ULTRA diet, how to prepare and get used to it

In the context of a diet to prepare for the UTMB®, an important phase will be acclimatisation to a specific diet, its discipline and also its constraints during the race. Preparing for an ultra trail diet is therefore fundamental to avoid disappointment.

A discipline to adopt

As soon as you start your physical preparation for the UTMB®, i.e. several months in advance, you must adopt an adequate diet. This should be accompanied, if possible, by the advice of a nutritionist or coach and should be fairly precise on the daily calorie rations and the balance between proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. Your discipline in respecting it will greatly condition your ability to arrive in good shape on D-day and above all to reach the levels necessary for your preparation. Don't neglect your diet months in advance, as it will condition your ability to train well too.

Getting into race conditions

It is therefore important to get your body used to feeding on gels, energy bars and specialised drinks on all your training rides, especially when they are long. It is therefore important to get your body used to eating gels, energy bars and specialised drinks on all your training rides, especially when they are long. and to what you will find as food at the event's nutritional supply points. Respecting these fundamentals will help you avoid digestive problems or feelings of nausea during your final high-intensity training sessions, your weekend shocks, or worse, on the day of the UTMB®.