Our Athlete Case Studies show how athletes from various sports utilise caffeine.
Last month at Unbound Gravel, Paige Onweller nailed her caffeine intake, hitting 5.6mg of caffeine per kg of bodyweight, right in the recommended range of 3-6mg/kg.
When your race goes through the night, consuming a lot of caffeine can be required to get you through 'til sunrise, as we saw with Mercedes Siegle-Gaither's UTS 100 miler.
Mercedes took on more than the scientific recommendations, which we wouldn't typically recommend, but she knows from experience that she tolerates caffeine well and benefits from a higher dose in such a long-duration race.
Caffeine isn't for everyone. For example, Kristian Høgenhaug chose to race without caffeine during his recent win at the Challenge Championship.
Rather than copying those athletes, it's important to refine your intake based on your needs... |
