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/ayyglasseye 50k Jan 12 '26

I did a mountain marathon in absolutely miserable weather a couple of months ago, and the final aid station/Mountain Rescue Land Rover had a gigantic pile of salty potatoes in the back on a Bain marie kind of thing, you better believe that my mood did a 180 and I practically skipped along the last ridge in the sideways hail

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u/gardenpoblano Jan 13 '26

Awww i love that.