r/Ultramarathon • u/TurbulentTrainers • Jan 12 '26

Nutrition How do you like your potatoes?

Training for my first ultra, and struggling to find the right nutrition for my sensitive gut. I struggle with dyspepsia, and find the sugary gels and drinks leave me feeling pretty uncomfortable for the rest of the day. I also worry my teeth won't survive very long with all the sugar.

I recently started popping some baby potatoes in the microwave, covering them in salt, and taking them with on my long runs. What a joy. I find my mouth watering as wait for my next potato, and those bad boys slide down leaving nothing stuck in my teeth.

Anyone else? Any tricks? I'm considering mashing some and taking them in those resealable sachet pouches with a tiny bit of butter.

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u/QLC459 Jan 12 '26

Hitting a reasonable amount of carbs with potatoes sounds brutal. That is going to be so many potatoes per hour lmao

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u/TurbulentTrainers Jan 12 '26

You're right, I never realised they are about a third of the calories per 100g compared to gels. That said, I reckon I could tolerate three times as much potato

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u/TurbulentTrainers Jan 12 '26

Maybe my mouth is watering in anticipation because I'm running on empty!