Here is my food plan for this years CTR attempt.
With the Tarryall detour this year, there will be no resupply option in Bailey. So I will carry two days of food from the start, refuel in Copper for one day of riding and then pickup previously mailed box with 4 days worth of food in Buena Vista to get me to Silverton where I will buy another day’s worth of food. Seems easy.
So in all I will be pre-packing 6 days worth of food – 4 of which will be shipped General Delivery to Buena Vista.
One day of food will look something like this:
– 6 ‘meals’ or ‘snacks’ a day
– 115 Calories/oz
– 2.8 lbs of food
– 5,200 Calories total (2400 from Carbs, rest from fat)
Where’s the coffee you ask? Yeah, I’ll be asking the same thing on Day 2!
| Food | Calories | Carbs | Calories Per Meal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kind Bar | 220kcal | 17gm | |
| Larabar | 200kcal | 23gm | |
| Justins Nut Butterr | 210kcal | 8gm | |
| Honey Gel | 120kcal | 29gm | 750kcal |
| – | |||
| Tortilla | 110kcal | 19gm | |
| Tuna Pouch in Oil | 190kcal | 0gm | |
| Goldfish | 420kcal | 60gm | 720kcal |
| – | |||
| Honey Stinger Waffle | 160kcal | 21gm | |
| Honey Stinger Chews | 160kcal | 39gm | |
| Justins Candy Bar | 280kcal | ?? | |
| Skratch Drink Mix | 150kcal | ?? | 770kcal |
| – | |||
| Granola | 400kcal | 54gm | |
| Whole Milk Powder | 150kcal | 13gm | |
| Nut Butter | 210kcal | 8gm | 760kcal |
| – | |||
| Nutella & PB Sandwich | 500kcal | 22gm | |
| Hostess Apple Pie | 500kcal | 55gm | 1000kcal |
| – | |||
| Trail Mix | 700kcal | ?? | |
| Chocolate Croissant | 500kcal | ?? | 1200kcal |
Hi Nick
I have toured the north portion of the trail, above US 50, twice and plan to participate in the CTR proper this year, though I’ll be ITT’ing it and leaving a few days before the initial start on the 24th.
I was particularly interested in your food list. A few questions:
1 would you consider a light/small stove for rehydrating freeze dried entrees and coffee?
2 would you consider jerky or something for more protein, or was this blend or carbs protein fats good?
3 Did the General Delivery resupply in BV work well and is there a system like that in place in Leadville and Silverton?
Thanks again for the information
steve
Hi Steve, thanks for reading. I don’t really need a stove during a race. If I am doing a ride on my own than I bring a stove…mostly because I have more time to relish a hot meal in camp. During a race, I just don’t want to spend the time heating water – sounds silly, but it’s true. When I do carry a stove it’s an Esbit stove with fuel tabs, and I use an old Foster’s beer can as a mug/bowl/pot. The stove, fuel, lighter, and spork all fit in the can. I think carrying a good blend of fats and carbs is fine if you can supplement with protein at resupplies (sandwiches, burgers, etc). I wouldn’t do the Post Office delivery again – it was too stressful to make sure I made it in time to the P.O. and the food just seemed stale and unappetizing once I opened the box! There is a Post Office in Silverton that people use for food drops. I don’t think you will need to do so in Leadville, simply because you will be so close to BV at that point – 50 miles or so, just hit a restaurant and gas station. Some other food ideas: Tailwind Nutrition and Trail Butter. Good luck out there.
thanks Nick