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Okay, so today we're talking about racing and fueling and the physiology of racing and

fueling.

And we're kind of in the cool spot to where we've got a short race and a long race over

the next couple weeks.

We get to kind of get a little taste of short distance fueling, a little taste of long distance

fueling and also pacing.

It's going to be different between the two races as well.

So when we look at a race like the first race that we'll be doing Sunday, it's a little

bit longer than an Olympic distance triathlon.

It'll kind of sort of feel like an Olympic distance triathlon with a little bit longer

bike ride.

It's basically what it's going to feel like, even though the run is 12k instead of 10k,

ultimately you don't feel a huge difference between a 12k and a 10k.

The challenge race is obviously just a straight up half iron man.

And so there's some definite considerations there in terms of attrition rate and the

need for fueling and a lot of the other kind of things that can happen from a pacing and

a fueling perspective once you're out there for a longer period of time.

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