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Concentrating your Infinit mix is a matter of personal preference in most cases. Generally in training and for shorter distance racing, there is no need to concentrate your mix at all. Extra serves can be carried with you in a zip-lock bag, and mixed when you stop to fill up with water. For sprint racing, two bottles is ample nutrition. Don’t make the mistake of taking too much nutrition and upsetting your gut. Keep it simple.
For road racing or mountain bike races, it is also best to keep your nutrition simple. Carry those extra zip-lock bags with you and replenish your bottles at aid stations along the route. For half iron distance triathlons, again concentrating your nutrition is not recommended. Most athletes can carry three bottles on the bike and if you are cycling for less than three hours, there is no need to be taking more than one bottle per hour. Topping up with water at aid stations is recommended to assist with hydration.
For Iron distance races, the choices are endless, and ultimately up to the individual athlete. Normally, 3 bottles will see you through 3 hours of racing. Logically doubling this, i.e. 4 scoops per bottle will fuel 6 hours of racing. We don’t suggest concentrating bottles any more than having 3 serves of Infinit per bottle, i.e. 6 scoops. We do have athletes that put 5 hours worth of Nutrition into 1 bottle but the chances of taking to much or not enough is hard to get right with a concentration so thick. It is imperative though that any concentrations are taken with water and diluted to lessen the osmolality in the gut, negating any stomach distress.
Alternately to this, extra Infinit can be also be carried by the rider, or pre-mixed bottles can be left at special needs should they be required. As suggested earlier, the options for longer distance racing are endless. Foremost though, is to always supplement with water, and perhaps consider dialing down the flavour for concentrates to avoid your mix being too sweet.
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