i5e-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="81i5e-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="81i5e-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Note: <em>1 x gel = 25-50g of carbs</em></span></span><span data-offset-key="81i5e-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">&#xA0;depending on the brand.</span></span><br><br>Read <a href="https://www.aidstation.com.au/blogs/news/carbohydrates-101?_pos=1&amp;_psq=carb&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0"><u>this article</u></a> to get a better understanding on your carb needs!</div></div>

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